Οἱ ὁδηγοὶ τοῦ Παύλου τὸν ἔφεραν μέχρις Ἀθηνῶν καὶ ἀφοῦ ἔλαβαν ἐντολὴν διὰ τὸν Σίλαν καὶ τὸν Τιμόθεον νὰ ἔλθουν ὅσον τὸ δυνατὸν ταχύτερον, ἀνεχώρησαν.