# he met ... took him
Here "he" and "him" refer to Paul.

# met us ... we took
Here the words "we" and "us" refer to the writer and those traveling with him, but not to the reader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])

# went to Mitylene

Mitylene is a town located in present day Mitilini in Turkey on the coast of the Aegean sea. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])