Berean Standard Bible

Acts 20

1δὲdeG1161WhenΜετὰMetaG3326theτὸtoG3588uproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351τὸνtonG3588had endedπαύσασθαιpausasthaiG3973ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972sent forμεταπεμψάμενοςmetapempsamenosG3343theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101.AndκαὶkaiG2532after encouragingπαρακαλέσαςparakalesasG3870them,he said goodbyeἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782to them andleftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831forπορεύεσθαι εἰςporeuesthai eisG4198 G1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίαν.¶MakedonianG3109.

2AfterδὲdeG1161traveling throughΔιελθὼνDielthōnG1330thatἐκεῖναekeinaG1565τὰtaG3588areaμέρηmerēG3313andκαὶkaiG2532speaking many words of encouragementπαρακαλέσας αὐτοὺς λόγῳ πολλῷparakalesas autous logō pollōG3870 G846 G4183 G3056,he arrivedἦλθενēlthenG2064inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GreeceἙλλάδα·HelladaG1671,

3whereτεteG5037he stayedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376. And whenὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453formedγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096a plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917against himαὐτῷautōG846ashe was aboutμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to sailἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588SyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947,he decidedἐγένετο γνώμηςegeneto gnōmēsG1106 G1096τοῦtouG3588to go backὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290throughδιὰdiaG1223MacedoniaΜακεδονίας.MakedoniasG3109.

4δὲdeG1161PaulαὐτῷautōG846was accompanied byσυνείπετοsuneipetoG4902SopaterΣώπατροςSōpatrosG4986son ofPyrrhusG4450from BereaΒεροιαῖος,BeroiaiosG961δὲdeG1161,AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708andκαὶkaiG2532SecundusΣεκοῦνδοςSekoundosG4580from ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέωνThessalonikeōnG2331καὶkaiG2532,GaiusΓάϊοςGaiosG1050from DerbeΔερβαῖοςDerbaiosG1190καὶkaiG2532,TimothyΤιμόθεος·TimotheosG5095,andδὲdeG1161TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190andκαὶkaiG2532TrophimusΤρόφιμος,TrophimosG5161from the province of AsiaἈσιανοὶAsianoiG774.

5δὲdeG1161TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menwent on aheadG4281andwaited forἔμενονemenonG3306usG1473inἐνenG1722TroasΤρῳάδι·TrōadiG5174.

6AndδὲdeG1161afterμετὰmetaG3326theτὰςtasG3588FeastἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ofτῶνtōnG3588Unleavened BreadἀζύμωνazumōnG106,weG1473sailedἐξεπλεύσαμενexepleusamenG1602fromἀπὸapoG575PhilippiΦιλίππωνPhilippōnG5375,andκαὶkaiG2532fiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250laterἄχριachriG891we rejoinedἤλθομενēlthomenG2064πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588TroasΤρῳάδαTrōadaG5174,whereG3699we stayedδιετρίψαμενdietripsamenG1304sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

Eutychus Revived at Troas

(2 Kings 4:18–37)

7δὲdeG1161OnἘνEnG1722theτῇtēaG3588firstμιᾷmiaG1520dayof theτῶνtōnG3588weekσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521weG1473came togetherσυνηγμένωνsunēgmenōnG4863to breakκλάσαιklasaiG2806breadἄρτονartonG740ὁhoG3588. SincePaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972was readyμέλλωνmellōnG3195to leaveἐξιέναιexienaiG1826theτῇtēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,he talkedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andτεteG5037kept onπαρέτεινένpareteinenG3905τὸνtonG3588speakingλόγονlogonG3056untilμέχριmechriG3360midnightμεσονυκτίου·mesonuktiouG3317.

8NowδὲdeG1161there wereἦσανēsanG1510manyἱκαναὶhikanaiG2425lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588upper roomὑπερῴῳhuperōōG5253whereοὗhouG3757we wereἦμενēmenG1510gatheredσυνηγμένοι.sunēgmenoiG4863.

9AndδέdeG1161a certainτιςtisG5100young manνεανίαςneaniasG3494namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686EutychusΕὔτυχοςEutuchosG2161,seatedκαθεζόμενοςkathezomenosG2516inἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588windowθυρίδος,thuridosG2376,was sinking intoκαταφερόμενοςkatapheromenosG2702a deepβαθεῖ,batheiG901sleepὕπνῳhupnōG5258τοῦtouG3588as PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972talkedδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256onἐπὶepiG1909and onπλεῖον,pleionG4119.When he was soundκατενεχθεὶςkatenechtheisG2702ἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588asleepὕπνουhupnouG5258,he fellἔπεσεν κάτωepesen katōG4098 G2736fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588third storyτριστέγουtristegouG5152andκαὶkaiG2532was picked upἤρθηērthēG142deadνεκρός.nekrosG3498.

10ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972went downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597,threw himself onἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968the young manαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532embracedσυμπεριλαβὼνsumperilabōnG4843him. “Do notμὴmēG3361be alarmedθορυβεῖσθε·thorubeistheG2350!”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036γὰρgarG1063. “HeαὐτοῦautouG846isἐστιν.estinG1510ἡhēG3588still aliveψυχὴ ἐν αὐτῷpsuchē en autōG5590 G1722 G846!”

11ThenδὲdeG1161Paulwent back upstairsἀναβὰςanabasG305καὶkaiG2532,brokeκλάσαςklasasG2806τὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740,andκαὶkaiG2532ateγευσάμενος,geusamenosG1089.AndτεteG5037after speakingὁμιλήσαςhomilēsasG3656untilἐφ᾽ ἱκανόν ἄχριeph᾽ hikanon achriG1909 G2425 G891daybreakαὐγῆς,augēsG827οὕτωςhoutōsG3779,he departedἐξῆλθεν.exēlthenG1831.

12AndδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532the peoplewere greatlyοὐ μετρίως.¶ou metriōsG3756 G3357relievedπαρεκλήθησανpareklēthēsanG3870to takeἤγαγονēgagonG71theτὸνtonG3588boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816homealiveζῶνταzōntaG2198.

From Troas to Miletus

13δὲdeG1161WeG1473went on aheadπροελθόντεςproelthontesG4281toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖονploionG4143andsailedἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321toἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588AssosἎσσον,AssonG789, whereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564we were toμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195takeἀναλαμβάνεινanalambaneinG353τὸνtonG3588Paul aboardΠαῦλον·PaulonG3972γὰρgarG1063.He had arrangedδιατεταγμένοςdiatetagmenosG1299thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779because he was going thereἦν, μέλλων αὐτὸςēn mellōn autosG1510 G3195 G846on footπεζεύειν.pezeueinG3978.

14AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613he metσυνέβαλλενsuneballenG4820usG1473atεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588AssosἎσσον,AssonG789,we took him aboardἀναλαβόντες αὐτὸνanalabontes autonG353 G846andwent onἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toεἰςeisG1519MityleneΜιτυλήνην·MitulēnēnG3412.

15Sailing onἀποπλεύσαντεςapopleusantesG636from thereG2547,we arrivedκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658theτῇtēaG3588nextἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966dayoppositeἄντικρυςantikrusG481ChiosΧίου,ChiouG5508δὲdeG1161.TheτῇtēaG3588dayafter thatἑτέρᾳheteraG2087we arrivedπαρεβάλομενparebalomenG3846atεἰςeisG1519SamosΣάμονSamonG4544,andδὲdeG1161on theτῇtēaG3588followingἐχομένῃechomenēG2192daywe cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toεἰςeisG1519MiletusΜίλητον.MilētonG3399.

16γὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972had decidedκεκρίκειkekrikeiG2919to sail pastπαραπλεῦσαιparapleusaiG3896τὴνtēnG3588EphesusἜφεσον,EphesonG2181toὅπωςhopōsG3704avoidμὴ γένηται αὐτῷmē genētai autōG3361 G1096 G846spending timeχρονοτριβῆσαιchronotribēsaiG5551inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773,becauseγὰρgarG1063he was in a hurryἔσπευδενespeudenG4692to reachγενέσθαι εἰςgenesthai eisG1096 G1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.¶Hi'erosolumaG2414,ifεἰeiG1487εἴηeiēG1510possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415αὐτῷautōG846,by theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250τῆςtēsG3588of PentecostπεντηκοστῆςpentēkostēsG4005.

Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesians

17δὲdeG1161FromἈπὸApoG575τῆςtēsG3588MiletusΜιλήτουMilētouG3399, PaulsentπέμψαςpempsasG3992toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181forμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333theτοὺςtousG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.

18δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613they cameπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,he saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howπῶςpōsG4459I livedἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096theτὴνtēnG3588wholeπάνταpantaG3956timeχρόνονchrononG5550I waswithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,fromἀπὸapoG575the firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ἧςhēsG3739I arrivedἐπέβηνepebēnG1910inεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773.

19I servedδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withμετὰmetaG3326greatπάσηςpasēsG3956humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012andκαὶkaiG2532with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144,especiallyκαὶkaiG2532in the trialsπειρασμῶν τῶνpeirasmōn tōnG3986 G3588that came uponσυμβάντωνsumbantōnG4819meG1473throughἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588plotsἐπιβουλαῖςepiboulaisG1917of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453.

20ὡςhōsG5613I did not shrink backὑπεστειλάμην μὴhupesteilamēn mēG3361 G5288τῶνtōnG3588from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762thatτοῦtouG3588was helpfulσυμφερόντωνsumpherontōnG4851to youὑμῖνhuminG4771asκαὶkaiG2532I taughtδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321youὑμᾶςhumasG4771publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219andκαὶkaiG2532fromκατ᾽kat᾽G2596house to houseοἴκους,oikousG3624,

21testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672alikeτεteG5037τὴνtēnG3588about repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341toεἰςeisG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532faithπίστινpistinG4102inεἰςeisG1519ourG1473τὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547.

22AndΚαὶKaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568,compelledἰδοὺ δεδεμένοςidou dedemenosG2400 G1210by theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,IG1473am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,notμὴmēG3361knowingG1492whatτὰtaG3588will happenσυναντήσοντάsunantēsontaG4876to meG1473thereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722 G846.

23IonlyπλὴνplēnG4133knowthatὅτιhotiG3754in town after townκατὰ πόλινkata polinG2596 G4172τὸtoG3588theτὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151warnsδιαμαρτύρεταίdiamarturetaiG1263meG1473thatλέγον ὅτιlegon hotiG3004 G3754chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199andκαὶkaiG2532afflictionsθλίψειςthlipseisG2347awaitμένουσιν.menousinG3306meG1473.

24Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I considerποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160myτὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of noοὐδενὸς λόγουoudenos logouG3762 G3056valueτιμίανtimianG5093to meG1683,if onlyὡςhōsG5613I may finishτελειῶσαιteleiōsaiG5048myἐμαυτῷ,emautōG1473τὸνtonG3588courseδρόμονdromonG1408andκαὶkaiG2532completetheτὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ἣνhēnG3739I have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424—the ministryof testifyingδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263to theτὸtoG3588good newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofτῆςtēsG3588God’sτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

25καὶkaiG2532NowνῦνnunG3568ἰδοὺidouG2400IG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754none ofπάντες,pantesG3956youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739I have preachedδιῆλθον κηρύσσωνdiēlthon kērussōnG1330 G2784theτὸtoG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932will seeG3708myG1473τὴνtēnG3588faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383againG3765.

26ThereforeδιότιdiotiG1360I testifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143to youὑμῖνhuminG4771ἐνenG1722thisσήμερονsēmeronG4594τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250thatὅτιhotiG3754IεἰμιeimiG1510aminnocentκαθαρόςkatharosG2513ofἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of allπάντων·pantōnG3956men.

27ForγὰρgarG1063I did not shrink backοὐ ὑπεστειλάμηνou hupesteilamēnG3756 G5288τοῦtouG3588from declaringμὴ ἀναγγεῖλαιmē anangeilaiG3361 G312to youὑμῖν.huminG4771theτὴνtēnG3588wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956willβουλὴνboulēnG1012τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

28Keep watch overπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438andκαὶkaiG2532theτῷtōG3588entireπαντὶpantiG3956flockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168ofἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has madeἔθετοethetoG5087youὑμᾶςhumasG4771overseersἐπισκόπους,episkopousG1985.Be shepherdsποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165of theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichἣνhēnG3739He purchasedπεριεποιήσατοperiepoiēsatoG4046withδιὰdiaG1223HisτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398τοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

29IG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754afterμετὰmetaG3326myG1473τὴνtēnG3588departureἄφιξίνaphixinG867,savageβαρεῖςbareisG926wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074will come inεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771and will not spareμὴ φειδόμενοιmē pheidomenoiG3361 G5339theτοῦtouG3588flockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168.

30EvenκαὶkaiG2532fromἐξexG1537your ownὑμῶνhumōnG4771numberG846,menἄνδρεςandresG435will rise upἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450anddistortδιεστραμμέναdiestrammenaG1294the truthλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980τοῦtouG3588to draw awayἀποσπᾶνapospanG645τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101afterὀπίσωopisōG3694themG1438.

31ThereforeδιὸdioG1352be alertγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127andrememberμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421thatὅτιhotiG3754for three yearsτριετίανtrietianG5148I never stoppedοὐκ ἐπαυσάμηνouk epausamēnG3756 G3973warningνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560eachἕκαστον.hekastonG1538of youἕναhenaG1520nightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250withμετὰmetaG3326tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

32AndκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568I commitπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908youὑμᾶςhumasG4771toτῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῷtōG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichτῷtōG3588canδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410build you upοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618andκαὶkaiG2532giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youτὴνtēnG3588an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956whoτοῖςtoisG3588are sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37.

33I have not covetedἐπεθύμησα·epethumēsaG1937anyone’sοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553orἢēG2228clothingἱματισμοῦhimatismouG2441.

34You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theseαὗται.hautaiG3778ταῖςtaisG3588handsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495of minehave ministered toὑπηρέτησανhupēretēsanG5256myG1473ownτοῖςtoisG3588needsχρείαιςchreiaisG5532andκαὶkaiG2532those ofmy companionsοὖσιν μετ᾽ αἱousin met᾽ haiG3588 G1510 G3326 G1473.

35In everythingπάνταpantaG3956,I showedὑπέδειξαhupedeixaG5263youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754by this kindοὕτωςhoutōsG3779of hard workκοπιῶνταςkopiōntasG2872we mustδεῖdeiG1163helpἀντιλαμβάνεσθαιantilambanesthaiG482theτῶνtōnG3588weakἀσθενούντων,asthenountōnG770τεteG5037,rememberingμνημονεύεινmnēmoneueinG3421theτῶνtōnG3588wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ὅτιhotiG3754HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846εἶπεν·eipenG2036: ‘It isἐστινestinG1510moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123blessedμακάριόνmakarionG3107to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325thanἢēG2228to receiveλαμβάνειν.lambaneinG2983.’”

36WhenκαὶkaiG2532Paulhad saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisταῦταtautaG3778,he knelt downθεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦtheis ta gonata autouG5087 G846 G3588 G1119withσὺνsunG4862allπᾶσινpasinG3956of themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andprayedπροσηύξατο.prosēuxatoG4336.

37δὲdeG1161They allπάντων,pantōnG3956weptκλαυθμὸς ἐγένετοklauthmos egenetoG1096 G2805openlyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425asκαὶkaiG2532they embracedἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τράχηλονepipesontes epi trachēlonG1968 G1909 G3588 G5137PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972andkissedκατεφίλουνkatephilounG2705himαὐτόν,autonG846.

38They were especially grievedὀδυνώμενοι μάλισταodunōmenoi malistaG3600 G3122byἐπὶepiG1909τῷtōG3588his statementλόγῳ ᾧlogō hōG3056 G3739 G2046thatὅτιhotiG3754they wouldμέλλουσινmellousinG3195neverseeθεωρεῖν.theōreinG2334hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383againG3765.ThenδὲdeG1161they accompaniedπροέπεμπονproepemponG4311himαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖον.¶ploionG4143.

Eutychus Revived at Troas

(2 Kings 4:18–37)

From Troas to Miletus

Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesians

Commentaries on Acts 20