Berean Standard Bible
Acts 20:17-37
18δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613they cameπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,he saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howπῶςpōsG4459I livedἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096theτὴνtēnG3588wholeπάνταpantaG3956timeχρόνονchrononG5550I waswithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,fromἀπὸapoG575the firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ἧςhēsG3739I arrivedἐπέβηνepebēnG1910inεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773.
19I servedδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withμετὰmetaG3326greatπάσηςpasēsG3956humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012andκαὶkaiG2532with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144,especiallyκαὶkaiG2532in the trialsπειρασμῶν τῶνpeirasmōn tōnG3986G3588that came uponσυμβάντωνsumbantōnG4819meG1473throughἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588plotsἐπιβουλαῖςepiboulaisG1917of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453.
20ὡςhōsG5613I did not shrink backὑπεστειλάμην μὴhupesteilamēn mēG3361G5288τῶνtōnG3588from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762thatτοῦtouG3588was helpfulσυμφερόντωνsumpherontōnG4851to youὑμῖνhuminG4771asκαὶkaiG2532I taughtδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321youὑμᾶςhumasG4771publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219andκαὶkaiG2532fromκατ᾽kat᾽G2596house to houseοἴκους,oikousG3624,
21testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672alikeτεteG5037τὴνtēnG3588about repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341toεἰςeisG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532faithπίστινpistinG4102inεἰςeisG1519ourG1473τὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547.
22AndΚαὶKaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568,compelledἰδοὺ δεδεμένοςidou dedemenosG2400G1210by theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,IG1473am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,notμὴmēG3361knowingG1492whatτὰtaG3588will happenσυναντήσοντάsunantēsontaG4876to meG1473thereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722G846.
23IonlyπλὴνplēnG4133knowthatὅτιhotiG3754in town after townκατὰ πόλινkata polinG2596G4172τὸtoG3588theτὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151warnsδιαμαρτύρεταίdiamarturetaiG1263meG1473thatλέγον ὅτιlegon hotiG3004G3754chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199andκαὶkaiG2532afflictionsθλίψειςthlipseisG2347awaitμένουσιν.menousinG3306meG1473.
24Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I considerποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160myτὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of noοὐδενὸς λόγουoudenos logouG3762G3056valueτιμίανtimianG5093to meG1683,if onlyὡςhōsG5613I may finishτελειῶσαιteleiōsaiG5048myἐμαυτῷ,emautōG1473τὸνtonG3588courseδρόμονdromonG1408andκαὶkaiG2532completetheτὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ἣνhēnG3739I have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424—the ministryof testifyingδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263to theτὸtoG3588good newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofτῆςtēsG3588God’sτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.
25καὶkaiG2532NowνῦνnunG3568ἰδοὺidouG2400IG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754none ofπάντες,pantesG3956youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739I have preachedδιῆλθον κηρύσσωνdiēlthon kērussōnG1330G2784theτὸtoG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932will seeG3708myG1473τὴνtēnG3588faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383againG3765.
28Keep watch overπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438andκαὶkaiG2532theτῷtōG3588entireπαντὶpantiG3956flockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168ofἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has madeἔθετοethetoG5087youὑμᾶςhumasG4771overseersἐπισκόπους,episkopousG1985.Be shepherdsποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165of theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichἣνhēnG3739He purchasedπεριεποιήσατοperiepoiēsatoG4046withδιὰdiaG1223HisτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398τοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.
29IG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754afterμετὰmetaG3326myG1473τὴνtēnG3588departureἄφιξίνaphixinG867,savageβαρεῖςbareisG926wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074will come inεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771and will not spareμὴ φειδόμενοιmē pheidomenoiG3361G5339theτοῦtouG3588flockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168.
30EvenκαὶkaiG2532fromἐξexG1537your ownὑμῶνhumōnG4771numberG846,menἄνδρεςandresG435will rise upἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450anddistortδιεστραμμέναdiestrammenaG1294the truthλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980τοῦtouG3588to draw awayἀποσπᾶνapospanG645τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101afterὀπίσωopisōG3694themG1438.
31ThereforeδιὸdioG1352be alertγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127andrememberμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421thatὅτιhotiG3754for three yearsτριετίανtrietianG5148I never stoppedοὐκ ἐπαυσάμηνouk epausamēnG3756G3973warningνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560eachἕκαστον.hekastonG1538of youἕναhenaG1520nightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250withμετὰmetaG3326tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.
32AndκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568I commitπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908youὑμᾶςhumasG4771toτῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῷtōG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichτῷtōG3588canδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410build you upοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618andκαὶkaiG2532giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youτὴνtēnG3588an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956whoτοῖςtoisG3588are sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37.
34You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theseαὗται.hautaiG3778ταῖςtaisG3588handsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495of minehave ministered toὑπηρέτησανhupēretēsanG5256myG1473ownτοῖςtoisG3588needsχρείαιςchreiaisG5532andκαὶkaiG2532those ofmy companionsοὖσιν μετ᾽ αἱousin met᾽ haiG3588G1510G3326G1473.
35In everythingπάνταpantaG3956,I showedὑπέδειξαhupedeixaG5263youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754by this kindοὕτωςhoutōsG3779of hard workκοπιῶνταςkopiōntasG2872we mustδεῖdeiG1163helpἀντιλαμβάνεσθαιantilambanesthaiG482theτῶνtōnG3588weakἀσθενούντων,asthenountōnG770τεteG5037,rememberingμνημονεύεινmnēmoneueinG3421theτῶνtōnG3588wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ὅτιhotiG3754HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846εἶπεν·eipenG2036: ‘It isἐστινestinG1510moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123blessedμακάριόνmakarionG3107to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325thanἢēG2228to receiveλαμβάνειν.lambaneinG2983.’”
Commentaries on Acts 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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