Acts 20:26

Acts 20:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Context of Acts 20:26

24But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace. 25“And now I know that none of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see me again. Therefore I declare to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you, 27because I did not avoid declaring to you the whole plan of God. 28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

Acts 20:26 word by word

διότι μαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν ἐν τῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳ ὅτι καθαρός εἰμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος πάντων·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• I takeμαρτύρομαιmarturomai · to testifyG3143
• youσύsu · youG4771
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• pureκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Acts 20:26

• Job 16:19Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is in the heights!
• John 12:17Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.
• John 19:35He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.
• Romans 10:2I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
• 2 Corinthians 1:23I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.
• 2 Corinthians 8:3I can testify that, according to their ability and even beyond their ability, of their own accord,
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves with you believers.
• Acts 18:6When they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• 2 Samuel 3:28David heard about it later and said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
• Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him — you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life — that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
• Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them, ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman.
• 2 Corinthians 7:2Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, taken advantage of no one.
• 1 Timothy 5:22Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Commentaries on Acts 20:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26I am pure from the blood of all - If any man, Jew or Gentile, perish in his sins, his blood shall be upon him; he, alone, shall be accessary to his own perdition. I am blameless, because I have fully shown to both the way to escape from every evil.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Wherefore - In view of the past, of my ministry and labors among you, I appeal to your own selves to testify that I have been faithful. I take you to record - Greek: I call you to witness. If any of you are lost; if you prove unfaithful to God, I appeal to yourselves that the fault is not mine. It is well when a minister can make this appeal, and call his hearers to bear testimony to his own faithfulness. Ministers who preach the gospel with fidelity may…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 The elders knew that Paul was no designing, self-seeking man. Those who would in any office serve the Lord acceptably, and profitably to others, must do it with humility. He was a plain preacher, one that spoke his message so as to be understood. He was a powerful preacher; he preached the gospel as a testimony to them if they received it; but as a testimony against them if they rejected it. He was a profitable preacher; one that aimed to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men: Compare Ezekiel 3:16–21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. I know that ye all ... shall see my face no more--not an inspired prediction of what was certainly to be, but what the apostle, in his peculiar circumstances, fully expected. Whether, therefore, he ever did see them again, is a question to be decided purely on its own evidence.Read the comment

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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