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Acts 20:17
17But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly.
Acts 20:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
- New International Version (NIV)From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.
Context of Acts 20:17
15and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at Samos; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus: 16for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem. But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly. 18And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia, 19serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
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Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 20:17
- Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.
- Acts 11:30which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 14:23And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
- Acts 15:4And being arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and related all that God had wrought with them.
- Acts 16:4And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
- 1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders who take the lead [among the saints] well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;
- James 5:14Is any sick among you? let him call to [him] the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of [the] Lord;
- 1 Peter 5:1The elders which [are] among you I exhort, who [am their] fellow-elder and witness of the sufferings of the Christ, who also [am] partaker of the glory about to be revealed:
- 2 John 1:1The elder to [the] elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth,
- 3 John 1:1The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Commentaries on Acts 20:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the Church - These are called , bishops, Acts 20:28. By the , presbyters or elders, here, we are to understand all that were in authority in the Church, whether they were , bishops or overseers, or seniors in years, knowledge, and experience. The , or elders, were probably the first order in the Church; an order which was not so properly constituted, but which rose out of the state of things. From these…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17He sent to Ephesus - Perhaps a distance of twenty or thirty miles. The elders of the church - Who had been appointed while he was there to take charge of the church. See the notes on Acts 15:2.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. 17Miletus was a major sea port on the western coast of Asia Minor at the opening of the Meander River. Paul met briefly with the elders of the church of Ephesus there on his way to Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church--As he was now some forty miles south of Ephesus, we might think that more time would be lost by sending thus far for the elders to come to him, than by going at once to Ephesus itself, when so near it. But if unfavorable winds and stormy weather had overtaken them, his object could not have been attained, and perhaps he was unwilling to run the risk of detention at Ephesus by the…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
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