16forPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtitdesirabletosailbyEphesusἜφεσον,EphesonG2181,sothathemightnotbeεἴηeiēG1510madetospendtimeinAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773;forhehastened,ifitwasG1510possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415forhim,tobeG1510thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofPentecostπεντηκοστῆςpentēkostēsG4005atJerusalemG2419. 17ButfromMiletusΜιλήτουMilētouG3399havingsentG3992toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,hecalledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333over[tohim]theeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245oftheassemblyG1577. 19servingG1398theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withalllowliness,andtearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144,andtemptations,whichhappenedσυμβάντωνsumbantōnG4819tomethroughtheplotsG1917oftheJewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453; 20howὡςhōsG5613IheldbackὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288nothingofwhatisprofitableσυμφερόντωνsumpherontōnG4851,soasnottoannounce[it]toyou,andtoteachδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321youpubliclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219andineveryhouseοἴκους,oikousG3624, 21testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263tobothJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andGreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341towardsGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andfaithπίστινpistinG4102towardsourLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547. 22AndnowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,boundG1210inmyspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151IgoπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,notknowingwhatthingsshallhappentomeinit; 23onlythattheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151testifiesG1263tomeineverycityπόλινpolinG4172,sayingλέγονlegonG3004thatbondsandtribulationsθλίψειςthlipseisG2347awaitme. 24ButImakeποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160noaccountλόγουlogouG3056of[my]lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590[as]deartomyself,sothatIfinishτελειῶσαιteleiōsaiG5048mycourseδρόμονdromonG1408,andtheministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichIhavereceivedG2983oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263theglad tidingsofthegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316. 25AndnowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Iknowthatyeall,amongwhomIhavegoneG1330aboutpreachingG2784thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932[ofGod],shallseeG3708myfaceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383nomore. 26WhereforeIwitnesstoyouthisdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,thatIamG1510cleanG2513fromthebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofall, 27forIhavenotshrunkfromannouncingtoyouallthecounselβουλὴνboulēnG1012ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316. 28TakeπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337heedthereforetoyourselves,andtoalltheflockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168, whereintheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151hassetἔθετοethetoG5087youasoverseersἐπισκόπους,episkopousG1985,toshepherdποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165theassemblyG1577ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichhehaspurchasedwiththebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofhisownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398. 29[For]Iknow[this,]thattherewillcomeεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525inamongstyouaftermydeparturegrievouswolvesG3074,notsparingφειδόμενοιpheidomenoiG5339theflockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168; 30andfromamongyourownG1438selvesshallriseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450upmenG435speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980pervertedδιεστραμμέναdiestrammenaG1294thingstodrawawaythedisciplesG3101afterthem. 31WhereforewatchγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127,rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421thatforthreeyears,nightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,IceasedG3973notadmonishingνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560eachoneἕναhenaG1520[ofyou]withtearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144. 32AndnowνῦνnunG3568IcommitπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908youtoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andtothewordλόγῳlogōG3056ofhisgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichisableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410tobuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618[you]upandgiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325[toyou]aninheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817amongallthesanctifiedG37. 33IhavecovetedG1937[the]silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694orgoldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553orclothingἱματισμοῦhimatismouG2441ofnooneοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762. 34YourselvesknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatthesehandsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495haveministeredtomywants,andtothosewhowereG1510withme. 35IhaveshewedyouallthingsG3956,thatthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779labouring [we]oughtG1163tocomeinaidoftheweakἀσθενούντων,asthenountōnG770,andtorememberμνημονεύεινmnēmoneueinG3421thewordsλόγωνlogōnG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,thathehimselfsaidG3004,ItisG1510moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123blessedtogiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325thantoreceiveλαμβάνειν.lambaneinG2983. 36AndhavingsaidG3004thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,hekneltdownG5087andprayedπροσηύξατο.prosēuxatoG4336withthemall. 37Andtheyallwept sore;andfallingupontheneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137ofPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972theyardentlykissedhim, 38specially painedbythewordλόγῳlogōG3056whichhehadsaidG3004,thattheywouldnomoreseeθεωρεῖν.theōreinG2334hisfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.Andtheywent downwithhimtotheshipπλοῖον.¶ploionG4143. Read all of Acts 20Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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