New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 20

Paul in Macedonia and Greece

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326the uproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351had ceasedπαύσασθαιpausasthaiG3973,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972sentμεταπεμψάμενοςmetapempsamenosG3343forthe disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,and when he had exhortedπαρακαλέσαςparakalesasG3870them and takenG782his leaveG782of them, he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toMacedoniaΜακεδονίαν.¶MakedonianG3109.

2When he had goneG1330throughG1330thoseἐκεῖναekeinaG1565districtsμέρηmerēG3313and had givenG3870them muchπολλῷpollōG4183exhortationλόγῳlogōG3870 G3056,he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to GreeceἙλλάδα·HelladaG1671.

3And therehe spentποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376, and whena plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917was formedγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096againstG1917him by the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453as he was aboutμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to setG321sailἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321forSyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947,he decidedἐγένετο γνώμηςegeneto gnōmēsG1096 G1106to returnὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290throughδιὰdiaG1223MacedoniaΜακεδονίας.MakedoniasG3109.

4Andhe was accompaniedσυνείπετοsuneipetoG4902by SopaterΣώπατροςSōpatrosG4986ofBereaΒεροιαῖος,BeroiaiosG961, the sonof PyrrhusG4450, and byAristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708and SecundusΣεκοῦνδοςSekoundosG4580of theThessaloniansΘεσσαλονικέωνThessalonikeōnG2331, andGaiusΓάϊοςGaiosG1050ofDerbeΔερβαῖοςDerbaiosG1190, andTimothyΤιμόθεος·TimotheosG5095, andTychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190andTrophimusΤρόφιμος,TrophimosG5161ofAsiaἈσιανοὶAsianoiG774.

5But theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778had goneG4281on aheadG4281and were waitingἔμενονemenonG3306for us atTroasΤρῳάδι·TrōadiG5174.

6We sailedἐξεπλεύσαμενexepleusamenG1602fromPhilippiΦιλίππωνPhilippōnG5375afterμετὰmetaG3326the daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of UnleavenedἀζύμωνazumōnG106Bread, and cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to them atTroasΤρῳάδαTrōadaG5174withinἄχριachriG891fiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250;and thereG3699we stayedδιετρίψαμενdietripsamenG1304sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

7Onthe firstμιᾷmiaG1520day of the weekσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521, whenwe were gatheredG4863togetherσυνηγμένωνsunēgmenōnG4863tobreakκλάσαιklasaiG2806breadἄρτονartonG740,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972begantalkingδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256to them, intendingμέλλωνmellōnG3195to leaveἐξιέναιexienaiG1826the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,and he prolongedπαρέτεινένpareteinenG3905hismessageλόγονlogonG3056untilμέχριmechriG3360midnightμεσονυκτίου·mesonuktiouG3317.

8There were manyἱκαναὶhikanaiG2425lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985in theupperὑπερῴῳhuperōōG5253roomG5253whereοὗhouG3757we were gatheredG4863togetherG4863.

9And there was a youngνεανίαςneaniasG3494manG3494namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686EutychusΕὔτυχοςEutuchosG2161sittingκαθεζόμενοςkathezomenosG2516on the windowθυρίδος,thuridosG2376sillG2376,sinkingκαταφερόμενοςkatapheromenosG2702into a deepβαθεῖ,batheiG901sleepὕπνῳhupnōG5258;and as PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972kept on talkingδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256,he was overcomeκατενεχθεὶςkatenechtheisG2702by sleepὕπνουhupnouG5258and fellἔπεσενepesenG4098downκάτωkatōG2736from the thirdG5152floorG5152and was pickedἤρθηērthēG142up deadνεκρός.nekrosG3498.

10But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentG2597downG2597andfellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968upon him, and after embracingσυμπεριλαβὼνsumperilabōnG4843him, hesaidG3004, “Do not be troubledθορυβεῖσθε·thorubeistheG2350,for his lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590is in him.”

11When he had goneἀναβὰςanabasG305back up and hadbrokenκλάσαςklasasG2806the breadἄρτονartonG740andeatenγευσάμενος,geusamenosG1089,he talkedὁμιλήσαςhomilēsasG3656with them a longἱκανόνhikanonG2425whileG2425untilἄχριachriG891daybreakαὐγῆς,augēsG827,and thenοὕτωςhoutōsG3779leftἐξῆλθεν.exēlthenG1831.

12They tookG71awayG71the boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816aliveζῶνταzōntaG2198, and weregreatlyοὐ μετρίως.¶ou metriōsG3756 G3357comfortedπαρεκλήθησανpareklēthēsanG3870.

Troas to Miletus

13Butwe, goingG4281aheadG4281to the shipπλοῖονploionG4143,setG321sailἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321for AssosἎσσον,AssonG789,intendingμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564to takeἀναλαμβάνεινanalambaneinG353PaulΠαῦλον·PaulonG3972on boardG353;for soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he had arrangedδιατεταγμένοςdiatetagmenosG1299it, intendingμέλλωνmellōnG3195himselfαὐτὸςautosG846to goG3978by landG3978.

14And whenὡςhōsG5613he metσυνέβαλλενsuneballenG4820us at AssosἎσσον,AssonG789,we tookG353him on boardG353and cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to MityleneΜιτυλήνην·MitulēnēnG3412.

15SailingἀποπλεύσαντεςapopleusantesG636from thereG2547,we arrivedκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658the followingG1897day oppositeἄντικρυςantikrusG481ChiosΧίου,ChiouG5508;and the nextἑτέρᾳheteraG2087day we crossedG3846overG3846to SamosΣάμονSamonG4544;and the day followingἐχομένῃechomenēG2192we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toMiletusΜίλητον.MilētonG3399.

16For PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972had decidedκεκρίκειkekrikeiG2919to sailG3896pastG3896EphesusἜφεσον,EphesonG2181soὅπωςhopōsG3704that he wouldG1096not have to spendG5551timeG5551inAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773;for he was hurryingἔσπευδενespeudenG4692to be in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.¶Hi'erosolumaG2414,ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,on the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of PentecostπεντηκοστῆςpentēkostēsG4005.

Farewell to Ephesus

17From MiletusΜιλήτουMilētouG3399he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181and calledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333to himthe eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of the churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.

18And whenὡςhōsG5613they had comeπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854to him, he saidG3004to them, “You yourselvesG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987,from the firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250that I setG1910footG1910inAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,howπῶςpōsG4459I was with you the wholeπάνταpantaG3956timeχρόνονchrononG5550,

19servingδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962with allπάσηςpasēsG3956humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012and with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144and with trialsπειρασμῶνpeirasmōnG3986which cameσυμβάντωνsumbantōnG4819upon methroughἐνenG1722the plotsἐπιβουλαῖςepiboulaisG1917of the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453;

20howὡςhōsG5613Idid not shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312to you anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762that was profitableσυμφερόντωνsumpherontōnG4851,and teachingδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321you publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219andfrom houseοἴκους,oikousG3624to houseG3624,

21solemnlyG1263testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672ofrepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341towardG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316andfaithπίστινpistinG4102in our LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547.

22And nowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210by theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,I amG4198on my wayG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,not knowingG3609what will happenσυναντήσοντάsunantēsontaG4876to me thereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722 G846,

23exceptπλὴνplēnG4133thatthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151solemnlyG1263testifiesG1263to me in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172,sayingλέγονlegonG3004thatbondsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and afflictionsθλίψειςthlipseisG2347awaitμένουσιν.menousinG3306me.

24ButI do not considerποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160my lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of anyοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762accountλόγουlogouG3056as dearτιμίανtimianG5093to myselfG1683,soὡςhōsG5613that I mayfinishτελειῶσαιteleiōsaiG5048my courseδρόμονdromonG1408andthe ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichἣνhēnG3739I receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263solemnlyG1263of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofthe graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

25“And nowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I knowG3609that allπάντες,pantesG3956of you, amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739I wentG1330aboutG1330preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,will noG3765longerG3765seeG3708my faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383.

26ThereforeδιότιdiotiG1360, ItestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143to you thisσήμερονsēmeronG4594dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250thatI amεἰμιeimiG1510innocentκαθαρόςkatharosG2513of the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of allG3956menG3956.

27For Idid not shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312to you the wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956purposeβουλὴνboulēnG1012of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

28Be on guardπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438and for allπαντὶpantiG3956the flockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168,amongἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has madeἔθετοethetoG5087youoverseersἐπισκόπους,episkopousG1985,to shepherdποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316whichἣνhēnG3739HepurchasedπεριεποιήσατοperiepoiēsatoG4046with His ownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

29I knowG3609that afterμετὰmetaG3326my departureἄφιξίνaphixinG867savageβαρεῖςbareisG926wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074will comeεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525in amongεἰςeisG1519you, not sparingφειδόμενοιpheidomenoiG5339the flockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168;

30and from amongἐξexG1537your own selvesG846menἄνδρεςandresG435will ariseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980perverseG1294thingsG1294,to drawG645awayἀποσπᾶνapospanG645the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101afterὀπίσωopisōG3694them.

31ThereforeδιὸdioG1352be on the alertγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127,rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421that nightνύκταnuktaG3571and dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250for a periodG5148ofthreeG5148yearsG5148I did not ceaseἐπαυσάμηνepausamēnG3973to admonishνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560eachἕκαστον.hekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

32And nowνῦνnunG3568IcommendπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908you to GodθεῷtheōG2316and tothe wordλόγῳlogōG3056of His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,which is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410tobuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618youup and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youthe inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956thoseG3588who are sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37.

33I have covetedἐπεθύμησα·epethumēsaG1937noG3762one’sG3762silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553orἢēG2228clothesἱματισμοῦhimatismouG2441.

34You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thattheseαὗται.hautaiG3778handsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495ministeredὑπηρέτησανhupēretēsanG5256to my ownneedsχρείαιςchreiaisG5532and to the men who were with me.

35In everythingπάνταpantaG3956I showedὑπέδειξαhupedeixaG5263you that by workingG2872hardG2872in thisG3779mannerG3779you mustδεῖdeiG1163helpἀντιλαμβάνεσθαιantilambanesthaiG482the weakἀσθενούντων,asthenountōnG770and rememberμνημονεύεινmnēmoneueinG3421the wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,that He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846saidG3004,‘It is moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123blessedμακάριόνmakarionG3107to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325thanἢēG2228to receiveλαμβάνειν.lambaneinG2983.’”

36When he had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, hekneltG1119 G5087downG5087 G1119and prayedπροσηύξατο.prosēuxatoG4336with them allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

37And they beganto weepκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805aloudἱκανὸςhikanosG2425andembracedἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τράχηλονepipesontes epi trachēlonG1968 G1909 G5137PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,and repeatedly kissedκατεφίλουνkatephilounG2705him,

38grievingὀδυνώμενοιodunōmenoiG3600especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122overἐπὶepiG1909the wordλόγῳlogōG3056whichᾧhōG3739he had spokenG3004,that they wouldμέλλουσινmellousinG3195not seeθεωρεῖν.theōreinG2334his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383againG3765. And they wereaccompanyingπροέπεμπονproepemponG4311him to the shipπλοῖον.¶ploionG4143.

Paul in Macedonia and Greece

Troas to Miletus

Farewell to Ephesus

Commentaries on Acts 20