New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 20:28-35

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.’”

Read all of Acts 20

Commentaries on Acts 20