Acts 20
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Acts 20:28-38

28BeG4337 onG4337 guardG4337 for yourselvesG1438 and for allG3956 1the flockG4168, amongG1722 whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has madeG5087 you 2overseersG1985, to shepherdG4165 3the churchG1577 of GodG2316 whichG3739 4He 5purchasedG4046 6with His ownG2398 bloodG129. 29I knowG3609 that afterG3326 my departureG867 7savageG926 wolvesG3074 will comeG1525 inG1525 amongG1519 you, not sparingG5339 8the flockG4168; 30and from amongG1537 your own selvesG846 menG435 will ariseG450, speakingG2980 perverseG1294 thingsG1294 to drawG645 awayG645 9the disciplesG3101 afterG3694 them. 31ThereforeG1352, be on the alertG1127, rememberingG3421 that nightG3571 and dayG2250 for a periodG5148 ofG5148 10threeG5148 yearsG5148 I did not ceaseG3973 to admonishG3560 eachG1538 oneG1520 11with tearsG1144. 32And nowG3568 I 12entrustG3908 you to GodG2316 and to 13the wordG3056 of His graceG5485, which is ableG1410 to 14buildG3618 you upG3618 and to giveG1325 you 15the inheritanceG2817 amongG1722 allG3956 thoseG3588 who are sanctifiedG37. 3316I have covetedG1937 noG3762 one’sG3762 silverG694 orG2228 goldG5553 orG2228 clothesG2441. 34You yourselvesG846 knowG1097 that 17theseG3778 handsG5495 servedG5256 my own needsG5532 and the 18men who were with me. 35In everythingG3956 I showedG5263 you that by workingG2872 hardG2872 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779 you mustG1163 helpG482 the weakG770 and rememberG3421 the wordsG3056 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, that He HimselfG846 saidG3004, ‘It is moreG3123 blessedG3107 to giveG1325 thanG2228 to receiveG2983.’”

36When he had saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, he 19kneltG1119G5087 downG5087G1119 and prayedG4336 with them allG3956. 37And 20they allG3956 began to weepG2805 aloudG2425 and 2122embracedG1968G1909G5137 PaulG3972, and repeatedly kissedG2705 him, 3823grievingG3600 especiallyG3122 overG1909 24the wordG3056 whichG3739 he had spokenG3004, that they wouldG3195 not seeG2334 his faceG4383 againG3765. And they were 25accompanyingG4311 him to the shipG4143.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 20:28 Luke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:29; 1 Pet 5:2f ↩
  2. 2. Acts 20:28 Or bishops ↩
  3. 3. Acts 20:28 Matt 16:18; Rom 16:16; 1 Cor 10:32 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 20:28 Eph 1:7, 14; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet 1:19; 2:9; Rev 5:9 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 20:28 Lit acquired ↩
  6. 6. Acts 20:28 Lit through ↩
  7. 7. Acts 20:29 Ezek 22:27; Matt 7:15 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 20:29 Luke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 5:2f ↩
  9. 9. Acts 20:30 Acts 11:26 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 20:31 Acts 19:8, 10; 24:17 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 20:31 Acts 20:19 ↩
  12. 12. Acts 20:32 Acts 14:23 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 20:32 Acts 14:3; 20:24 ↩
  14. 14. Acts 20:32 Acts 9:31 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 20:32 Acts 26:18; Eph 1:14; 5:5; Col 1:12; 3:24; Heb 9:15; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
  16. 16. Acts 20:33 1 Cor 9:4-18; 2 Cor 11:7-12; 12:14-18; 1 Thess 2:5f ↩
  17. 17. Acts 20:34 Acts 18:3 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 20:34 Acts 19:22 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 20:36 Acts 9:40; 21:5; Luke 22:41 ↩
  20. 20. Acts 20:37 Lit a considerable weeping of all occurred ↩
  21. 21. Acts 20:37 Lit threw themselves on Paul’s neck ↩
  22. 22. Acts 20:37 Luke 15:20 ↩
  23. 23. Acts 20:38 Lit suffering pain ↩
  24. 24. Acts 20:38 Acts 20:25 ↩
  25. 25. Acts 20:38 Acts 15:3 ↩

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