New King James Version
Acts 20:32
32“So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 20:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
- New International Version (NIV)“Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.
Context of Acts 20:32
30Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.
Read all of Acts 20Acts 20:32 word by word
καὶ τὰ νῦν παρατίθεμαι ὑμᾶς τῷ θεῷ καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, τῷ δυναμένῳ οἰκοδομῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν κληρονομίαν ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πᾶσιν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- nowτανῦνtanun ta nun · nowG3569
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- I commendπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
- youσύsu · youG4771
- to Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- to the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
- which is ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- to build you upἐποικοδομέωepoikodomeō · to build up/uponG2026
- to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- an inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomia · inheritanceG2817
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- all themπᾶςpas · allG3956
- which are sanctifiedἁγιάζωhagiazō · to sanctifyG37
Cross-references for Acts 20:32
- Acts 14:23So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
- Acts 15:40but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.
- Genesis 50:24And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
- Jeremiah 49:11Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; And let your widows trust in Me.”
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
- Acts 20:24But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
- Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
- Acts 9:31Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
- John 15:3You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
- John 17:17Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.
- Ephesians 2:20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
- Ephesians 4:12for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
- Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
- Jude 1:20But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
Commentaries on Acts 20:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32I commend you to God - Instead of ͅ ͅ, to God, several MSS. have ͅ ͅ, to the Lord; neither reading makes any difference in the sense. And to the word of his grace - The doctrine of salvation by Christ Jesus. Which is able to build you up - The foundation is Jesus Christ; God is the great master-builder; the doctrine of his grace, or mercy, points out the order and manner, as well as the extent, etc., of this building. Let us observe the order of these…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32And now, brethren - About to leave them, probably to see them no more, he committed them to the faithful care and keeping of God Amidst all the dangers of the church, when human strength fails or is withdrawn, we may commit that church to the safe keeping and tender care of God. I commend you - I commit you; I place you ́ paratithemaiin his hands and under his protection. See the notes on Acts 14:23. And to the word of his grace - That is, to his gracious…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-38Verses 28-38 If the Holy Ghost has made ministers overseers of the flock, that is, shepherds, they must be true to their trust. Let them consider their Master's concern for the flock committed to their charge. It is the church He has purchased with his own blood. The blood was his as Man; yet so close is the union between the Divine and human nature, that it is there called the blood of God, for it was the blood of Him who is God. This put such dignity…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-38Paul’s message to the elders (leaders) of the church in Ephesus describes his life and work among them. He also calls these leaders to show the same kind of commitment as they continue the ministry. In this message, Paul points to his own life as an example. He shows his honesty and care for people (20:18–21, 26, 31). He also speaks about what will happen in the future (20:22–23, 25, 29–30). He warns them about false teachers (people who teach wrong ideas…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3532-35. I commend you to God--the almighty Conservator of His people. and to the word of his grace--that message of His pure grace (Ac 20:24) by the faith of which He keeps us (1Pe 1:5). which--that is, God. is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance, &c.--Observe how salvation--not only in its initial stages of pardon and regeneration, but in all its subsequent stages of "up-building," even to its consummation in the final inheritance--is…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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