Acts 20:22

Acts 20:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
• New International Version (NIV)“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,

Context of Acts 20:22

20I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly as well as from house to house, 21testifying to both Jewish and Greek people repentance to God and trust in our Lord Yeshua. “And now, look, bound by the Ruach, I am going to Jerusalem—not knowing what will happen to me there, 23except that the Ruach ha-Kodesh bears witness to me from city to city, saying that bondage and afflictions await me. 24However, I don’t consider my life of any value, except that I might finish my course and the office I received from the Lord Yeshua, to declare the Good News of the grace of God.

Acts 20:22 word by word

Καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ δεδεμένος ἐγὼ τῷ πνεύματι πορεύομαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ συναντήσοντά μοι μὴ εἰδώς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• in the spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• notμήmē · notG3361
• knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• shall befallσυναντάωsunantaō · to meetG4876
• thereαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 20:22

• Acts 19:21Now after these things were accomplished, Paul resolved in the Ruach to go to Jerusalem after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
• Acts 21:11He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet, and said, “The Ruach ha-Kodesh says this: ‘In this way shall the Jewish people in Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”
• Luke 9:51When the days were approaching for Him to be taken up, Yeshua was determined to go up to Jerusalem.
• Luke 12:50But I have an immersion to endure, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Messiah compels us, since we have concluded that One died for all; as a result all died.
• Luke 18:31Then Yeshua took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we’re going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be carried out.
• John 13:1Now it was just before the feast of Passover. Yeshua knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them until the end.
• John 18:4Then Yeshua, knowing all the things coming upon Him, went forward. He said to them, “Who are you looking for?”
• James 4:14Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
• 2 Peter 1:14knowing that my death is soon, as our Lord Yeshua the Messiah has made clear to me.

Commentaries on Acts 20:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22I go bound in the spirit - ͅ - Either meaning the strong influence of the Divine Spirit upon his mind, or the strong propensity in his own will, wish, and desire, to visit Jerusalem; and in this sense , to bind, is sometimes used. But it appears more consistent with the mind of the apostle, and with that influence under which we find that he constantly acted, to refer it to the influence of the Holy Ghost; ̔ , being under the power of that Spirit; as if…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Bound in the spirit - Strongly urged or constrained by the influences of the Holy Spirit on my mind. Not by any desire to see the place where my fathers worshipped, and not urged merely by reason, but by the convictions and mighty promptings of the Holy Spirit to do my duty in this case. The expression “bound in the spirit” ́ ͂ͅ ́ dedemenos tō pneumatiis one of great strength and emphasis. The word ́ deō“to bind,” is usually applied to “confinement by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 The elders knew that Paul was no designing, self-seeking man. Those who would in any office serve the Lord acceptably, and profitably to others, must do it with humility. He was a plain preacher, one that spoke his message so as to be understood. He was a powerful preacher; he preached the gospel as a testimony to them if they received it; but as a testimony against them if they rejected it. He was a profitable preacher; one that aimed to…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. 22-2322-23. And now, behold, I--"I" is emphatic here. bound in the spirit--compare Ac 19:21. This internal pressure, unattended with any knowledge of "what was to befall him there," was the result of that higher guidance which shaped all his movements.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 20:22

• Character
• Courage
• Ephesus
• Joy
• Miletus
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Prudence
• Self-Denial
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Appoint
• Bind
• Bishop
• Counsel
• Count
• Course
• Determine
• Draw
• Elder

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