Tree of Life Version
Acts 20:27
27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.
Acts 20:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
- New International Version (NIV)For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
Context of Acts 20:27
25“Now, look! I know that none of you, among whom I have gone proclaiming the kingdom, will ever see my face again. 26Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all. For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole purpose of God. 28“Take care of yourselves and all the flock of which the Ruach ha-Kodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the community of God—which He obtained with the blood of His own. 29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Read all of Acts 20Acts 20:27 word by word
οὐ γὰρ ὑπεστειλάμην τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι πᾶσαν τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Acts 20:27
- Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly as well as from house to house,
- Acts 26:22Since I have had God’s help, to this day I have stood here testifying to both small and great. I am saying nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to happen—
- 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we renounced the hidden shameful ways—not walking in deception or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by the open proclamation of the truth.
- Galatians 1:7not that there is another, but only some who are confusing you and want to distort the Good News of Messiah.
- Galatians 4:16So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?!
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we declare it—not pleasing men but rather God, who examines our hearts.
- Acts 2:23this Yeshua, given over by God’s predetermined plan and foreknowledge, nailed to the cross by the hand of lawless men, you killed.
- Psalms 32:11Be glad in Adonai and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all who are upright in heart.
- Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, from ancient time, what is yet to come, saying, “My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I please.”
- Jeremiah 23:22If they have stood in My council, then they would have announced My words to My people, and turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.”
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and Torah lawyers, not having been immersed by John, declared God’s purpose invalid for themselves.
- John 15:15“I am no longer calling you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. Now I have called you friends, because everything I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you—that the Lord Yeshua, on the night He was betrayed, took matzah ;
- Ephesians 1:11In Him we also were chosen, predestined according to His plan. He keeps working out all things according to the purpose of His will—
Commentaries on Acts 20:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27I have not shunned to declare - Ϛ, I have not suppressed or concealed any thing, through fear or favor, that might be beneficial to your souls. This is properly the meaning of the original word. See the note on Acts 20:20. All the counsel of God - All that God has determined and revealed concerning the salvation of man - the whole doctrine of Christ crucified, with repentance towards God, and faith in Jesus as the Messiah and great atoning Priest. In…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27For - This verse contains a reason for what had been said in the previous verse. It shows why Paul regarded himself as innocent if they should be lost. I have not shunned - I have not kept back; I have not been deterred by fear, by the desire of popularity, by the fact that the doctrines of the gospel are unpalatable to people, from declaring them fully. The proper meaning of the word translated here, “I have not shunned” ̔́ hupesteilamēnis “to disguise…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. 25-2725-27. I know that ye all ... shall see my face no more--not an inspired prediction of what was certainly to be, but what the apostle, in his peculiar circumstances, fully expected. Whether, therefore, he ever did see them again, is a question to be decided purely on its own evidence.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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