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Verse Acts 20:36. _HE KNEELED DOWN AND PRAYED_] Kneeling is the proper
posture of a supplicant, it argues at once both _humility_ and
_submission_; and he who prays to God should endeavour to feel the...
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HE KNEELED DOWN - The usual attitude of prayer. It is the proper
posture of a suppliant. It indicates reverence and humility; and is
represented in the Scriptures as the usual attitude of devotion, 2...
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CHAPTER 20
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1. Paul in Macedonia (Acts 20:1).
2. His abode in Greece, the visit to Troas and what transpired there
(Acts 20:3).
3. The journey from Troas to Miletus (Acts 20:13).
4. The farewell...
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SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
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From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the
church. When they were with him he said to them, "You yourselves know
how, from the first day I came into Asia, I spent all the time,...
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KNEELED DOWN. See note on Acts 7:60.
PRAYED. Greek. _proseuchomai._ App-134....
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The kneeling posture marks the special character and solemnity of the
prayer. We find the Apostle doing the same in his parting from the
brethren at Tyre (Acts 21:5). On the usual custom of standing i...
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PAUL SENDS FOR THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS, GIVES THEM HIS PARTING CHARGE,
AND LEAVES MILETUS...
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ΘΕῚΣ ΤᾺ ΓΌΝΑΤΑ, _having knelt down_. The kneeling
posture marks the special character and solemnity of the prayer. We
find the Apostle doing the same in his parting from the brethren at
Tyre (Acts 21:...
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_PAUL VISITED WITH THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS ACTS 20:17-38:_ Paul called
for the Elders from the church at Ephesus to meet with him at Miletus.
He reminded them that he had never tried to obtain the app...
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ΕΙΠΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.), см._ Acts 20:35. "После
того, как он сказал..." ΘΕΊΣ _aor. act. part.
(temp.) от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G5087) помещать, ставить,
ΓΌΝΑΤΑ _acc. pl. от_ ΓΌΝΥ (G1119) колено:
"становит...
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IN MILETUS. Acts 20:16-38.
a.
Past Ephesus to Miletus. Acts 20:16-17.
Acts 20:16
For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have
to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if...
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36-38. When these solemn and touching words were concluded, the
apostle was ready to re-embark upon the vessel about to weigh anchor
in the harbor, and the final farewell must be spoken. (36) "_And wh...
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And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them
all.
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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21 Repentance had its place in Paul's preaching while he was
proclaiming the kingdom. It was associated with pardon. Henceforth he
no longer preaches these, but justification and conciliation by faith...
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THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED)
1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until
the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after
Pentecost, 55 a.d. (1 Corinth...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 20
PAUL TRAVELS THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE, 20:1-6
V1 After the *riot, Paul sent for the *believers and he encouraged
them. Then he said good...
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HE KNEELED DOWN, AND PRAYED WITH THEM ALL. — The historian who has
recorded what we may call the “charge” of St. Paul, shrinks, with
a natural reverence, from reporting his prayer. Ephesians 3:14 will...
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θεὶς τὰ γόν., see above on p. 203....
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COMMENDED TO GOD
Acts 20:28
Notice the change of the Revised Version in Acts 20:28. The elder,
whether presbyter or bishop, is not put _over_ the flock; he is _in_
it like the rest, needing redemptio...
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Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless
in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident
throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alway...
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Paul's Charge to the Ephesian Elders
Because he did not anticipate seeing them again, the apostle charged
those elders, who had been selected on the basis of the qualifications
listed by the Holy Spir...
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_“Saying these things, putting down his knees, he prayed along with
them all.”_ If you would be in the Apostolic succession you must
always have an ample supply of kneeling grace. Prayer is the greate...
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And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the
church. (18) And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye
know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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36._And kneeling down. _The inward affection is indeed the chiefest
thing in prayer; yet the external signs, as kneeling, uncovering of
the head, lifting up of the hands, have a double use; the firs...
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But let us return to the history of Paul.
After the uproar has ceased he sends for the disciples, embraces them,
and departs for Macedonia; he visits that whole country, and comes
into Greece. The beg...
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AND WHEN HE HAD THUS SPOKEN,.... And finished his speech to the
elders: he kneeled down: upon the floor, which was a prayer gesture,
used by Christ, and others; for, it seems, the disuse of kneeling i...
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And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them
all.
Ver. 36. _And prayed with them all_] _O verum valedicendi morem
Christianis dignum, _ saith one. Now it's no use parting withou...
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_When he had thus spoken, he kneeled down_ The posture generally used
by the apostles and first Christians in prayer, as it had been also by
our Lord himself, and by holy men of old; see the margin. A...
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The elders bid their teacher Godspeed:...
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AND WHEN HE HAD THUS SPOKEN, HE KNEELED DOWN AND PRAYED WITH THEM ALL....
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Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field
of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi,
Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them muc...
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AND WHEN HE HAD SAID THESE THINGS, HE KNELT DOWN AND PRAYED WITH THEM
ALL.
1. Paul ends his speech to the Ephesian elders. He instructs. He
warns. He encourages.
2. Now he kneels in prayer.
1. He p...
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"And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them
all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him":
To weep sore means to weep much or freely. The tense indicates...
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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
char...
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HE KNEELED DOWN; a posture of great humility, becoming prayer, and
frequently used on such occasions, especially in a time of great
trouble and distress. Although bodily exercise alone do not profit,...
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36-38. When these solemn and touching words were concluded, the
apostle was ready to re-embark upon the vessel about to weigh anchor
in the harbor, and the final farewell must be spoken. (36) "_ And w...
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Acts 20:36 And G2532 said G2036 (G5631) things G5023 he G846 knelt
G1119 down G5087 (G5631) prayed...
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_St. Paul's Farewell Address to the Elders of the Church at Ephesus,_
18-38.
In this short epitome of the discourse of the apostle on the occasion
of his bidding farewell to his old Ephesian friends a...
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_The Last Prayer and the FarewellPaul leaves Miletus,_ 36-38.
Acts 20:36. AND WHEN HE HAD THUS SPOKEN, HE KNEELED DOWN. We are
acquainted with the attitude which prevailed among Christians in very
ear...
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HE KNEELED DOWN
(θεις τα γονατα αυτου). Second aorist active
participle of τιθημ, to place. The very idiom used in Acts 7:60
of Stephen. Not in ancient writers and only six times in the N.T.
(Mark 1...
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CONTENTS: Paul goes to Macedonia and Greece. His visits at Troas,
Miletus. Paul's conference with the Ephesian elders.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul, Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus,
Gaius, Tim...
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Acts 20:4. _There accompanied him Sopater of Berea,_ the son of
Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater.
Romans 16:21. _Aristarchus,_ who accompanied him to Rome, and
_Secun...
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HE KNELT DOWN WITH THEM ALL AND PRAYED. This is the final good-bye.
These people are more emotional than we are, but remember Paul is
their spiritual leader and close friend, and they never expect to...
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_I have coveted no man’s silver._
HONEST LABOUR
“Two men,” says Carlyle,” I honour, and no third. First, the
toil-worn craftsman, that with earth-made implement laboriously
conquers the Earth and mak...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 20:17. MILETUS.—Thirty-six miles south of Ephesus, and on the
south-west of the Latmian Gulf. “Now a desolation: then an emporium
of trade with four ports or docks crowded wit...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 20:1
_Having sent for_ …_ and exhorted _for _called unto him, _A.V. and
T.R.; _took leave of them, and departed _for _and embraced them, and
departed, _A.V. DEPARTED FOR TO GO INTO MA...
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Last week we left Paul in Ephesus, in the midst of a near riot in
town, as Demetrius the silversmith got together his companions in
trade and pointed out how the preaching of Paul was about to put the...
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2 Chronicles 6:13; Acts 21:5; Acts 7:60; Daniel 6:10; Ephesians 3:14;...
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Observe here, 1. What. solemn and sacred farewell St. Paul and the
elders of Ephesus take of each other: THEY KNEELED DOWN AND PRAYED
TOGETHER; instead of. parting cup, here is. parting prayer, and th...