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Verse Acts 20:20. _I KEPT BACK NOTHING_] Notwithstanding the dangers
to which he was exposed, and the temptations he must have had to
suppress those truths that were less acceptable to the unrenewed...
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I KEPT BACK NOTHING ... - No doctrine, no admonition, no labor.
Whatever he judged would promote their salvation, he faithfully and
fearlessly delivered. A minister of the gospel must be the judge of...
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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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PATHETIC APPEAL TO PAUL'S PAST WORK AT EPHESUS AND TO HIS PRESENT
POSITION.
Acts 20:18. after what manner I was with you: _cf._ 1 Thessalonians
2:1.
Acts 20:19. serving the Lord: _cf._...
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PAUL'S SPEECH TO THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS AT MILETUS. See Ramsay, art.
Miletus in HDB, as to the difficulties of the journey at that period
from Miletus to Ephesus; one had to sail to Priene and make fro...
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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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KEPT BACK. Greek. _hupostello._ Only here, Acts 20:27; Galatians 1:2;
Galatians 1:12.Hebrews 10:38. A medical word, used of withholding food
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_and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have
shewed you_ The _Rev. Ver._makes of these clauses, in which there is
nothing for "and" or "but," only one, rendering " HOW THAT I SH...
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ὩΣ ΟΥ̓ΔῈΝ ὙΠΕΣΤΕΙΛΆΜΗΝ ΤΩ͂Ν
ΣΥΜΦΕΡΌΤΩΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΜἨ�, _how that I shrank not from
declaring unto you anything that was profitable_. For the form of the
sentence, cf. Acts 20:27 below. ὑποστέλλω is applied...
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PAUL SENDS FOR THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS, GIVES THEM HIS PARTING CHARGE,
AND LEAVES MILETUS...
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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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ΎΠΕΣΤΕΙΛΆΜΗΝ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΎΠΟΣΤΈΛΛΩ (G5288) удаляться в страхе,
уклоняться от, с _gen._ отделения.
Противопоставление отважной речи,
ΣΥΜΦΕΡΌΝΤΩΝ _praea. act. part. от_ ΣΥΜΦΈΡΩ (G4851)
б...
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DISCOURSE: 1798
ST. PAUL’S APPEAL TO THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS
Acts 20:17. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders
of the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye
k...
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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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See notes on verse 18...
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And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have
shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
AND HOW I KEPT BACK (TIMIDLY WITHHELD FROM FEAR OF CONSEQUENC...
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38 After showing them that the men they had led to the theater were
not guilty of any overt act against the temple or goddess he reminds
them that there are legal means of redress for any wrong which...
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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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ST PAUL'S SPEECH TO THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS. He reminds them of his
ministry among them (Acts 20:18). And now that the Spirit draws him to
Jerusalem, to face the unknown future, he entrusts the Ephesian...
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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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HOW I KEPT BACK NOTHING THAT WAS PROFITABLE. — The verb is one which
belongs to the vocabulary of sailors, and was used for taking in or
reefing sails. He, St. Paul seems to say of himself, had used n...
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ὑπεστειλάμην : “how that I shrank not from declaring
unto you anything that was profitable,” R.V., _cf._ Acts 20:27,
where βουλήν follows the same verb ἀναγγέλλειν, here
followed by οὐδέν; on the cons...
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A PARTING MESSAGE
Acts 20:13
The vessel had to stop at Miletus and Paul sent word to the Ephesian
elders, urging them to come and see him. He spent the day in their
company, and before parting delive...
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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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Meeting with the Elders from Ephesus
The rest of the apostle's company travelled by ship to Assos, while he
went on foot. He joined them in the ship at Assos and went on with
them to Mitylene, then by...
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[And] how I kept (d) back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but
have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to
house,
(d) I did not refrain form speaking, neither did I conce...
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I have kept back, &c. I have discovered to you every thing which can
be useful to your salvation. Neither fear, nor any human
considerations, have prevailed over me to disguise or suppress the
truths,...
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Preaching and teaching publicly and from house to house, “the whole
counsel of God,” _i. e_., _“repentance toward God,”_ as all
violation of law is high treason against the divine government. Hence
re...
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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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20._I have kept back nothing. _He commendeth his faithfulness and
diligence in teaching in three respects, that he instructed his
scholars thoroughly and perfectly, so that he omitted nothing which...
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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 HOW I KEPT BACK NOTHING THAT WAS PROFITABLE UNTO YOU,.... The
Syriac version supplies, "to your souls"; to lead them into a true
knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel, and to confirm them in th...
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_How I kept back nothing that was profitable_ Nothing that was
calculated to instruct, renew, or comfort you to render you wise and
good, holy and happy; Greek, ουδεν υπεστειλαμην
των συμφεροντων, του...
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KEPT BACK NOTHING; refrained from teaching no doctrines or duties that
would benefit the people....
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PAUL AND THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS.
Paul addresses the elders of Ephesus:...
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AND HOW I KEPT BACK NOTHING THAT WAS PROFITABLE UNTO YOU, BUT HAVE
SHOWED YOU, AND HAVE TAUGHT YOU PUBLICLY AND FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE,...
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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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HOW I KEPT BACK NOTHING THAT WAS HELPFUL, BUT PROCLAIMED IT TO YOU,
AND TAUGHT YOU PUBLICLY AND FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE,
1. Paul was in Ephesus long enough to cover many subjects and teach in
greater det...
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"how. shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable,
and teaching you publicly, and from house to house"I shrank not": "To
withdraw oneself, to cower, to shrink, or to conceal. Hebre...
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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
preache...
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I KEPT BACK NOTHING THAT WAS PROFITABLE UNTO YOU; useful in order to
eternal life to be known or hoped for, or to be done; shunning no
labour or danger; concealing nothing out of fear or hope of advan...
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Acts 20:20 how G5613 back G5288 (G5668) nothing G3762 helpful G4851
(G5723) but G3361 proclaimed G312 ...
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PAUL DESCRIBES THE PERSONAL PATTERN AND FULL DEPTHS OF HIS MINISTRY TO
THE EPHESIANS (18-21).
We may ask, why did Paul spend so much time in this speech talking
about himself? Some have suggested that...
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PAUL'S ADDRESS TO THE ELDERS OF THE EPHESIAN CHURCH (20:17-38)....
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Acts 20:20. HAVE TAUGHT YOU PUBLICLY. Three months, we read, he taught
openly in the synagogue, and two years in the school (an open and no
doubt well-known lecture hall) of Tyrannus....
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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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HOW THAT I SHRANK NOT
(ως ουδεν υπεστειλαμεν). Still indirect discourse
(question) after επιστασθε (ye know) with ως like πως in
verse Acts 20:18. First aorist middle of υποστελλω, old verb
to draw...
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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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ASKING THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH TO MEET HIM. We are not told about
them before this, but it was Paul's custom to appoint elders in each
church (Acts 14:23). Elders [church leaders] are also called she...
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_And how I kept back nothing that was profitable._
RETICENCE AVOIDED
The verb is one which belongs to the vocabulary of sailors, and was
used for taking in or reefing sails. He, St. Paul seems to sa...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 20:17 Paul’s Miletus address is the only example
in Acts 1:1 of a major speech to Christians. Of all Paul’s speeches
in Ac
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 20:20 DID NOT SHRINK. See note on vv. 26–27.
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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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1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Corinthians 14:6; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Timothy
3:16;...
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Kept back [υ π ε σ τ ε ι λ α μ η ν]. A picturesque word.
Originally, to draw in or contract. Used of furling sails, and of
closing the fingers; of drawing back for shelter; of keeping back
one's real...
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I have preached — Publicly; and taught — From house to house. Else
he had not been pure from their blood. For even an apostle could not
discharge his duty by public preaching only. How much less can a...