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ACTS 20:32 qew|/ {B}
The predominant weight of the witnesses supports qew|/....
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Verse 32. _I COMMEND YOU TO GOD_] Instead of τῳ Θεῳ, _to
GOD_, several MSS. have τῳ Κυριῳ, _to the LORD_; neither
reading makes any difference in the sense.
_AND TO THE WORD OF HIS GRACE_] The do...
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AND 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 w...
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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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CONCLUSION.
Acts 20:32. Read _mg.___
Acts 20:33. _Cf._ 2 Corinthians 12:14 f., 1 Corinthians 4:12
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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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NOW. See note on Acts 4:29.
BRETHREN. The texts omit.
COMMEND. Greek. _paratithemi._ See note on Acts 17:3.
WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121.
BUILD... UP. Greek. _epoikodomeo._ Only used by Jude, (20...
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_And now, brethren, I commend … his grace_ The oldest authorities
omit "brethren." I am to leave you, but I commend you to One who will
help you as He has helped me, and who will not leave you. "The w...
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ἀδελφοί omitted with אABD. Not represented in _Vulg_.
ὑμῖν omitted with אABDE. Not represented in _Vulg_.
32. ΚΑῚ ΤᾺ ΝΥ͂Ν ΠΑΡΑΤΊΘΕΜΑΙ ὙΜΑ͂Σ, _and
now I commend you_. It is as if he said: I am to leav...
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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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ΠΑΡΑΤΊΘΕΜΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΠΑΡΑΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G3908) поручать, доверять
кому-л. заботу или защиту кого-л.,
вручать на сохранение, с _асс._ и _dat._
(TLNT, 3:24-27; BAGD). Храм Артемиды Ефесской...
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DISCOURSE: 1802
A FAREWELL DISCOURSE
Acts 20:32. _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 w...
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WHICH IS ABLE— _Who is able:_ for _God_ is evidently the last
_person_ mentioned in the Greek, _of the grace of him_ [αυτου]
_who is able:_ though the _gospel_ may be said to be _able to edify
men,_ y...
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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 28...
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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.
AND NOW, [BRETHREN] (this...
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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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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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AND NOW, BRETHREN, I COMMEND YOU... — The Greek verb and its
derivatives are characteristic of St. Paul’s phraseology. Teachers
are to “commit” the truth they have received to others (2 Timothy
2:2),...
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καὶ τὰ νῦν, see above on Acts 4:29. παρατίθ., _cf._
Acts 14:23. τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χ. αὐτοῦ : as in the
fourth Gospel, John 1:14-17, so here and in the Epistle to the
Ephesians, we find great stress laid on...
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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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(10) 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 (l)
inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
(10) The power of Go...
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_To the word of his grace, to the protection of God's grace, given to
those that preach the gospel, and administer the sacraments instituted
by Christ. --- Who is able to build up, to finish that buil...
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_“And now I commend you to God and the word of his grace, being able
to build you up and give you an inheritance among all the
sanctified.”_ How infinitely potent the precious Word of God! and
how lit...
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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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32._I commend you to God. _He useth a prayer which, in an oration
serving to move the hearers greatly, ought not to be counted absurd.
For he did not pass for dividing his sermon into parts as the...
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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 NOW BRETHREN,.... So the apostle calls the elders of the church at
Ephesus; though they had not the same gifts, and were not in the same
high office as he was, yet he puts himself upon a level wit...
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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.
Ver. 32. _Able to build_] As...
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_And now, brethren_ Since the providence of God is calling me away,
and appointing me other scenes of labour or suffering; _I commend you
to God_ To his watchful providence and grace, for guidance,
pr...
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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....
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Paul's words of farewell:...
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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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" 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.
1. With news like he has just give...
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"And now. 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 them
that are sanctified"I commend you": "I entrust you to God" (Mo...
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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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I COMMEND YOU TO GOD; it being so hard a matter to escape so many
snares and dangers, the apostle prays to God for them, who is able to
keep them by his power, _through faith, unto salvation,_ 1 PETER...
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Acts 20:32 So G2532 now G3569 brethren G80 commend G3908 (G5731) you
G5209 God G2316 and G2532 word...
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PAUL'S ADDRESS TO THE ELDERS OF THE EPHESIAN CHURCH (20:17-38)....
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“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.”
But Paul knows the place of safety and...
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Acts 20:32. AND NOW, BRETHREN, I COMMEND YOU TO GOD, AND TO THE WORD
OF HIS GRACE. In conclusion, Paul commends these brethren of his who
are entrusted with the carrying on of his great work, who are...
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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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AND NOW
(κα τα νυν). Same phrase as in verses Acts 20:22; Acts 20:25
save that ιδου (behold) is wanting and the article τα occurs
before νυν, accusative of general reference. And as to the present
t...
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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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AND NOW I PLACE YOU IN THE CARE OF GOD. He places a solemn obligation
upon them. Compare James 1:21; Hebrews 4:12. FOR ALL HIS PEOPLE. See 1
Corinthians 1:2;...
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_And now, brethren, I commend you to God._
ST. PAUL’S LAST ADVICE TO THE EPHESIAN ELDERS; OR, A MINISTER’S
LAST COUNSEL TO HIS PEOPLE
I. The apostle’s commendation.
1. The term “commend” is not unfr...
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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 20:31 THREE YEARS included the “three months”
and the “two years” in Ephesus that Luke mentioned earlier (see
Acts 19:8,...
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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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_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 1:2; 1 Corinthians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 3:9; 1
Corinthians 6:11;...
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I commend. See on 1 Peter 4:19.
Build you up. A metaphor in constant use by Paul, and preserved in the
words edify, edification (Latin, aedes, "a house" and facere, "to make
") by which oijkodomew and...
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Here the apostle takes. very solemn farewell of the elders of the
church at Ephesus, commending them to the guidance and protection of
the grace of God, which was able to build them up in holiness her...