Cyprian Epistle V
the honourable glories of many and good confessors are tarnished;[10]
Hegesippus
From these have come false Christs, false prophets, false apostles-men who have split up the one Church into parts[16]
Verse 29. _AFTER MY DEPARTING_] Referring, most likely, to his _death_; for few of these evils took place during his life. _GRIEVOUS WOLVES_] Persons professing to be _teachers_; Judaizing Christians...
FOR I KNOW THIS - By what he had seen in other places; by his knowledge of human nature, and of the dangers to which they were exposed; and by the guidance of inspiration. AFTER MY DEPARTURE - His pr...
CHAPTER 20 __ 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...
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...
DUTIES OF THE ELDERS: COMING DANGERS. They are to be as free from blame as he is. The Holy Ghost has made them _episcopoi_ of the flock, lit. _overseers;_ if we remember what the word means we may tra...
SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
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,...
FOR. The texts omit. THIS. Omit. DEPARTING. Greek. _aphixis._ Only here. GRIEVOUS. oppressive. Greek. _barus._ Elsewhere Acts 25:7; Matthew 23:4; Matthew 23:23;...
_For I know this_ The oldest MSS. (and the _Rev. Ver._) have only "_I know_." _that after my departing_ This noun is only used here, and most frequently in classical Greek signifies "arrival," though...
ἘΓΏ ΟἾΔΑ with אABCD. _Vulg_. ‘ego scio.’ 29. ΜΕΤᾺ ΤῊΝ ἌΦΙΞΊΝ ΜΟΥ, _after my departing_. This noun is only found here in N.T. In classical Greek it most frequently means ‘arrival,’ but not always. But...
PAUL SENDS FOR THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS, GIVES THEM HIS PARTING CHARGE, AND LEAVES MILETUS...
_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...
ΕΊΣΕΛΕΎΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) входить, приходить, ΆΦΙΞΙΣ (G867) отъезд, ΛΎΚΟΣ (G3074) волк. Лютые волки терроризировали пастухов, нападая на овец. Метафорически волк об...
GRIEVOUS WOLVES— Some, thinking that the word βαρεις properly alludes to the _strength_ of these animals, would render it _oppressive;_ but there seems no reason to depart from our version. Their eage...
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...
See notes on verse 28...
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. FOR I KNEW THIS - or, more simply (according to another good reading) 'I know.' THAT AFT...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AFTER MY DEPARTING SHALL GRIEVOUS WOLVES ENTER IN AMONG YOU. — The figurative language followed naturally on the idea of the flock and of the shepherds who keep watch over it. It lies in the nature of...
ἐγὼ γὰρ οἶδα, see critical note. Baur and Zeller could only see in this assertion a _vaticinium post eventum_ the heresiarchs are portrayed in the general expressions in vogue in the second century; s...
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...
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...
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...
(9) For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. (9) A prophecy of pastors that would immediately degenerate into wolves, against those wh...
HERESY PREDICTED 29. _“I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come in unto you, not sparing the flock;_...
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...
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...
− 29._For I know. _Paul doth now exhort the Ephesians to watch diligently, by the necessity, which is a most sharp prick. For he saith that “grievous wolves are ready to invade the sheepfold.” This is...
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...
FOR I KNOW THIS,.... By divine revelation: THAT AFTER MY DEPARTING; either out of this world, or after his leaving them now, and proceeding on, his journey: SHALL GRIEVOUS WOLVES ENTER IN AMONG YOU;...
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Ver. 29. _Shall grievous wolves enter_] Or fat wolves; for Βαρυς in Greek comes of בריא in He...
_For I know this_ As if he had said, Wonder not that I give you this charge in so strict a manner; for, besides the weighty reasons for it which I have already intimated, I know, _that after my depart...
GRIEVOUS WOLVES; teachers of false and destructive doctrines. THE FLOCK; the church of God....
The special charge to the elders:...
FOR I KNOW THIS, THAT AFTER MY DEPARTING SHALL GRIEVOUS WOLVES ENTER IN AMONG YOU, NOT SPARING THE FLOCK....
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...
FOR I KNOW THIS, THAT AFTER MY DEPARTURE SAVAGE WOLVES WILL COME IN AMONG YOU, NOT SPARING THE FLOCK. 1. Sheep need food and water. They also need protection. There are wolves out there and the job o...
"I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock"I know": Apparently the influence of false teachers was already being felt in Ephesus. "Grievous": "Viol...
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...
MY DEPARTING; either out of this country, or out of this life. GRIEVOUS WOLVES; so false teachers and persecutors are called, the one destroying the body, the other the soul. In this the metaphor is p...
Acts 20:29 For G1063 I G1473 know G1492 (G5758) this G5124 that G3754 after G3326 my G3450 departure...
“I know that after my departing grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock, and from among your own selves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples afte...
PAUL'S ADDRESS TO THE ELDERS OF THE EPHESIAN CHURCH (20:17-38)....
Acts 20:29. FOR I KNOW THIS, THAT AFTER MY DEPARTURE SHALL GRIEVOUS WOLVES ENTER IN AMONG YOU, NOT SPARING THE FLOCK. ‘Primum venit Paulus; deinde venient lupi' (Bengel). Two distinct classes of teach...
_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...
AFTER MY DEPARTING (μετα την αφιξιν μου). Not his death, but his departure from them. From αφικνεομα and usually meant arrival, but departure in Herodotus IX. 17, 76 as here.GRIEVOUS WOLVES (λυκο...
WOLVES The two sources of the apostasy: false teachers from without, (2 Corinthians 11:13); (2 Peter 2:1); ambitious leaders from within, (3 John 1:9); ...
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...
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...
KEEP WATCH. This is said especially to elders [church leaders]. Compare Hebrews 13:17. OVER YOURSELVES. Their first responsibility was over themselves, since they could not fulfill their mission unles...
_Take heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock._ TAKE HEED I. To yourselves. To your-- 1. Doctrine. 2. Walk. II. To the flock. To its-- 1. Divine dignity. 2. Human infirmity. III. T...
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
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 20:29 Paul showed remarkable insight into the future situation of the Ephesian church (probably through a revelation from the Holy Spirit). Paul’s letters to Timothy, who served Ephe...
_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...
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...
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...
2 Peter 2:1; Ezekiel 34:2; Ezekiel 34:3; Jeremiah 13:20; Jeremiah 23:1
Grievous [β α ρ ε ι ς]. Lit., heavy : violent, rapacious....
Grievous wolves — From without, namely, false apostles. They had, not yet broke in on the Church at Ephesus....