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Verse 35. _I HAVE SHOWED YOU ALL THINGS_] The preposition κατα is
to be understood before παντα; and the clause should be read
thus-_I have showed you IN all things_, c.
_IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE...
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I HAVE SHOWED YOU - I have taught you by instruction and example. I
have not merely discoursed about it, but have showed you how to do it.
ALL THINGS - Or, in respect to all things. In everything tha...
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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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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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CONCLUSION.
Acts 20:32. Read _mg.___
Acts 20:33. _Cf._ 2 Corinthians 12:14 f., 1 Corinthians 4:12
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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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HAVE SHEWED. shewed. Greek. _hupodeiknumi._ See note on Acts 9:16.
LABOURING. toiling. Greek. _kopiao._ Compare Matthew 6:28, first
occurance.
SUPPORT. Greek. _antilambanomai._ Only here, Luke 1:54;...
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_I have shewed you all things_ Better (as _Rev. Ver._) "_In all things
I gave you an example_." The verb is cognate with that noun which
Jesus uses (John 13:15), "I have given you an example that ye s...
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ΠΆΝΤΑ ὙΠΈΔΕΙΞΑ ὙΜΙ͂Ν, _in all things I gave you an
example_. Cf. John 13:15, ὑπόδειγμα γὰρ ἔδωκα
ὑμῖν.
ὍΤΙ ΟὝΤΩΣ ΚΟΠΙΩ͂ΝΤΑΣ, _how that thus labouring_,
i.e. as I myself laboured and you beheld and kne...
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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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ΥΠΈΔΕΙΞΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΎΠΟΔΕΊΚΝΥΜΙ (G5263)
представлять, давать наглядный урок,
показывать (RWP).
ΚΟΠΙΏΝΤΑΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΚΟΠΙΆΩ (G2872)
работать, трудиться. Гл. подчеркивает
тяжесть р...
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DISCOURSE: 1803
THE BLESSEDNESS OF LIBERALITY
Acts 20:35. _Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is
more blessed to give than to receive_.
SCARCELY any thing can be conceived more cal...
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TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, &C.— _To assist the infirm,_ The word
ασθενουντων has exactly this signification; and, as
Raphelius has shewn, may express either _sickness_ or _poverty;_ yet
here undoubtedly it...
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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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I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
I have sho...
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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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20:35 shewed (d-3) Specially, 'to show by example.'...
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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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YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE WEAK] 'The weak' are here, probably, the poor
and the sick. The presbyters are exhorted to work with their hands
(like St. Paul), that with their earnings they may support the...
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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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I HAVE SHEWED YOU ALL THINGS. — The words point to his motive in
acting as he did. He sought to teach by example, to _indicate in all
things_ how others ought to act.
TO SUPPORT THE WEAK. — The Greek...
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πάντα ὑπέδ.: “in all things I gave you an example,”
R.V., see also critical note. The verb and the cognate noun are both
used in Greek in accordance with this sense, Xen., _Oec_ [345], xii.,
18, Isocr...
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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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I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought (m) to
support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
(m) As it w...
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It is more blessed to give than to receive. We find not these words
of Christ in the gospels. St. Paul might have them from the apostles.
(Witham) --- Among the many excellent examples of good things...
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Here Paul protests to the Ephesian elders his felicitous salvation
from paltry pelf, asseverating that he had toiled with his hands
making tents, not only for his own temporal support, but that of his...
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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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_RECEIVING AND GIVING_
‘Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more
blessed to give than to receive.’
Acts 20:35
In these words, not recorded in the Gospels, but rescued by St. Pa...
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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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I HAVE SHOWED YOU ALL THINGS,.... Both as to doctrine and practice,
and had set them an example how to behave in every point, and
particularly in this:
HOW THAT SO LABOURING YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE W...
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I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Ver. 35. _It is...
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_I have coveted no man's silver_, &c. Here the apostle begins another
branch of his farewell discourse, in terms like those of old Samuel,
taking his leave of the children of Israel, 1 Samuel 12:8. As...
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SUPPORT THE WEAK; supply the wants of the feeble and destitute.
THE WORDS OF THE LORD JESUS; a saying of our Lord not recorded in the
gospels, though the truth which it contains was taught abundantly...
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I HAVE SHOWED YOU ALL THINGS, HOW THAT SO LABORING YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT
THE WEAK, AND TO REMEMBER THE WORDS OF THE LORD JESUS HOW HE SAID, IT
IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE.
Paul had held up b...
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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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I HAVE SHOWN YOU IN EVERY WAY, BY LABORING LIKE THIS, THAT YOU MUST
SUPPORT THE WEAK. AND REMEMBER THE WORDS OF THE LORD JESUS, THAT HE
SAID, ‘IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE. '"
1. Paul p...
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"In all things. gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help
the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself
said, It is more blessed to give than to receive"In all th...
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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 HAVE SHOWED YOU ALL THINGS; as in ACTS 20:27. SO LABOURING; with
more than ordinary pains and constancy. TO SUPPORT; that they do not
fall; or, being fallen, that they may rise again. The word impor...
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1 Clement
and were more willing to give than to receive.[6]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book IV
Since even the Lord said: "The giver was happier than the
receiver."[2]
Constitutions of the...
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Acts 20:35 shown G5263 (G5656) you G5213 way G3956 by G3779 laboring
G2872 (G5723) this G3754 must...
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PAUL'S ADDRESS TO THE ELDERS OF THE EPHESIAN CHURCH (20:17-38)....
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“In all things I gave you an example, that so labouring you ought to
help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, which he
himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive'.”
A...
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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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Acts 20:35. I HAVE SHOWED YOU ALL THINGS, HOW, etc. ‘All things'
here signifies ‘in all ways,' by teaching and by life. Not only have
I told you in words what is the duty of a Christ-loving man, but I...
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I GAVE YOU AN EXAMPLE
(υπεδειξα). First aorist active indicative of
υποδεικνυμ, old verb to show under one's eyes, to give
object lesson, by deed as well as by word (Luke 6:47).
Hυποδειγμα means exa...
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IT IS MORE
See (Luke 14:12)....
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Acts 20:35
I. These words are often interpreted in a very narrow spirit. They are
supposed generally to be merely a reference to the giving of alms; so
it is said that as an apostle Paul ministered un...
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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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_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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_Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed
to give than to receive._
THE BLESSEDNESS OF DOING GOOD
I. That these words represent the character of our Lord. He was
devoted...
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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 9:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 2
Corinthians 11:12;...
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I have shewed you all things [π α ν τ α υ π ε δ ε ι ξ α
υ μ ι ν]. The verb means to shew by example. Thus Luke 6:47, "I
will shew you to whom he is like," is followed by the illustration of
the man wh...
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I have showed you — Bishops, by my example, all things — And this
among the rest; that thus labouring — So far as the labours of your
office allow you time; ye ought to help the weak — Those who are
d...