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ACTS 20:18
In this verse codex Bezae makes a number of characteristic additions.
After the opening words, “And when they [the Ephesian elders] came
to him,” the Western reviser added the superfluous...
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Verse Acts 20:18. _AFTER WHAT MANNER I HAVE BEEN WITH YOU_] The Codex
Bezae adds here, _for three years, and even more_, which reading might
have been borrowed from Acts 20:31, though the time assigne...
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AND WHEN THEY WERE COME TO HIM - The discourse which follows is one of
the most tender, affectionate, and eloquent which is anywhere to be
found. It is strikingly descriptive of the apostle’s manner o...
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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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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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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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SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
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UNTO. to.
KNOW. Greek. _epistamai._ App-132.
THAT. from (Greek. _apo)_ which.
CAME. Greek. _epibaino._ Only here, Acts 21:2; Acts 21:6; Acts 25:1;...
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_And … he said unto them_ This is the only speech recorded in the
Acts of the Apostles which we can be sure that the writer heard St
Paul make. This is probably the reason why we have it somewhat in
d...
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ΕἾΠΕΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ, _he said to them_. This is the only
speech recorded in the Acts of the Apostles which we can be sure that
the writer heard St Paul make. This is probably the reason why we have
it some...
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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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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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18-21. The interview with these elders may be regarded as a type of
all the meetings and partings which took place on this journey, and
was, probably, described with minuteness on this account. (18) ...
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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 have been with
you at all seasons,
AND WHEN THEY WERE COME TO HIM, HE SAID...
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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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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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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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YE KNOW, FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I CAME INTO ASIA... — No discourse
recorded in the Acts is so full of living personal interest. St. Luke
would naturally be present at the meeting, and able to take no...
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Acts 20:7
CHAPTER 16
ST. PAUL AND THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.
Acts 20:1; Acts 20:7; Acts 20:17;...
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ὑμεῖς : “ye yourselves,” R.V., _ipsi_, emphatic, _cf._ Acts
10:37; Acts 15:7. ἀπὸ π. ἡ.: to be connected with what
follows, although it is quite possible that the word may hold a middle
place (Alford)...
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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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(6) 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 have been
with you at all seasons,
(6) A graphic image of a true pastor....
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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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18._Ye know. _Paul, in this sermon, standeth principally upon this,
that lie may exhort those pastors of Ephesus, − (411) by his own
example, to do their duty faithfully. For that is the true kind o...
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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 THEY WERE COME TO HIM,.... That is, when the elders or
pastors of the church at Ephesus were come to the apostle at Miletus:
HE SAID UNTO THEM, YE KNOW, FROM THE FIRST DAY I CAME INTO ASIA;...
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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 have been with
you at all seasons,
Ver. 18. _Ye know_] This the apostle speak...
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_And he said, Ye know_, &c. Happy is that minister who can thus appeal
to the consciences of his hearers; _from the first day that I came
into Asia_ From the first time of my appearing among you; _aft...
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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 HAVE BEEN WITH
YOU AT ALL SEASONS,...
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PAUL AND THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS.
Paul addresses the elders of Ephesus:...
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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 THEY HAD COME TO HIM, HE SAID TO THEM: " YOU KNOW, FROM THE
FIRST DAY THAT I CAME TO ASIA, IN WHAT MANNER I ALWAYS LIVED AMONG
YOU,
1. The elders from Ephesus arrived at Miletus.
2. Because...
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"And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves
know, from the first day that. set foot in Asia, after what manner.
was with you all the time"Ye yourselves know": "There is emphasis...
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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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ASIA; strictly and properly so called; or that part of the Lesser Asia
whose metropolis was Ephesus. AFTER WHAT MANNER I HAVE BEEN WITH YOU
AT ALL SEASONS; a singular form for a good man to use, if he...
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18-21. The interview with these elders may be regarded as a type of
all the meetings and partings which took place on this journey, and
was, probably, described with minuteness on this account. (18) ...
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Acts 20:18 And G1161 when G5613 come G3854 (G5633) to G4314 him G846
said G2036 (G5627) them...
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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 20:18. YE KNOW, FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I CAME INTO ASIA, AFTER
WHAT MANNER I HAVE BEEN WITH YOU AT ALL SEASONS. The words of Samuel
to the people of Israel after the election of King Saul presen...
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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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YE YOURSELVES KNOW
(υμεις επιστασθε). Pronoun expressed and emphatic. He
appeals to their personal knowledge of his life in Ephesus.FROM THE
FIRST DAY THAT
(απο πρωτης ημερας αφ' ης). "From first...
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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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_Ye know … after what manner I have been with you._
EXAMPLE BETTER THAN PRECEPT
Words are cannonballs. Example is the powder that gives the words
their force. Many men may be able to say, “Heed what...
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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 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:1; 2
Corinthians 1:12;...
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Ye know — Happy is he who can thus appeal to the conscience of his
hearers....