Justin Edwards' Family Bible NT (1851)
Acts 20:28
Overseers; in the original, bishops, who in verse Acts 20:17 are called elders, and who had the oversight of the church.
God; Jesus Christ.
Overseers; in the original, bishops, who in verse Acts 20:17 are called elders, and who had the oversight of the church.
God; Jesus Christ.
ACTS 20:28 qeou/ {C} The external evidence is singularly balanced between “church _of God_” and “church _of the Lord_” (the reading “church _of the Lord and God_” is obviously conflate, and therefore...
Verse Acts 20:28. _MADE YOU OVERSEERS_] εθετο επισκοπους, _Appointed you_ _bishops_; for so we translate the original word in most places where it occurs: but _overseers_, or _inspectors_, is much mo...
TAKE HEED, THEREFORE - Attend to; be on your guard against the dangers which beset you, and seek to discharge your duty with fidelity. UNTO YOURSELVES - To your own piety, opinions, and mode of life....
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...
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,...
SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
TAKE HEED. Greek. _prosecho._ The sixth occurs in Acts. See note on Acts 8:6; Acts 8:10; Acts 8:11. FLOCK. Greek. _poimnion,_ little flock. Only here, Acts
_Take heed therefore unto yourselves_ The best MSS. omit "therefore." The Apostle now resigns into their hands a charge which before had been his own, and the form of his language would remind them th...
PAUL SENDS FOR THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS, GIVES THEM HIS PARTING CHARGE, AND LEAVES MILETUS...
ΚΥΡΊΟΥ for θεοῦ with ACDE. _Vulg_. has ‘Dei.’ 28. ΠΡΟΣΈΧΕΤΕ ἙΑΥΤΟΙ͂Σ, _take heed to yourselves_. On the construction see on chap. Acts 5:35; Acts 8:6. The Apostle now resigns into their hands a charge...
_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...
ΠΡΟΣΈΧΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΠΡΟΣΈΧΩ (G4337) остерегаться, обращать внимание. _Praes. imper._ призывает к привычному действию, ΈΘΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G5087) помещать, назначать, ΈΠΊΣ...
HATH MADE YOU OVERSEERS, &C.— 'Επισκοπους, _Inspectors,_ or _bishops._ The expression _over which the Holy Ghost hath made,_ &c. applied to men who had been regularly set apart to the ministerial offi...
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...
28-35. Having thus eloquently expressed himself in reference to his past fidelity and his present devotion, he gives them a prophetic warning in reference to trials which yet awaited them, and places...
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. TAKE HEED T...
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...
20:28 purchased (b-29) Middle voice; reflexive. see Note e, Hebrews 1:3 . own. (c-35) I am fully satisfied that this is the right translation of ver. 28. To make it a question of the divinity of Chri...
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...
OVER THE WHICH THE HOLY GHOST HATH MADE YOU OVERSEERS. — Better, _in which the Holy Ghost set you as watchers._ The word used is the same as that commonly translated _bishops,_ but, as used here in co...
CHAPTER 16 ST. PAUL AND THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. Acts 20:1; Acts 20:7; Acts 20:17; Acts 20:28 THE period of St. Paul's career at which we have now a
προσέχετε … ἑαυτοῖς (_cf._ 1 Timothy 4:16), Luke 17:3; Luke 21:34; Acts 5:35; Acts 8:6.
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...
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to (g) feed the church of God, which (h) he hath purchased with (i) his own blood. (g...
Take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock. The ministers of the gospel must in the first place take care of the salvation of their own souls: and in the next place of the salvation of their flock,...
_“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock over whom the Holy Ghost has appointed you bishops, to feed the church of God, which he purchased through his own blood.”_ The word _“bishop”...
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...
_THE PURCHASED CHURCH_ ‘The Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.’ Acts 20:28 Taking the Bible as our one sure light upon the Cross, standing at the point of sight where prophe...
− 28._Take heed, therefore. _He doth now apply his speech unto them, and by many reasons showeth that they must watch diligently, and that he is not so careful but because necessity doth so require. T...
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...
TAKE HEED THEREFORE UNTO YOURSELVES,.... Since the blood of men may be required of those, who are negligent or partial in their office, and shun to declare the whole counsel of God: this exhortation i...
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. Ver. 28. _Hath...
_Take heed therefore_ I now devolve my care upon you; first, _to yourselves_ That you thoroughly understand all the doctrines, experience all the graces, enjoy all the blessing, and practise all the d...
The special charge to the elders:...
TAKE HEED THEREFORE UNTO YOURSELVES AND TO ALL THE FLOCK OVER THE WHICH THE HOLY' GHOST HATH MADE YOU OVERSEERS, TO FEED THE CHURCH OF GOD, WHICH HE HATH PURCHASED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD....
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...
Acts 20:28 THEREFORE TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES AND TO ALL THE FLOCK, AMONG WHICH THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS MADE YOU OVERSEERS, TO SHEPHERD THE CHURCH OF GOD WHICH HE PURCHASED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD. 1. Take h...
"Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood"Take heed": "Give attention to" ...
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...
TAKE HEED THEREFORE UNTO YOURSELVES; be mindful of your own salvation: for he that neglects his own, will not be careful of the salvation of another. THE HOLY GHOST HATH MADE YOU OVERSEERS; 1. By his...
28-35. Having thus eloquently expressed himself in reference to his past fidelity and his present devotion, he gives them a prophetic warning in reference to trials which yet awaited them, and places...
Tertullian To His Wife Book II and what kind of price? The blood of God.[29] Tertullian On Modesty and the Lord's `flock' is the people of the Church,[82] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Boo...
Acts 20:28 Therefore G3767 heed G4337 (G5720) yourselves G1438 and G2532 all G3956 flock G4168 among G1722 which...
PAUL'S ADDRESS TO THE ELDERS OF THE EPHESIAN CHURCH (20:17-38)....
“Take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops (overseers), to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.” He makes clear to the...
Acts 20:28. TAKE HEED THEREFORE UNTO YOURSELVES, AND TO ALL THE FLOCK OVER WHICH THE HOLY GHOST HATH MADE YOU OVERSEERS. ‘So be watchful,' Paul went on to say. ‘My part is done. For the future the gra...
_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...
TAKE HEED UNTO YOURSELVES (προσεχετε εαυτοις). The full phrase had τον νουν, hold your mind on yourselves (or other object in the dative), as often in old writers and in Job 7:17. But the ancients o...
Acts 20:28 I. The flock is the true Church, the spiritual living family of God, and the charge given us concerning them is, "Feed that flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers." The...
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 20:28 THE CHURCH OF GOD, WHICH HE OBTAINED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD. The last part of this phrase refers to Christ’s atoning death on the cross (see Romans 5:9). The firs
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
_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...
1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 11:22; 1 Corinthians 12:28;...
To yourselves and to all the flock. To yourselves first, that you may duly care for the flock. Compare 1 Timothy 4:16. Overseers [ε π ι σ κ ο π ο υ ς]. Denoting the official function of the elders, bu...
Take heed therefore — I now devolve my care upon you; first to yourselves; then to the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers — For no man, or number of men upon earth, can constitute...
The blessed apostle having, in the former part of his farewell sermon to the elders of Ephesus, vindicated his own sincerity among them, both as to his doctrine and practice, and cleared himself by cl...