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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:16

Verse 16− 16.For Paul purposed. It is not to be doubted but that he had great and weighty causes to make haste; not that he made so great account of the day, but because strangers did then use to come together to Jerusalem out of all quarters. Forasmuch as he did hope that he might do some good in such a great assembly, he would not foreslow [neglect] the opportunity. Therefore, let us know that the worship of the law − (409) was not the cause that he made so great haste, but he set before his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:1-16

Scenes by the way. I. FUGITIVE SERVICE . "When they persecute you in one city, flee into another," had said the Lord. But not as a hireling who sees the wolf coming; rather as a brave warrior who retreats fighting. The brave retreat may reflect more honor than the hopeless prolongation of warfare. We must know when to give way. There is a "wise passiveness" and a "masterly inactivity." If we can but gain our Christian point, we should suffer no scruple of vanity to stand in our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

Troas to Miletus. A glimpse into the activity of Paul's life. I. His extraordinary ENERGY . Walking probably some twenty miles to Assos to meet the vessel. His independence of character. Although a man of strong affections, he loved to be alone sometimes. His purposes were maturely formed and resolutely carried out. II. His spiritual life was sustained by FELLOWSHIP WITH BRETHREN . The long voyages made in those days in sailing-vessels of only moderate speed would afford... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13-38

The charge. The previous section brought before us St. Paul's labors as a missionary and an evangelist. The present section sets him before us as the Christian bishop, delivering his solemn charge to the presbyters of the Church. The qualities brought out in the charge are a transparent integrity of character; a noble ingenuousness, which enables him to speak of himself without a particle of vanity; and a resoluteness of purpose to do what is right, which no persuasion could weaken and no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:15

Sailing from for we sailed, A.V.; we came for and came, A.V.; following for next, A.V. ; touched for arrived, A.V. ; and the day after for and tarried at Trogyllium ; and the next day, A.V. and T.R. Over against Chios . Their course would lie through the narrow strait between Chios on the west and the mainland on the east. Samos . The large island opposite Ephesus. There they touched , or put in ( παρεβάλομεν ) . If the clause in the T.R. is genuine, they did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:16

Past for by, A.V.; that he might not have to for because he would not, A.V.; time for the time, A.V.; was hastening for hasted, A.V. To spend time ; χρονοτριβῆσαι , found only here in the New Testament, but used by Aristotle and others. It has rather the sense of wasting time, spending it needlessly. The day of Pentecost . The time of year is rims very distinctly marked. Paul was at Philippi at the time of the Passover, and hoped to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17

Called to him for called, A.V. The R.V. gives the force of the middle voice μετεκαλέσατο . The elders of the Church ; viz. of Ephesus. These are manifestly the same as are called ἐπισκόπους in Acts 20:28 , "overseers," or bishops. The distinctive names and functions of Church officers were not yet fixed; and the apostles themselves, aided by degrees by such as Timothy and Titus, were what we now call bishops, exercising oversight over the elders themselves as well as over... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17-35

Paul at Miletus: the review which gratifies. It has been truly said that our whole life is divisible into the past and the future. The present is a mere point which separates the two. And there is a certain time which must come, if it have not already arrived, when, instead of finding our satisfaction in looking forward to the earthly good which we are to partake of, we shall seek our comfort and our joy in looking back on the path we have trodden and the results we have achieved. Ill... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17-36

Mingled fidelity and tenderness: an example for Christian ministers. Perhaps there is no other place in which we have so much of the nature of personal detail respecting Paul from his own lips. For the most part in his Epistles, there is a singular abstinence on his part from personal references. They seem to abound here. Without doubting their bare justification, we desiderate some other and higher account of them. May not this be found in a twofold consideration?— I. PAUL 'S ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17-38

Paul's farewell to the elders of Ephesus. I. THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE EVANGELICAL PREACHING . ( Acts 20:17-21 .) 1. The spirit and conduct of the preacher himself; for this is inseparable from the preaching ( Acts 20:18-20 ). He had lived with his flock. His life had been devoted to their service. He had entered the sphere of their life as the loving sharer in their joys and sorrows. He had presented to them a pattern of humility. He had borne them on his heart.... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:17-38

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