사도행전 20:20-27 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21

To Jews and to Greeks for both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, A.V. (see Acts 19:10 , Acts 19:17 ). Repentance , etc. The two cardinal points of gospel teaching, as they are the two necessary qualities for every Christian man. "Repentance whereby we forsake sin, and faith whereby we steadfastly believe the promises of God." There is no ground for the remarks of Kuinoel and others, that repentance is to be referred chiefly to the Gentiles, and faith to the Jews. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21

Paul at Miletus; the substance of Christian doctrine. Surely we have here an excellent summary of distinctive Christian doctrine. These two things are the essentials of Christian truth. Without repentance there can be no living faith; without faith there can be no real spiritual life; with both of these, a man is a recognized citizen of the kingdom of God, an inheritor of eternal life. There must be— I. THE TURNING OF THE HEART AND LIFE UNTO GOD . This is what... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21

The ambassador's message. "Testifying both to the Jews," etc. I. THE UNIVERSAL REQUIREMENT , 1. The temptations of Jews and Greeks, by which they were hindered from repenting and believing—formalism; self-righteousness; ritualism; ignorance. Both in the synagogue and in the heathen temple need of such a proclamation. 2. The blessedness of the change which such a message would effect, The Jewish and Gentile characters, though very different, both requiring an entire... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21-24

Paul's testimony. "Testifying … repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." "To testify the gospel of the grace of God." The main lines of the apostle's work are nowhere given more simply or more clearly than in these sentences. Dean Plumptre suggestively says, "These," viz. repentance and faith, "under all varieties of form, formed the substance of the apostle's teaching. It is obvious, however, that out of these might be developed a whole system of theology; why... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:22

Bound in the spirit . τῷ πνεύματι , may either mean "in my spirit" or "by the Spirit," i.e. the Holy Ghost. If the former, which is the most probable sense (as τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον follows in the next verse), is taken, the sense will be that St. Paul felt himself constrained to go to Jerusalem. A sense of absolute necessity was upon him, and he did not feel himself a free agent to go anywhere else. If the latter sense be taken, the meaning will be that the Holy Ghost was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:22-24

The cheerful acceptance of a hard lot. Give illustrations showing how severe, trying, and anxious St. Paul's missionary life had been and was likely to be to the end, taking as a basis his own account given in 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 . Additional "hardness" came out of St. Paul's peculiarly nervous and sensitive temperament. He felt both joys and sorrows so keenly. With the apostle's life compare that of our Lord Jesus Christ. Both were divided into two parts: I. EXACTLY WHAT HIS... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:22-32

Paul at Miletus: the forecast which exalts. Paul had received intimations "in every city" ( Acts 20:23 ) that "bonds and afflictions" were in store for him; he looked forward with absolute certainty to personal suffering of some kind; but this assurance was so far from daunting or depressing him that his spirit rose on strong and eager wing to the full height of such apostolic opportunity ( Matthew 5:10-12 ). The anticipated future, with its bonds and its sufferings and possibly death... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:23

Testifieth unto me for witnesseth, A.V. and T.R. The Holy Ghost , speaking by the prophets in the different Church assemblies, as the apostle journeyed from city to city. We have one instance of such prophesying recorded in Acts 21:10 , Acts 21:11 . The instances to which St. Paul here alluded were not mentioned in Luke's brief narrative. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:24

I hold not my life of any account, as dear for none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear, A.V. and T.R.; may accomplish my course for might finish my course with joy, A.V. and T.R.; received for have received, A.V. ; from for of, A.V. I hold not my life , etc. It is inconceivable that St. Paul should have uttered, or St. Luke have reported, such an unintelligible sentence as that of the R.T., when it was perfectly easy to express the meaning clearly. Neither... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:24

The missionary spirit. "But none of these things move me," etc. I. A DIVINE CREATION . "Received of the Lord Jesus." 1. After the pattern of Christ ' s own mission. 2. By the inspiration of the Divine Spirit. Not by education or any lower means. Not influenced by worldly motives. 3. In the spirit of a witness, simply declaring the gospel; recognizing that "the gospel of the grace of God" is "the power of God" to men's salvation. II. AN EXAMPLE OF ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:21-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:22-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:24

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