E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:14
met . Greek. sumballo. See note on Acts 4:15 . read more
Acts 20:1-19 Bsb
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:15
sailed thence, and = having sailed away. Greek. apopleo. See note on Acts 13:4 . came = arrived. Greek. katantao. See note on Acts 16:1 . next . Greek. epeimi. See note on Acts 7:26 . over against . Greek. antikru. Only here. next . Greek. heteros. App-124 . arrived . Greek. paraballo. Only here and Mark 4:30 (compare, i.e. bring alongside). next . Greek. echomai, to hold oneself near to. Note the three different words for "next" in this verse. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:16
determined = decided. Greek. krino. App-122 . It was a question of taking a ship stopping at Ephesus or Miletus. sail by . Greek. parapleo. Only here. because . . . would = in order that he might. spend the time . Greek. chronotribeo, wear away the time. Only here. hasted = was hurrying on. Pentecost . Compare Acts 20:7 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:17
Miletus . A city of great importance, as its remains show. sent = having sent. Greek. pempo. App-174 . Ephesus . The time taken in summoning the elders was much less than he would have had to spend there, besides which there was the danger of a renewal of the rioting. called . Greek. metakaleo. See note on Acts 7:14 . elders . Greek. presbuteros. See App-189 . church . See App-186 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:18
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 ; Acts 27:2 .Matthew 21:5 . Literally to go upon. after what manner = how. at all seasons = all the time. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:19
Serving . Greek. douleuo. App-190 . humility of mind . Greek. tapeinophrosune. Only here, Ephesians 4:2 .Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:3 .Colossians 2:18 , Colossians 2:23 ; Col 3:12 . 1 Peter 5:5 . many . Omit. temptations . Greek. peirasmos. Always translated as here, save in 1 Peter 4:12 . Here it means "trials", as in Luke 22:28 . See 2 Corinthians 11:26 . by = in. Greek. en. App-104 . lying in wait = plots, as in Acts 20:3 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 20:1
The first six verses give a summary of many months of Paul's travels; a special account of Paul and company taking the Lord's supper at Troas is given (Acts 20:7-12); Paul continued his trip to Jerusalem (Acts 20:13-16); he called for a meeting with the Ephesian elders, bidding them farewell (Acts 20:17-35); and a special account of the tearful farewell is given (Acts 20:36-38).Like all of the sacred writings, Acts omits many of the things men are naturally curious about; but the Holy Spirit... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 20:2
And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.Greece ... is the name of the district that included Athens and Corinth. The First Corinthian letter had been dispatched to Corinth during his final months at Ephesus; and during Paul's three months in Corinth (included in this reference to Greece), he wrote the magnificent book of Romans, sending it from Cenchraea by Phoebe. The date often assigned for Romans is early 58 A.D., the date accepted by... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 20:3
And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.Plot laid against him ... Dummelow thought this "was a plot to kill Paul on board the Jewish pilgrim ship in which he had taken his passage."[3] As Paul was carrying a large sum of money to Jerusalem to be distributed among the poor Christians there, it would have been much easier than ordinarily to recruit men to slay him. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:13
to ship = on board. Literally upon (Greek. epi . App-104 .) the ship. intending = being about. Same as in verses: Acts 20:3 , Acts 20:7 , Acts 20:38 . take in = receive on board. had he appointed . Greek. diatasso. See note on Acts 7:44 . minding = being about, as above go afoot . Greek. pezeuo. Only here. The distance was twenty miles. read more