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Acts 20:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.


Acts 20:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 20:1712 words
GreekMeaning
ἈπὸApo
FromprepositionG575
δὲde
thenwordG1161
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ΜιλήτουMilētou
MiletusnounG3399
πέμψαςpempsas
having sentverbG3992
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἜφεσονEpheson
EphesusnounG2181
μετεκαλέσατοmetekalesato
he called forverbG3333
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
πρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
eldersadjectiveG4245
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
churchnounG1577
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 20:17

See him, hasting to sail by, and yet not overlooking them, but taking order for all. Having sent for the rulers, through those he discourses to them (the Ephesians): but it is worthy of admiration, how finding himself under a necessity of saying certain great things about himself, he tries to make the least he can of it (πειρἅτα μετριάζειν). You know. For just as Samuel, when about to deliver up the government to Saul says in their presence, Have I taken anything of your…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 44 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Paul gathers the Ephesian elders and tells them what's coming. He knows he's going to Jerusalem and tribulation awaits him. He knows he might not see them again. And instead of coddling them or minimi...
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