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Acts 20:19 — King James Version← Study notes

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:


Acts 20:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 20:1918 words
GreekMeaning
δουλεύωνdouleuōn
servingverbG1398
τῷ
thearticleG3588
κυρίῳkyriō
LordnounG2962
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
πάσηςpasēs
alladjectiveG3956
ταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosynēs
humilitynounG5012
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δακρύωνdakryōn
manynounG4183
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πειρασμῶνpeirasmōn
trialsnounG3986
τῶνtōn
thatarticleG3588
συμβάντωνsymbantōn
were happeningverbG4819
μοιmoi
IpronounG1473
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἐπιβουλαῖςepiboulais
plotsnounG1917
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
JewsadjectiveG2453
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 20:19

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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