ACTS 20:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:”
'And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there' — The divine compulsion (deo, I am bound or pressed; literally 'it is necessary for me') overrides uncertainty about Jerusalem's reception. The Spirit drives Paul toward his apparent death.
Church Fathers on Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I go bound in the Spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: save that the Holy Ghost witnesses in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:22-24. Wherefore says he this? By way of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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