ACTS 20:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.”
'I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships await me' — The Spirit's consistent warning (martyreō, bearing witness to) across multiple cities foreshadows suffering. Yet the warnings do not deter the journey, suggesting Paul's acceptance of martyrdom.
Church Fathers on Acts 20:23
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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