ACTS 20:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.”
'Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see my face again' — The farewell declaration ('you will never see my face again') suggests Paul's premonition of impending death. Yet the affirmation of kingdom-preaching's completion allows gracious closure.
Church Fathers on Acts 20:25
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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