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Acts 20:31 — King James Version← Study notes

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


Acts 20:31Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 20:3115 words
GreekMeaning
διὸdio
ThereforewordG1352
γρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreite
do watchverbG1127
μνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontes
rememberingverbG3421
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
τριετίανtrietian
three yearsnounG5148
νύκταnykta
nightnounG3571
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἡμέρανhēmeran
daynounG2250
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐπαυσάμηνepausamēn
I ceasedverbG3973
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
δακρύωνdakryōn
tearsnounG1144
νουθετῶνnouthetōn
admonishingverbG3560
ἕναhena
oneadjectiveG1519
ἕκαστονhekaston
eachadjectiveG1538
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 20:31

How then? What comfort shall there be? Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. Acts 20:31 See how many strong expressions are here: with tears, and night and day, and every one. For it was not that if he saw many, then he came in (to the work), but even were it for a single soul, he was capable of doing everything (for that one soul). So it was, in fact, that he compacted them together…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 44 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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