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Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there;
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there;
Verse Acts 20:22. _I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT_] Δεδεμενος τῳ πνευματι - Either meaning the _strong influence_ of the _Divine Spirit_ upon his mind, or the _strong propensity_ in his own _will, wish_,...
BOUND IN THE SPIRIT - Strongly urged or constrained by the influences of the Holy Spirit on my mind. Not by any desire to see the place where my fathers worshipped, and not urged merely by reason, but...
CHAPTER 20 __ 1. Paul in Macedonia (Acts 20:1). 2. His abode in Greece, the visit to Troas and what transpired there (Acts 20:3). 3. The journey from Troas to Miletus (Acts 20:13). 4. The farewell...
PAUL'S SPEECH TO THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS AT MILETUS. See Ramsay, art. Miletus in HDB, as to the difficulties of the journey at that period from Miletus to Ephesus; one had to sail to Priene and make fro...
PATHETIC APPEAL TO PAUL'S PAST WORK AT EPHESUS AND TO HIS PRESENT POSITION. Acts 20:18. after what manner I was with you: _cf._ 1 Thessalonians 2:1. Acts 20:19. serving the Lord: _cf._...
SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church. When they were with him he said to them, "You yourselves know how, from the first day I came into Asia, I spent all the time,...
BEHOLD. Greek. _idou._ App-133. "And now, behold", repeated Acts 20:25. Figure of speech _Epibole._ App-6. BOUND IN THE SPIRIT. firmly resolved. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. SPIRIT. App-101. K...
_And now … Jerusalem_ The Apostle refers to his own spirit, the constraint which in his own mind was laid upon him. Some therefore to make this plain would render "in _my_spirit." The verb implies tha...
PAUL SENDS FOR THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS, GIVES THEM HIS PARTING CHARGE, AND LEAVES MILETUS...
ΚΑῚ ΝΥ͂Ν ἸΔΟῪ ΔΕΔΕΜΈΝΟΣ ἘΓῺ Κ.Τ.Λ., _and now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem_. In these words the Apostle refers to his own spirit, the constraint which in his own mind was laid upon...
_PAUL VISITED WITH THE ELDERS FROM EPHESUS ACTS 20:17-38:_ Paul called for the Elders from the church at Ephesus to meet with him at Miletus. He reminded them that he had never tried to obtain the app...
ΔΕΔΕΜΈΝΟΣ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΔΈΩ (G1210) связывать. _Perf._ подчеркивает состояние или условие. Part, образа действия, объясняющее, в каких условиях он идет, или же _part._ может выражать причину,...
I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT— "Under the strong impulse of the Spirit of God upon my mind; intimating my duty to me in such a manner, that I can neither omit nor delay it, but am firmly resolved to procee...
IN MILETUS. Acts 20:16-38. a. Past Ephesus to Miletus. Acts 20:16-17. Acts 20:16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if...
22-27. The apostle next reveals to these brethren the cause of that deep sorrow which we have seen brooding over his spirit even before his departure from Corinth. (22) "_And now, behold, I go bound i...
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: AND NOW, BEHOLD, I GO. The "I" is emphatic: q.d., 'As' for me, I go' BOUND IN THE SPIR...
21 Repentance had its place in Paul's preaching while he was proclaiming the kingdom. It was associated with pardon. Henceforth he no longer preaches these, but justification and conciliation by faith...
THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED) 1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. (1 Corinth...
ST PAUL'S SPEECH TO THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS. He reminds them of his ministry among them (Acts 20:18). And now that the Spirit draws him to Jerusalem, to face the unknown future, he entrusts the Ephesian...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 20 PAUL TRAVELS THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE, 20:1-6 V1 After the *riot, Paul sent for the *believers and he encouraged them. Then he said good...
AND NOW, BEHOLD, I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT. — The question meets us as before (see Note on Acts 19:21), whether the words refer to the direct action of the Holy Spirit or to the higher element of St. P...
καὶ νῦν ἰδού : the exact phrase occurs again in Acts 20:25, and only once elsewhere in words ascribed to Paul, Acts 13:11 (ἰδού νῦν, twice in Paul only, 2 Corinthians 6:2). δεδεμένος τῷ πνεύματι : “bo...
A PARTING MESSAGE Acts 20:13 The vessel had to stop at Miletus and Paul sent word to the Ephesian elders, urging them to come and see him. He spent the day in their company, and before parting delive...
Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alway...
Meeting with the Elders from Ephesus The rest of the apostle's company travelled by ship to Assos, while he went on foot. He joined them in the ship at Assos and went on with them to Mitylene, then by...
(7) And now, behold, I go (e) bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: (7) He testifies that he goes to his imprisonment by the commandment of God. (e)...
Bound in the spirit, lead by inspiration of the Holy Ghost. (Witham) --- Chained, and forced, as it were, by the Holy Spirit, who offers me a sweet violence; or I am so strongly persuaded of the chain...
Paul, like the saints frequently in all ages, had a presentiment of the trouble awaiting him at Jerusalem, yet impelled on by the divine leadership. Bishop Marvin, not even a member of the General Con...
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. (18) And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
_THE CHRISTIAN COURSE_ ‘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 witnesseth in every city, saying that bon...
− 22._And, behold. _He declareth now more fully to what end he intreated of his upright dealing; to wit, because they should never see him any more. And it was very expedient that the pattern which wa...
But let us return to the history of Paul. After the uproar has ceased he sends for the disciples, embraces them, and departs for Macedonia; he visits that whole country, and comes into Greece. The beg...
AND NOW BEHOLD, I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT UNTO JERUSALEM,.... Not in his own spirit, though the Ethiopic version reads, "in my spirit"; as if he was pressed and straitened, and troubled within himself,...
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Ver. 22. _I go bound in the spirit_] Paul's spirit did not hang loose, but it was girt up...
_And behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem_ Strongly impelled by the Spirit which intimates my duty to me in such a manner, that I can neither omit nor delay it. I am, therefore, fully resolv...
BOUND IN THE SPIRIT; influenced by the Holy Ghost and a strong conviction of duty....
Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them muc...
AND SEE, NOW I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT TO JERUSALEM, NOT KNOWING THE THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME THERE, 1. Paul knew that he was going to face trouble when he arrived in Jerusalem. He was heavy hear...
"And now, behold,. go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there"Bound in the spirit": "Under spiritual constraint" (TCNT). Since the Holy Spirit was not ove...
17-27 The elders knew that Paul was no designing, self-seeking man. Those who would in any office serve the Lord acceptably, and profitably to others, must do it with humility. He was a plain preache...
BOUND IN THE SPIRIT; as powerfully persuaded by a Divine instinct, to undertake this journey, as if I were led or drawn to it by forcible means; being bound to obey God in all things, whom I take to b...
22-27. The apostle next reveals to these brethren the cause of that deep sorrow which we have seen brooding over his spirit even before his departure from Corinth. (22) "_ And now, behold, I go bound...
Acts 20:22 And G2532 see G2400 (G5628) now G3568 I G1473 go G4198 (G5736) bound G1210 ...
PAUL'S ADDRESS TO THE ELDERS OF THE EPHESIAN CHURCH (20:17-38)....
HE DESCRIBES WHAT HAS CAUSED HIM TO WANT TO SPEAK TO THEM AND THE FATE THAT AWAITS HIM (22-24). “And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me the...
_St. Paul's Farewell Address to the Elders of the Church at Ephesus,_ 18-38. In this short epitome of the discourse of the apostle on the occasion of his bidding farewell to his old Ephesian friends a...
Acts 20:22. AND NOW, BEHOLD, I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT UNTO JERUSALEM, NOT KNOWING THE THINGS WHICH SHALL BEFALL ME THERE. Some commentators have understood these words as though Paul was constrained b...
BOUND IN THE SPIRIT (δεδεμενος τω πνευματ). Perfect passive participle of δεω, to bind, with the locative case. "Bound in my spirit" he means, as in Acts 19:21, from a high sense of duty. The mentio...
SPIRIT Compare (Acts 21:4). In (Acts 20:22) Paul's own spirit (_ See Scofield) - (1 Thessalonians 5:23) _ is meant; in ...
CONTENTS: Paul goes to Macedonia and Greece. His visits at Troas, Miletus. Paul's conference with the Ephesian elders. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul, Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Tim...
Acts 20:4. _There accompanied him Sopater of Berea,_ the son of Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater. Romans 16:21. _Aristarchus,_ who accompanied him to Rome, and _Secun...
ASKING THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH TO MEET HIM. We are not told about them before this, but it was Paul's custom to appoint elders in each church (Acts 14:23). Elders [church leaders] are also called she...
_And now, behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem._ THE FUTURE (New Year’s sermon):--The text presents the future as something-- I. We are Bound to face. Paul was under the pressure of no bo...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 20:22 CONSTRAINED indicates the Holy Spirit prompted Paul to go quickly and directly to Jerusalem. THE HOLY SPIRIT TESTIFIES TO ME IN EVERY CITY. Probably through Christian prophets...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 20:17 Paul’s Miletus address is the only example in Acts 1:1 of a major speech to Christians. Of all Paul’s speeches in Ac
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 20:17. MILETUS.—Thirty-six miles south of Ephesus, and on the south-west of the Latmian Gulf. “Now a desolation: then an emporium of trade with four ports or docks crowded wit...
EXPOSITION ACTS 20:1 _Having sent for_ …_ and exhorted _for _called unto him, _A.V. and T.R.; _took leave of them, and departed _for _and embraced them, and departed, _A.V. DEPARTED FOR TO GO INTO MA...
Last week we left Paul in Ephesus, in the midst of a near riot in town, as Demetrius the silversmith got together his companions in trade and pointed out how the preaching of Paul was about to put the...
2 Corinthians 5:14; 2 Peter 1:14; Acts 19:21; Acts 21:11; James 4:14
Bound by the Spirit — Strongly impelled by him....
Here the apostle proceeds not to boast of himself, but to clear himself of any charge or surmise of ministerial miscarriage, and also to propound himself as. pattern of ministerial faithfulness to the...