Acts 20:30

καὶ ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν αὐτῶς : αὐτῶν adds emphasis, “from your own selves”. The Pastoral Epistles afford abundant evidence of the fulfilment of the words, cf. 1 Timothy 1:20 2 Timothy 1:15; 2 Timothy 2:17; 2Ti 3:8; 2 Timothy 3:13. To some extent the Apostolic warning was effectual at all events in Ephesus itself, cf. Revelation 2:2; Ignat., Ephes., vi., 2. ἀναστήσονται : common word in Acts, see on Acts 20:17, used here perhaps as in Acts 5:36. διεστραμμένα, cf. LXX, Deuteronomy 32:5. The verb is found twice in Luke 9:41 (Matthew 17:17), Acts 23:2, three times in Acts 13:8; Acts 13:10, and once again by St. Paul, Philippians 2:15, in a similar sense, cf. Arist., Pol., iii., 16, 5, viii., 7, 7; Arrian, Epict., iii., 6, 8. ἀποσπᾷν τοὺς μαθητὰς : “the disciples,” R.V. with art [344] meaning that they would try and draw away those that were already Christians, μαθ. always so used in Acts. ἀποσ. to tear away from that to which one is already attached; used by St.Matthew 26:51, and elsewhere only by St.Luke 22:41; Acts 21:1; compare with the genitive of purpose after ἀνίστημι, 2 Chronicles 20:23. ὀπίσω αὑτῶν, “after themselves,” cf. Acts 5:37, not after Christ, Matthew 4:19.

[344] grammatical article.