Acts 20:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, ”

Acts 20:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I kept back nothing ... - No doctrine, no admonition, no labor. Whatever he judged would promote their salvation, he faithfully and fearlessly delivered. A minister of the gospel must be the judg...
Acts 20:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[And] how I kept (d) back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, (d) I did not refrain form speaking, neither did I conc...
Acts 20:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 20:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

kept back . Greek. hupostello. Only here, Acts 20:27 ; Galatians 1:2 ; Galatians 1:12 . Hebrews 10:38 . A medical word, used of withholding food from patients. nothing . Greek. oudeis. th...
Acts 20:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 20. I have kept back nothing. He commendeth his faithfulness and diligence in teaching in three respects, that he instructed his scholars thoroughly and perfectly, so that he omitted nothi...
Acts 20:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1798 ST. PAUL’S APPEAL TO THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS Acts 20:17-21 . And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto...
Acts 20:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you , but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, I kept back nothing - Notwithstanding the dangers to which h...
Acts 20:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, And how I kept back (timidly withheld from fear of conse...
Acts 20:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 Co...
Acts 20:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

How I kept back nothing that was profitable. — The verb is one which belongs to the vocabulary of sailors, and was used for taking in or reefing sails. He, St. Paul seems to say of himself, had use...
Acts 20:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Parting Message Acts 20:13-27 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 parti...
Acts 20:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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, alwa...
Acts 20:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Acts 20:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you ,.... The Syriac version supplies, "to your souls"; to lead them into a true knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel, and to confirm them in...
Acts 20:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you , but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, Ver. 20. With many tears ] He went weeping from house to...
Acts 20:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

How I kept back nothing that was profitable Nothing that was calculated to instruct, renew, or comfort you to render you wise and good, holy and happy; Greek, ουδεν υπεστειλαμην των συμφεροντων, το...
Acts 20:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 mu...
Acts 20:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's Address to the Elders of Ephesus. 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 18 And when...
Acts 20:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you; useful in order to eternal life to be known or hoped for, or to be done; shunning no labour or danger; concealing nothing out of fear or hope of ad...
Acts 20:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Address To The Elders of the Ephesian Church (20:17-38).
Acts 20:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 crowde...
Acts 20:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 20:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable. Reticence avoided The verb is one which belongs to the vocabulary of sailors, and was used for taking in or reefing sails. He, St. Paul seems to...
Acts 20:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Acts 20:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul and the Elders of Ephesus. Paul addresses the elders of Ephesus:
Acts 20:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:7 ; 1 Corinthians 14:6 ; 1 Corinthians 15:3 ; 2 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Timothy 3:17 ; 2 Timothy 4:2 ; Acts 2:46 ; Acts 20:27 ; Acts 20:31 ; Acts 5:2 ; Acts 5:42 ; Colossians 1:...
Acts 20:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I have preached — Publicly; and taught — From house to house. Else he had not been pure from their blood. For even an apostle could not discharge his duty by public preaching only. How much less ca...

Acts 20:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 20:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 20:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Acts 20:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 20:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 20:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 20:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 20:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 20:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 20:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 20:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 20:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 20:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 20:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 20:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 20:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 20:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 20:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 20:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 20:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes