“ For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. ”
For - This verse contains a reason for what had been said in the previous verse. It shows why Paul regarded himself as innocent if they should be lost. I have not shunned - I have not kept ba...
(8) For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. (8) The doctrine of the apostles is most perfect and absolute.
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...
have... shunned . shunned or shrunk. Greek. hupostello. Same as "kept back", Acts 20:20 . to . Literally not (Greek. me) to . declare. Greek. anangello. See note on Acts 14:27 . Same as...
DISCOURSE: 1800 MINISTERIAL FIDELITY Acts 20:26-27 . I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God ....
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. I have not shunned to declare - Ου υπεϚιλαμην, I have not suppressed or concealed any thing, through fear or favor, that might be be...
I have not shunned to declare unto you— The proper import of the word υποστελλω, here rendered shun, in such a connection, is to disguise any important truth, or, at least, to decline the open pu...
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel (or 'purpose') of God - God's gracious design of saving souls by...
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...
I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. — The words point to a greater degree of receptivity for Divine truth than had been found elsewhere. So in the Epistle to the Ephesian...
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...
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...
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...
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. By which is meant, not the purposes and decrees of God, latent in his own breast, these the apostle could not declare; but his rev...
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Ver. 27. All the counsel of God ] sc. that concerneth you to know, to your eternal salvation by Christ alone. See Luke 7:30 ,...
I know that ye all Though you may have letters from me; shall see my face no more He wisely observes this, that what follows might make the deeper impression. It is probable the apostle had recei...
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...
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...
God's decree, to save all that believe in Christ; or the whole doctrine of Christianity, as it directs to a holy life; whatsoever God requires of any one in order to a blessed eternity. This is that...
Paul's Address To The Elders of the Ephesian Church (20:17-38).
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 20:4 . 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...
And now … ye … shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to record this day that I am pure from the blood of all men. Ministerial responsibility I. As deeply felt. Paul always felt it, b...
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...
Paul warned of coming affliction:
1 Corinthians 11:23 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:4 ; 2 Corinthians 4:2 ; Acts 2:23 ; Acts 20:20 ; Acts 20:35 ; Acts 26:22 ; Acts 26:23 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Galatians 1:7-10 ; Galatians 4:16 ; Isaiah...
For I have not shunned — Otherwise if any had perished, their blood would have been on his head.