Acts 20
Treated in 30 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 20:24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 7
- 20:28 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. 6
- 20:19 serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; 3
- 20:27 For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God. 3
- 20:23 save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 2
- 20:31 Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears. 2
- 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. 1
- 20:18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time, 1
- 20:21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 1
- 20:29 I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock; 1
- 20:32 And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up, and to give [you] the inheritance among all them that are sanctified. 1
- 20:33 I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. 1
- 20:34 Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 1
- 20:38 sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him on his way unto the ship. 1
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Where it is preached
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Acts 20:24
…y are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’” Acts 20:24 — “I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Jim Elliot — The Martyr Who Gained What He Could Not Lose cites Acts 20:24
…a servant receives orders from a master — available, obedient, unfrightened. He had taken Acts 20:24 as his personal commission: “I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to fi…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites Acts 20:27
…ies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.” Acts 20:27 — “For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.” Romans 8:28 — “And…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Richard Baxter — The Reformed Pastor Who Visited Every Door cites Acts 20:28
…ted his own soul was not merely personally compromised but pastorally disabled. He quoted Acts 20:28 and then unpacked its first clause with piercing intensity: “Keep watch over yourselves a…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Acts 20: 7
…y of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them.’ Acts 20: 7; 1 Cor 16: 2. Here was both preaching and breaking of bread on this day. Augustine and In…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
Notes cites Acts xx. 18
… Qualifications of Members of the Church, in compleat Standing. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Acts xx. 18. Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what Manner I have been with yo…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Acts 20:19
…pear by his being so full of tears: in 2 Cor. 2:4, he speaks of his a many tears;" and so Acts 20:19; and of his "tears that he shed continually night and day," ver. 31. Now if anyone can co…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Acts 20:19
…66:10, 11, Dan. 12:10, Rev. 3:10; Job 23:10; Zech 13:9; James 1:12, Rev. 2:10; Luke 8:13; Acts 20:19; James 1:2, 3; 1 Pet. 1:6. And they are called by this name, because hereby professors ar…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites Acts xx. 19
…f “Men, follow!”—T. DeWitt Talmage. August 17 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts xx. 19. There is a legend of an artist who long sought for a piece of sandalwood, out of which t…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.2 Repentance cites Acts 20: 21
…in it terminus ad quem, a returning unto the Lord. It is called ‘Repentance towards God.’ Acts 20: 21. It is not enough, when we repent, to leave old sins; but we must engage in God’s service…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
A Brief Account of the Author’s Imprisonment cites Acts xx. 23
…ying, " The Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city," " that bonds and afflictions abide me," Acts xx. 23. I have verily thought that my soul and it have sometimes reasoned about the sore and sad…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Introduction: The Sent Ones Who Would Not Stop cites Acts 20:24
…sk the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace” (Acts 20:24, NIV). To consider one’s life worth nothing is not morbidity or self-hatred; it is the li…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites Acts 20:24
…e; [2 Cor. 12:2] which itself was wrote several years before he finished his course. [see Acts 20:24; 2 Tim. 4:7] So that he had after this, a long course to run, many battles to fight, many…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Conclusion: The Commission Has Not Been Revoked cites Acts 20:24
… the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” — Acts 20:24 (NIV)
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
November cites Acts xx. 24
…r 27 These have turned the world upside down. Acts xvii. 6. None of these things move me. Acts xx. 24. The men that move the world are the ones who do not let the world move them.—Selected. N…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Martyn Lloyd-Jones — The Doctor Who Healed Souls cites Acts 20:27–28
…de you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood” (Acts 20:27–28, NIV). The whole will of God: not a curated selection, not the pleasant portions, not the…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Jonathan Edwards — The Theologian Who Tended His Flock cites Acts 20:27
…y what Paul charged: “For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God” (Acts 20:27, NIV). The whole will of God included judgment, and a pastor who omitted it was not prote…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Introduction: The Weight and the Glory of the Pastoral Calling cites Acts 20:28
…de you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood” (Acts 20:28, NIV). Two things are inseparable in this command: the pastor must first keep watch over …
- The Reformed Pastor ·
Introductory Note cites Acts 20.28
…ade you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. Acts 20.28 Though some think that Paul’s exhortation to these elders doth prove him their ruler, we …
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Of the Church cites Acts 20:28
…nse it is unquestionably taken by St. Paul, in his exhortation to the elders of Ephesus: (Acts 20:28:) “Take heed to the Church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.” The Church…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Acts 20:28
…id, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” And in Acts 20:28, “Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has …
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
September cites Acts xx. 28
…mas Champness. September 6 The church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood. Acts xx. 28. Surely He may do what He will with His own. The price He has paid to make them His own i…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Bible Study cites Acts 20: 29
…ld be safe even in the midst of abounding error on the part of the leaders in the church (Acts 20: 29-32). Writing later to the Bishop of the church in Ephesus Paul said, “But evil men and im…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Some Hints and Suggestions cites Acts xx. 31
…power. We read of Paul that he “ceased not to warn every one night and day, with tears.” (Acts xx. 31.) Genuine earnestness will go farther than any skill learned in a training class or from …
- Our Daily Walk ·
September cites Acts 20:31
…27, 28. “Watch, and remember, I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.”-- Acts 20:31 THE MINISTRY of warning should be a recognized part of the work of the Church and of each…
- Watchman Nee ·
Revolution, Persecution, and the Cost of Discipleship cites Acts 20:32
…parture dangers would come, and he commended them “to God, and to the word of his grace” (Acts 20:32, ASV). God and His Word remain when the apostle leaves. The Long Gap Before Trial Nee's f…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Acts 20: 33
…rave speech of Paul, when he said, ‘I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.’ Acts 20: 33. What means should we use to keep us from coveting that which is our neighbour’s? The bes…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Acts 20:34
…know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions" (Acts 20:34). Now let us think about provision in the African context. A Christian man in East Africa…
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Acts 20: 38
… with all. Heb 11: 25. As Paul’s friends accompanied him to the ship, and there left him (Acts 20: 38), so all our earthly comforts will but go with us to the grave, and there leave us. You c…
- The God of All Comfort ·
Things That Cannot Be Shaken cites Acts 20:23-24
… say triumphantly, "But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself" (Acts 20:23-24). In the older language, he said, "None of these things move me." Everything in Paul’s li…