Luke is the writer, as he states in his introduction v. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Acts 20 commentary william barclays daily study bible. The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. Acts 20 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts.
Acts chapter 20 acts chapter 21 acts chapter 22 acts chapter 23 acts chapter 24 acts chapter 25 acts chapter 26 acts chapter 27 acts chapter 28. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Acts chapter 1 kjv king james version 1 the former treatise have i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Acts chapter 20 kjv king james version little children, it is the last time. Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. Study guide for acts 20 by david guzik blue letter bible. The preaching of the gospel ought to go with the sacraments.
Acts chapter 20 jamieson, fausset, brown commentary on. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Acts 20 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. Acts chapter 20 picks up following a situation of civil unrest. When the uproar had ended, paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for macedonia. An understandable version of acts translation by william e.
The forward progress of the church is the second turning point study on the book of acts. Acts chapter 20 commentary bible study paul in macedonia. Both clauses bring before us the phenomena of an eclipse. This would indicate it was matthew, mark, luke, or john. Acts chapter 9 kjv king james version amazing scripture with so much to learn. Martyn lloydjones called acts that most lyrical of bookslive in that book, i exhort you.
Secondly luke at the end of acts luke mentions pauls twoyear imprisonment in rome. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Paul spoke to his disciples and gave them words of encouragement before he left for macedonia. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Acts 20 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. A good study bible we recommend the following features. In doing gods work, our own wills and those of our friends must often be crossed. It traces the first decades in the history of the church after the resurrection of christ, focusing in particular on the work of peter and paul.
The following are the five that i have found to be the most helpful. Acts 20 is the twentieth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the christian new testament of the bible. Acts chapter 20 matthew henry complete commentary on. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. And when the jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome day of the lord. When paul came again to philippi on his third journey around 5458ad, acts 18. His progress, or circuit, for the visiting of the churches he had planted, in his. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of acts, sometimes called the fifth gospel, is a continuation of the gospel of luke. You know how i lived the whole time i was with you, from the first day i came into the province of asia.
Remember that for three years i never stopped warning each of you night and. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. They are to be shepherds of gods church, poimanino meaning in general to tend a flock and in. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. Chapter 20 focuses on 2 speeches paul gives to two groups of believers in two different cities. We know that he received the macedonian vision while at troas, 15 but luke gives us no report concerning pauls evangelistic activity in this city.
Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. There are a number of good commentaries on the book of acts. John calvin wrote that the book of acts was a kind of vast treasure. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Paul was not only an evangelist spreading the gospel, but an edifier building up and strengthening the. David jeremiahs teaching on chapters five through nine separates the transitional from the permanent and highlights every theological and practical principle upon which the church was established. He had in mind to revisit northern and southern greece macedonia and achaia and then go on to jerusalem and rome. Acts 20 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts chapter 20 acts chapter 21 acts chapter 22 acts chapter 23 acts chapter 24. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Acts 1 niv jesus taken up into heaven bible gateway. It records the third missionary journey of paul the apostle. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side. A particular account of his spending one lords day at troas, and his raising eutychus to life there v.
The book of psalms, one of the recognized divisions of the canonical scriptures, as we find luke 24. Here is a bible study, commentary, and summary of acts chapter four. Signs, of which these were but faint images, had been predicted by our lord, echoing, as it were, the words of joel, as among the preludes of his advent matthew 24. The priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees arrested peter and john and tried them before the council 4. The book of acts records that after the resurrection of jesus, there were three more who came back to life. Acts 20 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Acts chapter 20 kjv king james version 1 and after the uproar was ceased, paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into macedonia 2 and when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into greece. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. Paul and luke sail from philippi, and in five days reach troas, where they meet their brethren from asia, and abide there seven days, 6. It is a tonic, the greatest tonic i know of in the realm of the spirit. Paul departed on his trip to jerusalem via greece see note on 19. The tally of ten raised from the dead is the sum of three, three, one, and three.
Mar 04, 2017 acts chapter 20 apostle pauls farewell\ pastor tom luitwieler 02262017. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. In the book of acts, we do not read of paul doing any evangelistic work at troas. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Acts 1 niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway.
In each case, he went gave one final message, assuming he would never see them again. After discovering plots against him in there, he decided to travel back to macedonia. Several persons accompany him into asia, and then go before and tarry for him at troas, 4,5. This man might have been a christian wanting instruction. So that from jerusalem and round to illyricum i have fully preached the gospel of christ.
Acts chapter 20 apostle pauls farewell\ pastor tom luitwieler 02262017. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Acts 20 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 20 in plain english. Pauls travels up and down about macedonia, greece, and asia, and his coming at length to troas v. Pauls travels up and down about macedonia, greece, and asia, and his coming at length to troas, acts 20. Now luke accompanies the apostle again to jerusalem. Reading this, we get an idea of what is important to paul, and thus, get a pretty good. The puzzle is that the book of acts never specifically mentions a visit by paul to illyricum, but it may fit in here at acts 20. Sir william ramsay, after making a critical study of lukes writings, declared that luke was the greatest historian, ancient or modern.
It is my assumption that our text in acts 15 must be read in conjunction with the book of galatians, and especially these verses in chapter 2. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. David guzik commentary on acts 20, in which paul addresses the elders in ephesus by recounting his work among them before he leaves the area. He preached to the people there and then traveled onwards to greece. Study acts 20 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. He goes into greece, where he tarries three months and, purposing to sail to syria, he returns through macedonia, 2,3. King agrippa, historically identified as agrippa ii, was the son of the herod of chapter 12, herod agrippa i. Acts 20 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain more than. The first disciples experienced considerable opposition at the hands of jewish leaders. Acts 20 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. A particular account of his spending one lords day at troas, and his raising eutychus to life there, acts 20. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke the evangelist composed this book as well as the gospel of luke.
Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of. Illyricum is due west from thessalonica, and there was a famous roman road the via egnatia that went between thessalonica and the roman province. Acts 20, new international version niv the bible app. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english.
This section of the apostles life, though peculiarly rich in material, is related with great brevity in the history. This is the holy book of acts, known as the acts of the apostles. He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in greece. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text.
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