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Acts 20:17

EphesusMiletus

15 Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

18 When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

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BSB
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
KJV
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
WEB
From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the assembly.
ASV
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.
DARBY
But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly.
BLB
And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the church.
ÅB
Fra Milet sendte han da bud til Efesus og kalte menighetens eldste til seg.
OTB
Fra Milet sendte han bud til Efesos og kalte til seg menighetens eldste.
B1930
Fra Milet sendte han da bud til Efesus og kalte menighetens eldste til sig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 5:17

    Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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  • Acts 11:30

    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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  • Titus 1:5

    The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

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  • Acts 20:28

    Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

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  • James 5:14

    Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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  • Acts 14:23

    Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

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  • Acts 16:4

    As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

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  • Acts 15:4

    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

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