Acts 20:24

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²² And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

²³ I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

²⁵ Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

²⁶ Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
KJV: But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
WEB: But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.
BLB: But on no account do I make my life dear to myself, so as to finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus: to testify fully to the gospel of the grace of God.

ÅB: Men for meg selv akter jeg ikke mitt liv et ord verdt, når jeg bare kan fullende mitt løp og den tjeneste som jeg fikk av den Herre Jesus: å vitne om Guds nådes evangelium.
OTB: Men jeg anser ikke mitt liv for å være verdt noe for meg; mitt eneste mål er å fullføre løpet og fullføre tjenesten jeg mottok fra Herren Jesus, for å vitne om evangeliet om Guds nåde.
B1930: Men for mig selv akter jeg ikke mitt liv et ord verdt, når jeg bare kan fullende mitt løp og den tjeneste som jeg fikk av den Herre Jesus: å vidne om Guds nådes evangelium.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Timothy 4:6–8
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
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2 Corinthians 12:10
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
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1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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2 Corinthians 4:16–18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
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Philippians 3:13–15
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
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2 Corinthians 4:8–9
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
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