Acts 20:24

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²² And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

²³ Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

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.

²⁵ And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

²⁶ Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from 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.

Compare

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 now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
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2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
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2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
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1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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2 Corinthians 4:16–18
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
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Philippians 3:13–15
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
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2 Corinthians 4:8–9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
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