Acts is a transitional book in the sense that it gives us the record of the way god moved in the minds and hearts of men to found and establish the church and begin its great work in the world today. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 3 scripture passage page 20. Third missionary journey first, back to ephesus chapter 18. After the uproar had ceased, paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to macedonia a. Luke describes pauls ministry of encouragement as he summarizes his movements at the end of his third missionary journey and focuses on a local church gathering in troas. This video explains the transitional book that is the book of acts, and how it starts with jews to jews, and slowly changes to gentiles, as the jewish nation as a. False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. David guzik commentary on acts 20, in which paul addresses the elders in ephesus. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament.
An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 20 and more. He had in mind to revisit northern and southern greece macedonia and achaia and then go on to jerusalem and rome. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. Acts of the apostles 1 commentary new testament matthew. Here they learn that to protect themselves, they can give watching enemies a false impression of what they plan to do next. This commentary has been through advanced checking. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. 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 baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. Crossing the aegean sea to troas required five days acts 20. In addition, there are topical studies on issues such as spiritual leadership, gods redemptive plan, and old testament character studies. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. One of the greatest gifts a parent, a teacher or a coach can give is encouragement.
Mar 23, 2015 this video explains the transitional book that is the book of acts, and how it starts with jews to jews, and slowly changes to gentiles, as the jewish nation as a whole rejects jesus christ, and. This would also explain why paul was preaching at troas until midnight and. This is the first entry in the bible junkies online commentary on the acts of the apostles. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. If the book of acts were a work of fiction designed to portray paul as a saint, no such story would appear. He goes into greece, where he tarries three months and, purposing to sail to syria, he returns through macedonia, 2,3.
We said earlier that paul left philippi in macedonia right after the feast of unleavened bread. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. Acts 20 commentary acts chapter 20 commentary bible study paul in macedonia. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. One purpose of the book of acts is to teach believers how to deal with persecution. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Lets say you were teaching a class or saying goodbye to younger college you have been training. Several persons accompany him into asia, and then go before and tarry for him at troas, 4,5. This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the same event also being under consideration in acts 11. Paul knew that the divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means. The life for today commentary notes on this web site are taken from the printed life for today study bible series. Considering the fact that acts is such a strategic chapter in regard to world evangelism.
Text, mp3 and video lessons and sermons in 50 languages. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. This great uproar ended pauls service in ephesus, and he departed for macedonia, as the first verse of chapter 20 records. This will be a challenging commentary to take on in an online format because there are numerous. Acts chapter 20 apostle pauls farewell\ pastor tom luitwieler 02262017. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts. Mar 04, 2017 acts chapter 20 apostle pauls farewell\ pastor tom luitwieler 02262017. 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. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Pauls travels up and down about macedonia, greece, and. Acts 20 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity.
With extensive research and thoughtful chapter by chapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theological. Yet the lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes of iniquity. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. Acts chapter 20 kjv king james version little children, it is the last time. You can downloadsave a pdf document with all the verse by verse lessons in acts facts part four, from the middle of chapter to the end of acts. It is also possible to translate this greek phrase as through his own, meaning near relative i. Acts 20 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible.
Acts of the apostles online commentary america magazine. Acts 20 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 20 in plain english. Pauls extended time in this region may help to explain a bit of a puzzle. Studies in the book of acts previous page next page. Luke is very selective in what he records in chapter 20. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. 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 commentary to jerusalemmacedonia, achaia, troas. Paul, coming to ephesus, finds certain disciples who had not received the gift of the holy ghost, knowing only the baptism of john, but receive it through the imposition of his hands, act 19. The journey from troas by foot and boat to mitylene probably took two days acts 20. In doing gods work, our own wills and those of our friends must often be crossed. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Acts 20 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this.
Pauls travels up and down about macedonia, greece, and asia, and his coming at length to troas. Acts 21 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 21 in plain english. Acts chapter 20 commentary northwest college of the bible. Acts 20 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Acts 20 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Study guide for acts 20 by david guzik blue letter bible. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Third missionary journey part 2 strengthening the pastors chapter 20 68 22.
Acts 20 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. We wouldnt know what had happened if it werent for this book. The system of numbering notes was designed for the printed book and is used throughout the text to refer to other notes. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles.
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