Commentary on the book of acts chapter 20-21

Acts 20 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Acts 20 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Paul uses similar words 5 times in his letters ephesians 3. Acts 2021 nkjv journeys in greece after the uproar. This is a selftest on chapters 19 21 of the book of acts. Roman commander acts 21 bible study questions handout acts 21. Acts 20, new international version niv the bible app. The book of acts contains several accounts of pauls vision.

The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. This chapter has the continuation of the second missionary tour, relating the revisiting of lystra and derbe acts 16. 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 chapter 23 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Bible commentary on the book of acts, chapter 23, by dr. Study acts 20 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. This is not a commentary on the acts, but rather has. Acts 20 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.

A particular account of his spending one lords day at troas, and his raising eutychus to life there v. Verses 2021 pauls nephew told the commander the soldiers leader about the plot. 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 20 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Acts 21 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Partner with the blb disclaimer multiverse retrieval. Acts 20 new international version niv through macedonia and greece. Seizing paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. After discovering plots against him in there, he decided to travel back to macedonia. These, under all varieties of form, whether speaking to jews or gentiles, to philosophers. Acts 20 21 new king james version nkjv journeys in greece.

Testifying both to the jews, and also to the greeks to the jews first in their synagogue, and then to both jews and greeks, or gentiles, in the school of tyrannus. Acts 20 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. This commentary may be downloaded for any usage except sales. Nicodemus does not understand what the lord jesus means by new birth john 3. Acts chapter 20 kjv king james version little children, it is the last time. Acts 20 paul in corinth 18 after this paul 1 left athens and went to corinth. Acts 20 is the twentieth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the christian new testament of the bible. He preached to the people there and then traveled onwards to greece. Acts chapter 16 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Acts chapter 20 commentary bible study paul in macedonia.

Acts chapter 24 begins five days after paul is sent to caesarea. The first six verses give a summary of many months of pauls travels. Never was there a more unnatural division than that in this chapter. The lord jesus does not encounter as much lack of judgment and misunderstanding in the synoptic gospels as he does in the gospel of john. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. They told paul through the spirit not to go up to jerusalem. This sundays lection is part of peters sermon on the day of pentecost, and is composed of the middle portion of that sermon. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. And when they heard it, they glorified the lord, and said unto him. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. The period of pauls imprisonment began with his arrest and rescue by claudius lysias, as recorded in the last chapter. Andrews free online bible commentary contains notes from the life for today commentaries which provides notes for about half of the verses. This is the first time that luke uses the words paul, the prisoner in acts. Acts 20 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 20 in plain english.

I have had one message for jews and greeks alikethe necessity of repenting from sin and turning to god, and of having faith in our lord jesus. Acts 20 after the uproar ceased, paul sent for the. A good multivolume commentary will generally provide an indepth outline of each book of the bible. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. The others were the crowd near the foot of the tower of antonia in chapter 22, before the sanhedrin in chapter 23, and in the court of felix in chapter 24. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. 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. Testify both to jews and greeks he always began with the jews.

At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one. This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place. It was about this same time that the roman emperor claudius had expelled all jews from rome. If philips daughters might be prophetesses, why not teachers. Pauls travels up and down about macedonia, greece, and asia, and his coming at length to troas v. 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. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. This commentary draws on the text of the new international version and follows the major divisions made by the niv translators. For an introduction to acts 2, see the exegesis for acts 2. He had in mind to revisit northern and southern greece macedonia and achaia and then go on to jerusalem and rome. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 20 and more.

Acts 21 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 21 in plain english. Read acts 20 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. And he went to see them, 3 and x because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. Testifying both to the jews, and also to the greeks, repentance toward god, and faith toward our lord jesus christ. Testifying both to the jews, and also to the greeks, repentance toward. 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 21, new international version niv the bible app. Acts 20 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Paul spoke to his disciples and gave them words of encouragement before he left for macedonia. This section of the apostles life, though peculiarly rich in material, is related with great brevity in the history. Before conversion, the apostle paul was certainly wellschooled in the scriptures, as far as the jews could teach him. It records the third missionary journey of paul the apostle.

Additional notes are available in the expanded living commentary, containing footnotes on over 23,000 of the 31,000 bible verses. I decided to take a look at how the expositors bible commentary breaks the chapter down. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. As paul concluded his third mission, he journeyed toward jerusalem, stopping at. I have declared to both jews and greeks that they must turn to god in repentance and have faith in our lord jesus. He has been kept in herods judgment hall when ananias, the high priest, comes into his cell with. The next day we went to rhodes and from there to patara. Acts chapter 20 picks up following a situation of civil unrest. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text.