Acts 20:23
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I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
Commentaries
Excerpts gathered from published commentaries to ground the reading.
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, &c.--by prophetic utterances from city to city, as in Act 11:4; Act 21:10-11. Analogous premonitions of coming events are not unknown to the general method of God's providence. They would tend to season the apostle's spirit.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. Paul's travels up and down about Macedonia, Greece, and Asia, and his coming at length to Troas (Act 20:1-6). II. A particular account of his spending one Lord's day at Troas, and his raising Eutychus to life there (Act 20:7-12). III. His progress, or circuit, for the visiting of the churches he had planted, in his way towards Jerusalem, where he designed to be by the next feast of pentecost (Act 20:13-16). IV. The farewell sermon he preached to the presbyters at Ephesus, now that he was leaving that country (v. 17-35). V. The very sorrowful parting between him and them (Act 20:36-38). And in all these we find Paul very busy to serve Christ, and to do good to the souls of men, not only in the conversion of heathen, but in the edification of Christians.
Open source ↗20:23 the Holy Spirit tells me: See, e.g., 21:10-12.
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I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”