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Andκαὶnowνῦνlook,ἰδοὺboundδεδεμένοςin the spirit,τῷ πνεύματιIἐγὼam goingπορεύομαιtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμnotμὴknowingεἰδώςthe thingsτὰthat will happenσυναντήσοντάto meμοιthere,ἐν αὐτῇ
Acts 20:22
Study it in the app“And now look, bound in the spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:22, word by word
- boundδεδεμένοςdedemenos
bind
To fasten someone or something with ropes.
Where else “dedemenos” appears- in the spiritπνεύματιpneumati
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appears- am goingπορεύομαιporeuomai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuomai” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- knowingεἰδώςeidōs
perceive
To realize, understand.
Where else “eidōs” appears- that will happenσυναντήσοντάsynantēsonta
happen
Happen to someone.
Where else “synantēsonta” appears
Translation note
“In the spirit” can refer to Paul’s spirit (resolved inwardly) or to the Holy Spirit, as in 19:21.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
21testifying to both Jews and Greeks of the change of mind toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
22 · This verse (above)
23except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that chains and afflictions await me.
To study Acts 20 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Eutychus while Paul speaks for so long, and how does the night end? (vv. 7-12)
2. What it means
In his farewell to the Ephesian elders, Paul recalls Jesus' words about giving. What do they say, and why does he quote them? (vv. 33-35)
3. How I live it
Paul worked with his hands to help the weak (vv. 34-35). What can you give someone today, in time or attention?