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AndΚαὶnowνῦνlook,ἰδοὺIἐγὼknowοἶδαthatὅτιyouὑμεῖςall,πάντεςamongἐνwhomοἷςI have gone aboutδιῆλθονproclaimingκηρύσσωνthe kingdom,τὴν βασιλείανwill no longerοὐκέτιseeὄψεσθεmy face.τὸ πρόσωπόν μου
Acts 20:25
Study it in the app“And now look, I know that you all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom, will no longer see my face.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:25, word by word
- knowοἶδαoida
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oida” appears- I have gone aboutδιῆλθονdiēlthon
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “diēlthon” appears- proclaimingκηρύσσωνkēryssōn
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssōn” appears- the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appears- seeὄψεσθεopsesthe
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “opsesthe” appears- my faceπρόσωπόνprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears
The context
24But I do not account my life precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the service that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of the grace of God.
25 · This verse (above)
26Therefore I testify to you on this day that I am clean from the blood of all,
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?