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ThereforeδιότιI testifyμαρτύρομαιto youὑμῖνonἐνthis dayτῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳthatὅτιI amεἰμιcleanκαθαρόςfromἀπὸthe bloodτοῦ αἵματοςof all,πάντων
Acts 20:26
Study it in the app“Therefore I testify to you on this day that I am clean from the blood of all,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:26, word by word
- Thereforeδιότιdioti
because
"Because", "for", "since".
Where else “dioti” appears- I testifyμαρτύρομαιmartyromai
testify, declare solemnly
Declare solemnly, affirm calling God as witness; urge, implore.
Where else “martyromai” appears- this dayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears- this dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- I amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- cleanκαθαρόςkatharos
pure
Undivided in heart, without guilt.
Where else “katharos” appears- the bloodαἵματοςhaimatos
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appears
The context
25And now look, I know that you all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom, will no longer see my face.
26 · This verse (above)
27for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
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?