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forγὰρI did notοὐshrinkὑπεστειλάμηνfromτοῦ μὴdeclaringἀναγγεῖλαιto youὑμῖνthe wholeπᾶσανcounselτὴν βουλὴνof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Acts 20:27
Study it in the app“for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:27, word by word
- shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhypesteilamēn
hold back
To keep something back out of fear, not say it all.
Where else “hypesteilamēn” appears- declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilai
announce, tell
Announce, tell, make something clearly known.
Where else “anangeilai” appears- counselβουλὴνboulēn
plan
What God or a person decides to do.
Where else “boulēn” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
26Therefore I testify to you on this day that I am clean from the blood of all,
27 · This verse (above)
28Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
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?