Study it in the app“And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”
Andκαὶnowτὰ νῦνI commendπαρατίθεμαιyouὑμᾶςto Godτῷ θεῷandκαὶto the wordτῷ λόγῳof hisαὐτοῦgrace,τῆς χάριτοςwhichτῷis ableδυναμένῳto build you upοἰκοδομῆσαιandκαὶto give youδοῦναιthe inheritanceτὴν κληρονομίανamongἐνallπᾶσινthose who are sanctified.τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις
entrust
To leave in another's care: "into your hands I place my spirit".
Where else “paratithemai” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logōi” appearsgrace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charitos” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynamenōi” appearsbuild up
To help others grow in faith.
Where else “oikodomēsai” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dounai” appearsinheritance
Inheritance.
Where else “klēronomian” appearssanctify
To cleanse from sin and change one's life.
Where else “hēgiasmenois” appears31Therefore keep watch, remembering that for three years night and day I did not cease to warn each one with tears.
32 · This verse (above)
33I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
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?
