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I covetedἐπεθύμησαno one’sοὐδενὸςsilverἀργυρίουorἢgoldχρυσίουorἢclothing.ἱματισμοῦ
Acts 20:33
Study it in the app“I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:33, word by word
- I covetedἐπεθύμησαepethymēsa
covet
To want what is not yours or what God forbids.
Where else “epethymēsa” appears- silverἀργυρίουargyriou
silver
The precious white metal, weighed out to pay.
Where else “argyriou” appears- goldχρυσίουchrysiou
gold
Gold; something made of gold, a gold coin.
Where else “chrysiou” appears- clothingἱματισμοῦhimatismou
clothing
Clothing, garment.
Where else “himatismou” appears
The context
32And 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.
33 · This verse (above)
34You yourselves know that these hands served my needs and those of the ones who were with 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?