Passage
Acts 20.19
19. serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; (ASV)Book: Acts · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
17. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. 18. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time,
19. serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
- how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house, 21. testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:17-21, ASV)
WEB
17. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly. 18. When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,
19. serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
- how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house, 21. testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus. (Acts 20:17-21, WEB)
KJV
17. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 18. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19. Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
- And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, 21. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:17-21, KJV)
YLT
17. And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly, 18. and when they were come unto him, he said to them, 'Ye, ye know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how, with you at all times I was;
19. serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against [me];
- how nothing I did keep back of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house, 21. testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:17-21, YLT)
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Theological reading
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Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- G2962 - kyrios, kyrios, Strong's G2962
- G3956 - pas, pas, Strong's G3956
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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