Acts 20:20

How I have kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have preached it to you, and taught you publicly, and from house to house,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

19Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews;

21Testifying both to Jews and Gentiles penance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:5You know that I have taught you statutes and justices, as the Lord my God hath commanded me: so shall you do them in the land which you shall possess:

Ezekiel 33:7So thou, O son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me.

Acts 2:46And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart;

Acts 5:42And every day they ceased not in the temple, and from house to house, to teach and preach Christ Jesus.

Acts 20:31Therefore watch, keeping in memory, that for three years I ceased not, with tears to admonish every one of you night and day.

1 Corinthians 14:6But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in doctrine?

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:18-36

Paul's Address to the Elders of Ephesus. 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: 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you… Read the whole commentary →

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