Acts 20:27

for I have not shrunk from announcing the whole purpose of God regarding you.

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In The King James Version

For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

In Context

26Therefore I declare to you this day, that my conscience is clear in regard to the fate of any of you,

28Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.

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Cross References

Joshua 8:35There was not a word of the orders of Moses which Joshua did not read aloud before all the assembled Israelites, with the women, the children, and the foreigners who accompanied them.

Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the students of the Law, having rejected John’s baptism, frustrated God’s purpose in regard to them.)

Acts 2:23he, I say, in accordance with God’s definite plan and with his previous knowledge, was betrayed, and you, by the hands of lawless men, nailed him to a cross and put him to death.

Acts 20:20I never shrank from telling you anything that could be helpful to you, or from teaching you both in public and in private.

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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