Acts 20:23
except that the Holy Spirit in every city, testifieth to me and saith: Bonds and afflictions await thee.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
In Context
22And now I am bound in spirit, and I go to Jerusalem; and I know not what will befall me there;
Cross References
Acts 8:29And the Holy Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to the chariot.
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, and entreating them to persevere in the faith; and they told them, that it was necessary, through much affliction, to enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts 21:11And he came in to us, and took the girdle of Paul's loins, and bound his own feet and hands, and said: Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So will the Jews in Jerusalem bind the man, who owns this girdle; and they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
1 Thessalonians 3:3lest any of you should be disheartened by these afflictions; for ye know, that we are appointed thereto.
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 →