Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the congregation.

New American Standard Bible

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.

King James Version

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Holman Bible

Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

International Standard Version

From Miletus he sent messengers to Ephesus to ask the elders of the church to meet with him.

American Standard Version

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

Amplified

However, from Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church [to meet him there].

An Understandable Version

And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, requesting that the elders of the church [there] come to him.

Anderson New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Bible in Basic English

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.

Common New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.

Daniel Mace New Testament

At Miletus he sent a message to the pastors of the church at Ephesus, to come to him:

Darby Translation

But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over to him the elders of the assembly.

Godbey New Testament

And having sent from Miletus into Ephesus, he called for the elders of the church.

Goodspeed New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

John Wesley New Testament

And sending to Ephesus from Miletus, he called thither the elders of the church.

Julia Smith Translation

And having sent from Miletus to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the church.

King James 2000

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And from Miletus he sent [word] to Ephesus [and] summoned the elders of the church.

Modern King James verseion

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wherefore from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the congregation.

Moffatt New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the presbyters of the church.

Montgomery New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church to come to him;

NET Bible

From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

New Heart English Bible

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the church.

Noyes New Testament

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Sawyer New Testament

And from Miletus sending to Ephesus he called for the elders of the church.

The Emphasized Bible

But, from Miletus, he sent unto Ephesus, and called for the elders of the assembly.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

So he sent to Ephesus from Miletus, and called the presbyters of the church to attend him.

Twentieth Century New Testament

From Miletus, however, he sent to Ephesus and invited the Officers of the Church to meet him;

Webster

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Weymouth New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the Elders of the Church to come to him.

Williams New Testament

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

World English Bible

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

Worrell New Testament

And, having sent from Miletus to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly.

Worsley New Testament

But he sent from Miletus to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Youngs Literal Translation

And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

Μίλητος 
Miletos 
Usage: 3

he sent
πέμπω 
Pempo 
Usage: 39

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Ἔφεσος 
Ephesos 
Usage: 14

and called
μετακαλέω 
metakaleo 
Usage: 4

the elders
πρεσβύτερος 
Presbuteros 
Usage: 65

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Acts 20:17

Context Readings

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

16 For Paul determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not happen to lose time in Asia. For he was hastening, if it were possible, for him to become at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. 17 And from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the congregation. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I stepped in Asia, how I became with you all the time,


Cross References

Acts 11:30

which also they did, having sent it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 14:23

And having appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

Acts 20:28

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by his own blood.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Titus 1:5

I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,

James 5:14

Is any man weak among you? Let him summon the elders of the congregation, and let them pray near him, having anointed him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.

Acts 15:4

And after arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders. And they reported as many things as God did with them.

Acts 15:6

And the apostles and the elders were assembled together to see about this matter.

Acts 15:23

after writing by their hand these things:The apostles, and the elders, and the brothers, to those down in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, to the brothers of the Gentiles, greeting.

Acts 16:4

And as they were going through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

1 Peter 5:1

I, a fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and a partaker of the glory going be revealed, exhort the elders among you:

2 John 1:1

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who know the truth,

3 John 1:1

The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

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