Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And from Miletus he sent [word] to Ephesus [and] summoned the elders of the church.
New American Standard Bible
From Miletus he sent to
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.
A Conservative Version
And from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the congregation.
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.
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,
Themes
Christian ministers » Say good-bye to the congregation
Elder » In the Christian church
Ephesus » Paul visits and preaches in
Miletus » And sends to ephesus for the elders of the congregation, and addresses them at
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Paul » sends for » Elders » Ephesus
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 20:17
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Context Readings
Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders
16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not be [having] to spend time in Asia. For he was hurrying if it could be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. 17 And from Miletus he sent [word] to Ephesus [and] summoned the elders of the church. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them, "You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia how I was the whole time with you--
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Cross References
Acts 11:30
which they also did, sending [the aid] to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 14:23
And [when they] had appointed elders for them in every church, [after] praying with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].
1 Timothy 5:17
The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.
Titus 1:5
On account of this, I left you behind in Crete, in order that what remains may be set in order and you may appoint elders in every town, as I ordered you.
James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the elders of the church and they should pray over him, anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
Acts 15:4
And [when they] arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them.
Acts 15:6
Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter.
Acts 15:23
writing [this letter] {to be delivered by them}: The apostles and the elders, brothers. To the brothers [who are] from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!
Acts 16:4
And as they went through the towns, they passed on to them to observe the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders [who were] in Jerusalem.
1 Peter 5:1
Therefore [I, your] fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, [and] also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:
2 John 1:1
The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth--and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth--
3 John 1:1
The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in [the] truth.