Acts 20:21

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Summary

Acts 20:21

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Testifying

To the jews

General references

Leviticus 11:9

Proverbs 14:25

Luke 5:32

Bible References

Testifying

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.

And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

To the jews

And every Sabbath he had discussions in the Synagogue, turning Jews and Greeks to the faith.

And this came to the ears of all those, Jews and Greeks, who were living at Ephesus; and fear came on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was made great.

I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.

Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:

General references

These you may have for food of all things living in the water: anything living in the water, in the seas or rivers, which has special parts for swimming and skin formed of thin plates, may be used for food.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.