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

I do not consider my life of any account. It is not dear to me so that I may finish the race, and I may accomplish the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to preach the good news of the grace of God.

He gave a thorough witness with many words and exhorted them, saying: Save yourselves from this indecent generation.

When they had testified and preached the word of Jehovah they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the good news in many villages of the Samaritans.

Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia. He witnessed to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

So they set a date with Paul. A large number of them came that day to the place where Paul was staying. From morning till night he explained his message about the Kingdom of God to them. He tried to convince them about Jesus by quoting from the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets.

The testimony is this that God gave us everlasting life and this life is in his Son.

To the jews

He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

This became known to all both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. They were all afraid. The name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

I am a debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise.

Indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom.

General references

Here are the kinds of creatures that live in the water that you may eat. You may eat anything in the seas and streams that have fins and scales.

A truthful witness saves lives. A deceitful witness speaks lies.

I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.