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An Understandable Version
And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, requesting that the elders of the church [there] come to him.
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].
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,
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders
16 For Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus so he would not have to spend any time in [the province of] Asia, because he was hurrying to get to Jerusalem in time for the Day of Pentecost, if at all possible. 17 And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, requesting that the elders of the church [there] come to him. 18 And when they arrived, he said to them, "You [men] know the kind of life I lived when I was with you, from the [very] first day I set foot in [the province of] Asia.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 11:30
So, they sent [what was donated] to the elders [of the Judean churches] by Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 14:23
And when Paul and Barnabas had appointed elders [for the churches] in every congregation and had prayed and fasted [over these elders], they committed them to [the care of] the Lord, in whom they had come to trust.
Acts 20:28
So, pay close attention to your [own] lives, and to all [members] of the flock [i.e., the congregation] of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers [i.e., elders, shepherds or pastors]. Provide [spiritual] food for the church of the Lord which He purchased by [shedding] His own blood.
1 Timothy 5:17
The elders who lead [the church] well should be considered deserving of double honor [Note: This probably refers to financial support in addition to the honor of the office], especially those who work hard at [preaching] the word and at teaching it.
Titus 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete [Note: This was an island in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of Greece] was so you could set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city [i.e., where there was a church], as I directed you.
James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? [Then] he should call for the elders of the church and they should pray for him, after pouring [olive] oil on him in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord.
Acts 15:4
When they arrived in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church, together with the apostles and elders, and then reported everything that God had done through their ministry.
Acts 15:6
So, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church] met together to discuss this problem.
Acts 15:23
This is what they wrote [in the letter]: "[This is] from your brothers, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church]: Greetings to [our] Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
Acts 16:4
And as they traveled through the towns [of Asia Minor] they presented [to each church] the requirements they were to observe that had been decided on by the apostles and elders of the Jerusalem church.
1 Peter 5:1
So, the elders in the various places where you live, are to receive the following exhortation. (I too, am an elder and have witnessed the sufferings of Christ, and am also assured of partaking of the glorious [salvation, 1:5] that will someday be revealed).
2 John 1:1
[This is being written by] the elder to the lady chosen [by God], and to her children [Note: The terms "lady" and "children" here refer to a congregation and the Christians who belong to it. See I Peter 5:13; II John 13], whom I love in the truth. [Note: Perhaps this phrase means "whom I truly love"]. And I am not the only one [to love you], but all those [other congregations] who know the truth [of God], also love you.
3 John 1:1
[This is being written by] the elder to my dear [friend] Gaius, whom I love in the truth. [Note: This may mean "whom I truly love"].