Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

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.

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.

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;

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 had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost. 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him. 18 When they arrived, he said to them, "You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,


Cross References

Acts 11:30

They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 14:23

When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

Acts 20:28

Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

1 Timothy 5:17

Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

Titus 1:5

The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

James 5:14

Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Acts 15:4

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

Acts 15:6

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

Acts 15:23

They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

Acts 16:4

As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

1 Peter 5:1

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

2 John 1:1

From the elder, to an 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

From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.

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