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30 Also afrom among yourselves men will rise up, speaking1 perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.  
31 Therefore watch, and remember that afor three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.  
32 “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and ato the word of His grace, which is able bto build you up and give you can inheritance among all those who are sanctified.  
33 I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.
34 Yes, you yourselves know athat these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.  
35 I have shown you in every way, aby laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”  
36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
37 Then they all awept freely, and bfell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,  
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Acts 20:32

And now (kai ta nun). Same phrase as in verses Acts 20:22, Acts 20:25 save that idou (behold) is wanting and the article ta occurs before nun, accusative of general reference. And as to the present things (or situation) as in Acts 4:29.

I commend (paratiqemai). Present middle indicative of paratiqhmi, old verb to place beside, middle, to deposit with one, to interest as in I Timothy 1:18; II Timothy 2:2. Paul can now only do this, but he does it hopefully. Cf. I Peter 4:19.

The word of his grace (tw logw thv xaritov autou). The instrumentality through preaching and the Holy Spirit employed by God. Cf. Colossians 4:6; Ephesians 4:29.

Which is able to build up (tw dunamenw oikodomhsai). God works through the word of his grace and so it is able to build up (edify); a favourite Pauline word (I Corinthians 3:10-14; I Corinthians 3:9; II Corinthians 5:1; Ephesians 2:20-22; II Timothy 3:15; etc.), and James 1:21. The very words "build" and "inheritance among the sanctified" will occur in Ephesians 1:11; 2:30; Ephesians 3:18 and which some may recall on reading. Cf. Colossians 1:12. Stephen in Acts 7:5 used the word "inheritance" (klhronomian), nowhere else in Acts, but in Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 5:5. In Ephesians 1:18 the very expression occurs "his inheritance among the saints " (thn klhronomian autou en toiv agioiv).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 20:32:

Acts 4:29
Revelation 2:1

 

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