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Acts 20:21

Acts 20:21
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And now behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem,.... Not in his own spirit, though the Ethiopic version reads, "in my spirit"; as if he was pressed and straitened, and troubled within himself,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Testifying - Bearing witness to the necessity of repentance toward God. Or teaching them the nature of repentance, and exhorting them to repent and believe. Perhaps the word “testifying” includes both…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Testify both to - Jews and - Greeks - He always began with the Jews; and, in this case, he had preached to them alone for three months, Act 19:8-10, and only left their synagogues when he found,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 20:17-35

It should seem the ship Paul and his companions were embarked in for Jerusalem attended him on purpose, and staid or moved as he pleased; for when he came to Miletus, he went ashore, and tarried thee…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

testifying, &c.… to the Greeks The Rev. Ver.omits "the" before both nouns, the Greek having no article. "Both to Jews and to Greeks." By "testifying" is meant "proclaiming the need of." And this…