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Acts 20:22

Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there :

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city,.... As he passed along, where there was a church, or any number of saints: in the churches of those times there were prophets who foretold things to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Bound in the spirit - Strongly urged or constrained by the influences of the Holy Spirit on my mind. Not by any desire to see the place where my fathers worshipped, and not urged merely by reason, but…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I go bound in the spirit - Δεδεμενος τῳ πνευματι - Either meaning the strong influence of the Divine Spirit upon his mind, or the strong propensity in his own will, wish, and desire, to visit…

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

And now … Jerusalem The Apostle refers to his own spirit, the constraint which in his own mind was laid upon him. Some therefore to make this plain would render "in myspirit." The verb implies that he…