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Acts 20:27

Acts 20:27
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Also of your own selves shall men arise,.... Not only false teachers from abroad should come and enter among them, but some would spring up out of their own communities, such as had been admitted…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For - This verse contains a reason for what had been said in the previous verse. It shows why Paul regarded himself as innocent if they should be lost. I have not shunned - I have not kept back; I…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I have not shunned to declare - Ου υπεϚιλαμην, I have not suppressed or concealed any thing, through fear or favor, that might be beneficial to your souls. This is properly the meaning of the original…

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

For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God The Rev. Ver.as in Act 20:20, "For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole, &c." The "counsel of God" means the whole plan of…