For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
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Gill's Exposition
And now brethren,.... So the apostle calls the elders of the church at Ephesus; though they had not the same gifts, and were not in the same high office as he was, yet he puts himself upon a level…
Barnes' Notes
For I know this - By what he had seen in other places; by his knowledge of human nature, and of the dangers to which they were exposed; and by the guidance of inspiration. After my departure - His…
Adam Clarke
After my departing - Referring, most likely, to his death; for few of these evils took place during his life.
Grievous wolves - Persons professing to be teachers; Judaizing Christians, who, instead of…
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…
Cambridge Bible
For I know this The oldest MSS. (and the Rev. Ver.) have only "I know."
that after my departing This noun is only used here, and most frequently in classical Greek signifies "arrival," though not…
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