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href="/bsb/acts/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose <i>and</i> plan of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because I did not avoid declaring to you the whole plan of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole plan of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have told you everything God wants you to know. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I didn't avoid telling you the whole plan of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For I have not held back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because I never shrank from telling you the whole plan of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I concealed not to announce to you all the counsel of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I have not spared to declare unto you all the counsel of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I have not turned aside in the least from announcing every counsel of God to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I have never shunned to declare to you, all the will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“For I have not declined to show you the whole will of God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for I did not shrink to declare unto you all the counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For I have concealed nothing, so as not repeatedly to declare to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for I have acquainted you with the whole dispensation of God without reserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />for I shrank not from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For I have not failed to declare unto you all the counsel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/20-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=6831" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/20.htm">Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/5288.htm" title="5288: hypesteilamēn (V-AIM-1S) -- From hupo and stello; to withhold under, i.e. to cower or shrink, to conceal.">I did not shrink back</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/312.htm" title="312: anangeilai (V-ANA) -- To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce.">from declaring</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasan (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">whole</a> <a href="/greek/1012.htm" title="1012: boulēn (N-AFS) -- Counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree. From boulomai; volition, i.e. advice, or purpose.">will</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">28</span>Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Acts 20:20</a></span><br />I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. / But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7-9</a></span><br />As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood. / But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-1.htm">1 Corinthians 2:1-2</a></span><br />When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. / For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16-17</a></span><br />Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! / If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a></span><br />Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a></span><br />Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-25.htm">Colossians 1:25-28</a></span><br />I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God, / the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. / To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-6.htm">John 17:6-8</a></span><br />I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. / Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. / For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a></span><br />by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2</a></span><br />Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-10</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God.</p><p class="hdg">I have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Acts 20:20,35</a></b></br> <i>And</i> how I kept back nothing that was profitable <i>unto you</i>, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/26-22.htm">Acts 26:22,23</a></b></br> Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a></b></br> But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.</p><p class="hdg">all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></b></br> Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-11.htm">Psalm 32:11</a></b></br> Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all <i>ye that are</i> upright in heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10,11</a></b></br> Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times <i>the things</i> that are not <i>yet</i> done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/15-35.htm">Announcing</a> <a href="/acts/20-3.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/acts/20-24.htm">God's</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Hesitated</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/17-23.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Shrank</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Shrink</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Shrunk</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-20.htm">Shunned</a> <a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/acts/20-18.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/2-1.htm">Announcing</a> <a href="/acts/27-39.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/acts/26-25.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/acts/21-19.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/acts/23-4.htm">God's</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Hesitated</a> <a href="/acts/21-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/26-23.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/acts/21-14.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Shrank</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Shrink</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Shrunk</a> <a href="/job/1-1.htm">Shunned</a> <a href="/acts/20-30.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Paul goes to Macedonia, and thence to Troas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-7.htm">He celebrates the Lord's supper, and preaches.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-9.htm">Eutychus having fallen down dead is raised to life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-13.htm">Paul continues his travels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-17.htm">and at Miletum he calls the elders together, tells them what shall befall to himself,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">commits God's flock to them,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">warns them of false teachers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-32.htm">commends them to God,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/20-36.htm">prays with them, and departs.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The phrase "did not shrink back" suggests courage and perseverance, reflecting Paul's dedication despite opposition and hardship. This echoes his earlier experiences, such as in <a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Acts 14:19-20</a>, where he was stoned and left for dead but continued his mission. It also aligns with the exhortation in <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Hebrews 10:39</a>, encouraging believers not to shrink back in faith.<p><b>from declaring to you</b><br>Paul's role as an apostle was to proclaim the message of the Gospel. The term "declaring" indicates a public and authoritative announcement, akin to a herald. This reflects the apostolic duty to communicate God's message clearly and without reservation, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a>, where Paul states, "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!"<p><b>the whole will of God</b><br>This phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of Paul's teaching. He did not selectively present parts of God's message but delivered the full counsel, including both comforting and challenging truths. This aligns with the biblical mandate to teach "the whole counsel of God" (<a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Acts 20:20</a>), ensuring that believers are fully equipped. The "will of God" encompasses His redemptive plan through Jesus Christ, moral directives, and eschatological promises, as seen throughout Scripture, including <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> and <a href="/ephesians/1-9.htm">Ephesians 1:9-10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Paul is addressing the Ephesian elders. He is a central figure in the New Testament, known for his missionary journeys and epistles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesian_elders.htm">Ephesian Elders</a></b><br>Leaders of the church in Ephesus, whom Paul is addressing in this farewell speech. Ephesus was a major city in Asia Minor, known for its significant Christian community.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/miletus.htm">Miletus</a></b><br>The location where Paul delivers this speech. It is a coastal city near Ephesus, where Paul called the Ephesian elders to meet him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whole_will_of_god.htm">The Whole Will of God</a></b><br>Refers to the complete message of God's plan and purpose, which Paul has faithfully communicated.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul's_missionary_journey.htm">Paul's Missionary Journey</a></b><br>This event is part of Paul's third missionary journey, during which he revisits churches to strengthen and encourage them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_proclamation.htm">Faithful Proclamation</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to faithfully proclaim the entirety of God's message, not just the parts that are comfortable or popular.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_ministry.htm">Courage in Ministry</a></b><br>Like Paul, we should not shrink back from sharing the Gospel, even when it is challenging or met with opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comprehensive_understanding.htm">Comprehensive Understanding</a></b><br>It is important to seek a comprehensive understanding of God's will through diligent study of Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_leaders.htm">Responsibility of Leaders</a></b><br>Church leaders have a responsibility to teach the full counsel of God, ensuring that their congregations are well-equipped in their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_accountability.htm">Personal Accountability</a></b><br>Each believer should examine their own life to ensure they are living in accordance with the whole will of God, not selectively following His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_full_gospel_church.htm">What defines a Full Gospel church?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_lectionary.htm">What defines a lectionary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_topical_preaching.htm">What is topical preaching?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_whole_counsel_of_god.htm">What is the Whole Counsel of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.</span>--The words point to a greater degree of receptivity for Divine truth than had been found elsewhere. So in the Epistle to the Ephesians, which, even on the assumption that it was an encyclical letter, was addressed to them principally, he speaks to them as able to understand his knowledge in the mystery of Christ (<a href="/ephesians/3-4.htm" title="Whereby, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)">Ephesians 3:4</a>), the universality of His redeeming work, the brotherhood of mankind in the common Fatherhood of God. In "I have not shunned" we have the same word and image as in the "kept back" of <a href="/acts/20-20.htm" title="And how I kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,">Acts 20:20</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> <span class="accented">- Shrank not from declaring</span> for <span class="accented">have not shunned to declare</span>, A.V. (see ver. 20, note); <span class="accented">the whole</span> for <span class="accented">all the</span>, A.V. Counsel of God. His revealed will and purpose concerning man's salvation (<a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a>; <a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Acts 4:28</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/20-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I did not shrink back</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπεστειλάμην</span> <span class="translit">(hypesteilamēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hupo and stello; to withhold under, i.e. to cower or shrink, to conceal.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from declaring</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναγγεῖλαι</span> <span class="translit">(anangeilai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whole</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶσαν</span> <span class="translit">(pasan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will</span><br /><span class="grk">βουλὴν</span> <span class="translit">(boulēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1012.htm">Strong's 1012: </a> </span><span class="str2">Counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree. From boulomai; volition, i.e. advice, or purpose.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/20-27.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 20:27 For I didn't shrink from declaring (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/20-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 20:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 20:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/20-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 20:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 20:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>