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I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. <a href="/esv/acts/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; <a href="/bsb/acts/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. <a href="/blb/acts/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility and tears, and trials having befallen me in the plots of the Jews; <a href="/kjv/acts/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: <a href="/nkjv/acts/20.htm">New King James Version</a> serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; <a href="/nasb_/acts/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; <a href="/nasb/acts/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; <a href="/nasb77/acts/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; <a href="/lsb/acts/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; <a href="/amp/acts/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of the plots of the Jews [against me]; <a href="/csb/acts/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and during the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews. <a href="/hcsb/acts/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews— <a href="/asv/acts/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; <a href="/cev/acts/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Some of the Jews plotted against me and caused me a lot of sorrow and trouble. But I served the Lord and was humble. <a href="/erv/acts/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews: <a href="/gwt/acts/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I humbly served the Lord, often with tears in my eyes. I served the Lord during the difficult times I went through when the Jews plotted against me. <a href="/gnt/acts/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord's servant during the hard times that came to me because of the plots of some Jews. <a href="/isv/acts/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews. <a href="/msb/acts/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I served the Lord with great humility and with many tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. <a href="/net/acts/20.htm">NET Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews. <a href="/nheb/acts/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews; <a href="/wbt/acts/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: <a href="/wey/acts/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews-- <a href="/web/acts/20.htm">World English Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> serving the LORD with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against [me]; <a href="/blb/acts/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> serving the Lord with all humility and tears, and trials having befallen me in the plots of the Jews; <a href="/ylt/acts/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me; <a href="/slt/acts/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, having happened to me by the insidious plots of the Jews:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews; <a href="/cpdv/acts/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> serving the Lord, with all humility and despite the tears and trials which befell me from the treacheries of the Jews, <a href="/nabre/acts/20.htm">New American Bible</a> I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came to me because of the plots of the Jews, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Serving God with great humility and with tears and amid the trials which were brought upon me by conspiracies of the Jews. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “As I served God in much humility and in tears, and in those trials that have come upon me by the treachery of the Jews.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; <a href="/godbey/acts/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> serving the Lord with all humility, and tears, and temptations, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews: <a href="/haweis/acts/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the Jews: <a href="/mace/acts/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a> how I have serv'd the Lord with all resignation, with tears, and trials occasion'd by the insidious practices of the Jews: <a href="/wey/acts/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews-- <a href="/worrell/acts/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and with trials which befell me in the plottings of the Jews; <a href="/worsley/acts/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and trials which befel me by the ambushes of the Jews. <a href="/parallel/acts/20-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=6759" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/20.htm">Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians</a> …18When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. 19<a href="/greek/1398.htm" title="1398: douleuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to.">I served</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- 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/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriō (N-DMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">great</a> <a href="/greek/5012.htm" title="5012: tapeinophrosynēs (N-GFS) -- Humility, lowliness of mind, modesty. From a compound of tapeinos and the base of phren; humiliation of mind, i.e. Modesty.">humility</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1144.htm" title="1144: dakryōn (N-GNP) -- A tear. Or dakruon dak'-roo-on; of uncertain affinity; a tear.">with tears,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">especially</a> <a href="/greek/3986.htm" title="3986: peirasmōn (N-GMP) -- From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.">in the trials</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4819.htm" title="4819: symbantōn (V-APA-GMP) -- To happen, occur, meet. From sun and the base of basis; to walk together, i.e. Concur.">that came upon</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- 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/1917.htm" title="1917: epiboulais (N-DFP) -- A plot, design against. From a presumed compound of epi and boulomai; a plan against someone, i.e. A plot.">plots</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaiōn (Adj-GMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews.</a> 20I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a> but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-28</a> Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/4-5.htm">2 Corinthians 4:5</a> For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9</a> For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5-6</a> Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. <a href="/matthew/20-26.htm">Matthew 20:26-28</a> It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— / just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” <a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24</a> And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. <a href="/romans/12-11.htm">Romans 12:11</a> Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:6-7</a> Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it. / On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. <a href="/ephesians/6-6.htm">Ephesians 6:6-7</a> And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. / Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, <a href="/luke/22-27.htm">Luke 22:27</a> For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves. <a href="/john/13-14.htm">John 13:14-15</a> So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. / I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5</a> Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a> Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:Serving.<a href="/acts/27-23.htm">Acts 27:23</a> For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,<a href="/john/12-26.htm">John 12:26</a> If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.<a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Romans 1:1,9</a> Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, … with all.<a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9,10</a> For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God… <a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5</a> Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;<a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">2 Corinthians 7:5</a> For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.many.<a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Acts 20:31</a> Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.<a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a> Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.<a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a> Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!temptations.<a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">1 Corinthians 4:9-13</a> For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men… <a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">2 Corinthians 4:7-11</a> But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us… <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-30</a> Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft… by the.<a href="/acts/20-3.htm">Acts 20:3</a> And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.<a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25</a> And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: … <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50,51</a> But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/18-25.htm">Although</a> <a href="/luke/22-28.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/mark/5-16.htm">Befell</a> <a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/acts/19-35.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Humility</a> <a href="/acts/20-3.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/9-33.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/acts/19-21.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/luke/11-54.htm">Plotting</a> <a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/acts/19-22.htm">Served</a> <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/john/18-11.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/luke/22-28.htm">Temptations</a> <a href="/luke/22-28.htm">Trials</a> <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Troubles</a> <a href="/acts/20-3.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/acts/19-25.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Although</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-11.htm">Befell</a> <a href="/romans/11-34.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-19.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Humility</a> <a href="/acts/20-21.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/23-16.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/acts/25-3.htm">Plotting</a> <a href="/romans/1-30.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/acts/20-34.htm">Served</a> <a href="/acts/26-7.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/james/1-2.htm">Temptations</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm">Trials</a> <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Troubles</a> <a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 20</div>1. <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Paul goes to Macedonia, and thence to Troas.</a> 7. <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">He celebrates the Lord's supper, and preaches.</a> 9. <a href="/acts/20-9.htm">Eutychus having fallen down dead is raised to life.</a> 13. <a href="/acts/20-13.htm">Paul continues his travels;</a> 17. <a href="/acts/20-17.htm">and at Miletum he calls the elders together, tells them what shall befall to himself,</a> 28. <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">commits God's flock to them,</a> 29. <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">warns them of false teachers,</a> 32. <a href="/acts/20-32.htm">commends them to God,</a> 36. <a href="/acts/20-36.htm">prays with them, and departs.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I served the Lord with great humility Paul's service to the Lord is characterized by humility, a key Christian virtue. This humility is reflective of Christ's own example (<a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>). Paul's ministry was not about self-promotion but about glorifying God and serving others (<a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">1 Corinthians 9:19</a>). His humility is evident in his willingness to endure hardships and his focus on the needs of the church rather than his own.and with tears The mention of tears indicates Paul's deep emotional investment in his ministry and the people he served. It reflects his compassion and the burdens he carried for the churches (<a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">2 Corinthians 2:4</a>). Tears also signify the genuine love and concern he had for the spiritual well-being of others, echoing Jesus' own weeping over Jerusalem (<a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a>).especially in the trials that came upon me Paul faced numerous trials throughout his ministry, including physical hardships, persecution, and opposition (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-28</a>). These trials were a testament to his commitment to the gospel and his willingness to suffer for Christ's sake (<a href="/philippians/1-29.htm">Philippians 1:29</a>). The trials also served to strengthen his faith and reliance on God (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a>).through the plots of the Jews Paul often encountered opposition from Jewish leaders who saw his message as a threat to their religious authority and traditions (<a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23</a>, <a href="/acts/13-45.htm">Acts 13:45</a>). This opposition was rooted in a misunderstanding of the fulfillment of the Law through Christ (<a href="/romans/10-4.htm">Romans 10:4</a>). The plots against Paul highlight the tension between the early Christian movement and traditional Jewish beliefs, as well as the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that His followers would face persecution (<a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The primary speaker in this passage, Paul is addressing the Ephesian elders, recounting his ministry and the challenges he faced. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> A significant city in Asia Minor where Paul spent considerable time preaching and teaching, establishing a strong Christian community. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a> Refers to certain Jewish individuals or groups who opposed Paul's message and sought to undermine his ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_ephesian_elders.htm">The Ephesian Elders</a> Leaders of the church in Ephesus, whom Paul is addressing in this farewell speech. 5. <a href="/topical/t/trials_and_plots.htm">Trials and Plots</a> The various challenges and conspiracies Paul faced, particularly from those who opposed his mission to spread the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_service.htm">Humility in Service</a> Paul exemplifies serving the Lord with humility. As believers, we are called to serve without seeking personal glory, following Christ's example of humility. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_through_trials.htm">Perseverance Through Trials</a> Despite facing opposition and plots, Paul remained steadfast. Christians are encouraged to persevere in their faith and mission, trusting in God's strength. <a href="/topical/e/emotional_investment_in_ministry.htm">Emotional Investment in Ministry</a> Paul's tears indicate his deep care for those he ministered to. We should be emotionally invested in our ministry, showing genuine love and concern for others. <a href="/topical/f/facing_opposition.htm">Facing Opposition</a> Opposition is a reality in the Christian walk. Like Paul, we should be prepared to face challenges with faith and courage, relying on God's guidance. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_leadership.htm">Community and Leadership</a> Paul's address to the Ephesian elders highlights the importance of strong, humble leadership within the church community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 20</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_book_of_james.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of James?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_pat_robertson.htm">Who is Pat Robertson?</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</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>(19) Serving the Lord with all humility of mind . . .--The participle exactly answers to the epithet of the "servant" or "slave" of Christ which St. Paul so often uses of himself (<a href="/romans/1-1.htm" title="Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God,">Romans 1:1</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-10.htm" title="For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.">Galatians 1:10</a>; <a href="/philippians/1-1.htm" title="Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:">Philippians 1:1</a>; <a href="/titus/1-1.htm" title="Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;">Titus 1:1</a>). The "tears," too, are characteristic of the Apostle, whose intense sensitiveness and sympathy had not been hardened into a Stoic apathy, and therefore found vent in a form which the Stoic would have scorned as unmanly. (Comp. <a href="/acts/20-31.htm" title="Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.">Acts 20:31</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm" title="For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.">2Corinthians 2:4</a>.) Epictetus (Enchirid. c. 2) barely allowed a follower of wisdom to mourn outwardly with those who mourned, and added the warning: "Take heed that thou mourn not inwardly." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Lowliness for humility, A.V.; tears for many tears, A.V. and T.R.; with trials for temptations, A.V.; plots for lying in wait, A.V. Plots (ἐπιβουλαῖς); comp. ver. 3, and note. There is no special account of Jewish plots in St. Luke's narrative of St. Paul's sojourn at Ephesus. But from <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9, 13</a>, and probably 33, we may gather how hostile the unbelieving Jews were to him. <a href="/commentaries/acts/20-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I served δουλεύων (douleuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1398.htm">Strong's 1398: </a> To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κυρίῳ (Kyriō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. great πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. humility ταπεινοφροσύνης (tapeinophrosynēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> Humility, lowliness of mind, modesty. From a compound of tapeinos and the base of phren; humiliation of mind, i.e. Modesty. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [with] tears, δακρύων (dakryōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> A tear. Or dakruon dak'-roo-on; of uncertain affinity; a tear. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. in the trials πειρασμῶν (peirasmōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3986.htm">Strong's 3986: </a> From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity. I faced συμβάντων (symbantōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4819.htm">Strong's 4819: </a> To happen, occur, meet. From sun and the base of basis; to walk together, i.e. Concur. through ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. plots ἐπιβουλαῖς (epiboulais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1917.htm">Strong's 1917: </a> A plot, design against. From a presumed compound of epi and boulomai; a plan against someone, i.e. A plot. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Jews. Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/20-19.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 20:19 Serving the Lord with all humility (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/20-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 20:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 20:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/20-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 20:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 20:20" /></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>