Veprat e Apostujve 20:18

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Kur ata erdhën tek ai, ai u tha atyre: ''Ju e dini dita e parë që hyra në Azi si kam jetuar midis jush për të gjithë këtë kohë,

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from: Acts 18:19, Acts 19:1, Acts 19:10

after: 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 6:3-11, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-10, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9, 2 Timothy 3:10

Reciprocal: Job 23:11 - My foot Mark 6:30 - both Acts 2:9 - Asia 1 Corinthians 2:3 - General 2 Corinthians 5:11 - we persuade 2 Corinthians 11:28 - the care 1 Thessalonians 2:10 - witnesses 2 Thessalonians 3:10 - when 2 Timothy 4:2 - in

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they were come to him,.... That is, when the elders or pastors of the church at Ephesus were come to the apostle at Miletus:

he said unto them, ye know, from the first day I came into Asia; to Ephesus the chief city in it:

after what manner I have been with you at all seasons; what was his conduct, conversation, and constant manner of life; which the apostle takes notice of, not to commend himself, or to obtain applause of men; but either in vindication of himself, against those that were ready to charge and censure him; or to recommend the doctrine which he taught; and chiefly for the imitation of these elders, he had sent for, and convened in this place; and he appeals to themselves, as eyewitnesses of what he was going to say.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when they were come to him - The discourse which follows is one of the most tender, affectionate, and eloquent which is anywhere to be found. It is strikingly descriptive of the apostle’s manner of life while with them; evinces his deep concern for their welfare; is full of tender and kind admonition; expresses the firm purpose of his soul to live to the glory of God, and his expectation to be persecuted still; and is a most affectionate and solemn farewell. No man can read it without being convinced that it came from a heart full of love and kindness; and that it evinces a great and noble purpose to be entirely employed in one great aim and object - the promotion of the glory of God, in the face of danger and of death.

Ye know - From your own observation. He had been with them three years, and could make this solemn appeal to themselves that he had led a faithful and devoted life. How happy is it when a minister can thus appeal to those with whom he has labored in proof of his own sincerity and fidelity! How comforting to himself, and how full of demonstration to a surrounding world, of the truth and power of the gospel which is preached! We may further remark that this appeal furnishes strong proof of the purity and holiness of Paul’s life. The elders at Ephesus must have had abundant opportunity to know him. They had seen him, and heard him publicly, and in their private dwellings. A man does not make such an appeal unless he has a consciousness of integrity, nor unless there is conclusive proof of his integrity. It is strong evidence of the holiness of the character of the apostles, and proof that they were not impostors, that they could thus appeal with the utmost assurance to those who had every opportunity of knowing them.

From the first day - He was with them three years, Acts 20:31.

Into Asia - Asia Minor. They would probably know not only how he had demeaned himself while with them, but also how he had conducted in other places near them.

After what manner I have been with you - How I have lived and acted. What has been my manner of life. What had been his mode of life he specifies in the following verses.

At all seasons - At all times.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 20:18. After what manner I have been with you — The Codex Bezae adds here, for three years, and even more, which reading might have been borrowed from Acts 20:31, though the time assigned by it is too long.