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Selected Verse: Acts 20:22 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 20:22 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] now [3568], behold [2400], I [1473] go [4198] bound [1210] in the spirit [4151] unto [1519] Jerusalem [2419], not [3361] knowing [1492] the things that shall befall [4876] me [3427] there [1722] [846]: |
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King James |
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And now, behold, I--"I" is emphatic here.
bound in the spirit--compare Act 19:21. This internal pressure, unattended with any knowledge of "what was to befall him there," was the result of that higher guidance which shaped all his movements. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Bound in the spirit - Strongly urged or constrained by the influences of the Holy Spirit on my mind. Not by any desire to see the place where my fathers worshipped, and not urged merely by reason, but by the convictions and mighty promptings of the Holy Spirit to do my duty in this case. The expression "bound in the spirit" δεδεμένος τῷ πνεύματι dedemenos tō pneumati is one of great strength and emphasis. The word δέω deō, "to bind," is usually applied to "confinement by cords, fetters, or bands" Mat 13:30; Mat 14:3; Mat 21:2; and then it denotes "any strong obligation" Rom 7:2, or "anything that strongly urges or impels," Mat 21:2. When we are strongly urged by the convictions of duty, by the influences of the Holy Spirit, we should not shrink from danger or from death. Duty is to be done at all hazards. It is ours to follow the directions of God; results we may safely and confidently leave with him.
Not knowing the things that shall befall me there - He knew that calamities and trials of some kind awaited him Act 20:23, but he did not know:
(1) Of what particular kind they would be; nor,
(2) Their issue, whether it would be life or death.
We should commit our way unto God, not knowing what trials may be before us in life; but knowing that, if we are found faithful at the post of duty, we have nothing to fear in the result. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
spirit
Compare (Act 21:4).
In (Act 20:22) Paul's own spirit
(See Scofield) - (Th1 5:23)
is meant; in (Act 21:4), the Holy Spirit is meant. Paul's motive in going to Jerusalem seems to have been his great affection for the Jews (Rom 9:1-5) and his hope that gifts of the Gentile churches, sent by him to the poor saints at Jerusalem (Rom 15:25-28) would open the hearts of the law-bound Jewish believers to the "gospel of the grace of God" (Act 20:24). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Bound in the spirit
In his own spirit. Constrained by an invincible sense of duty. Not by the Holy Spirit, which is mentioned in the next verse and distinguished by the epithet the Holy. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Bound by the Spirit - Strongly impelled by him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I go bound in the spirit - Δεδεμενος τῳ πνευματι - Either meaning the strong influence of the Divine Spirit upon his mind, or the strong propensity in his own will, wish, and desire, to visit Jerusalem; and in this sense δεειν, to bind, is sometimes used. But it appears more consistent with the mind of the apostle, and with that influence under which we find that he constantly acted, to refer it to the influence of the Holy Ghost; ὑπο του πνευματος, being under the power of that Spirit; as if he had said: "I have now no choice - God has not left me either to the advices of friends, or to my own prudence: the Spirit of God obliges me to go to Jerusalem, and yet does not intimate to me what peculiar trials shall befall me there: I have only the general intimation that, in every city where I proclaim the Gospel, bonds and afflictions await me." This sense of the word Kypke has largely defended in his note here. |
21 After [1161] [5613] these things [5023] were ended [4137], Paul [3972] purposed [5087] in [1722] the spirit [4151], when he had passed through [1330] Macedonia [3109] and [2532] Achaia [882], to go [4198] to [1519] Jerusalem [2419], saying [2036], After [3754] [3326] I [3165] have been [1096] there [1563], I [3165] must [1163] also [2532] see [1492] Rome [4516].
23 Save [4133] that [3754] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] witnesseth [1263] in every [2596] city [4172], saying [3004] that [3754] bonds [1199] and [2532] afflictions [2347] abide [3306] me [3165].
2 Saying [3004] unto them [846], Go [4198] into [1519] the village [2968] over against [561] you [5216], and [2532] straightway [2112] ye shall find [2147] an ass [3688] tied [1210], and [2532] a colt [4454] with [3326] her [846]: loose [3089] them, and bring [71] them unto me [3427].
2 For [1063] the woman [1135] which hath an husband [5220] is bound [1210] by the law [3551] to her husband [435] so long as he liveth [2198]; but [1161] if [1437] the husband [435] be dead [599], she is loosed [2673] from [575] the law [3551] of her husband [435].
2 Saying [3004] unto them [846], Go [4198] into [1519] the village [2968] over against [561] you [5216], and [2532] straightway [2112] ye shall find [2147] an ass [3688] tied [1210], and [2532] a colt [4454] with [3326] her [846]: loose [3089] them, and bring [71] them unto me [3427].
3 For [1063] Herod [2264] had laid hold [2902] on John [2491], and bound [1210] him [846], and [2532] put [5087] him in [1722] prison [5438] for [1223] Herodias' [2266] sake [1223], his [846] brother [80] Philip's [5376] wife [1135].
30 Let [863] both [297] grow together [4885] until [3360] the harvest [2326]: and [2532] in [1722] the time [2540] of harvest [2326] I will say [2046] to the reapers [2327], Gather ye together [4816] first [4412] the tares [2215], and [2532] bind [1210] them [846] in [1519] bundles [1197] to [4314] burn [2618] them [846]: but [1161] gather [4863] the wheat [4621] into [1519] my [3450] barn [596].
24 But [235] none [3762] of these things [3056] move me [4160], neither [3761] count I [2192] my [3450] life [5590] dear [5093] unto myself [1683], so [5613] that I might finish [5048] my [3450] course [1408] with [3326] joy [5479], and [2532] the ministry [1248], which [3739] I have received [2983] of [3844] the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424], to testify [1263] the gospel [2098] of the grace [5485] of God [2316].
25 But [1161] now [3570] I go [4198] unto [1519] Jerusalem [2419] to minister [1247] unto the saints [40].
26 For [1063] it hath pleased them [2106] of Macedonia [3109] and [2532] Achaia [882] to make [4160] a certain [5100] contribution [2842] for [1519] the poor [4434] saints [40] which [3588] are at [1722] Jerusalem [2419].
27 It hath pleased them [2106] verily [1063]; and [2532] their [846] debtors [3781] they are [1526]. For [1063] if [1487] the Gentiles [1484] have been made partakers [2841] of their [846] spiritual things [4152], their duty is [3784] also [2532] to minister [3008] unto them [846] in [1722] carnal things [4559].
28 When therefore [3767] I have performed [2005] this [5124], and [2532] have sealed [4972] to them [846] this [5126] fruit [2590], I will come [565] by [1223] you [5216] into [1519] Spain [4681].
1 I say [3004] the truth [225] in [1722] Christ [5547], I lie [5574] not [3756], my [3450] conscience [4893] also bearing [4828] me [3427] witness [4828] in [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151],
2 That [3754] I [3427] have [2076] great [3173] heaviness [3077] and [2532] continual [88] sorrow in [3601] my [3450] heart [2588].
3 For [1063] I [1473] could wish [2172] that myself [846] were [1511] accursed [331] from [575] Christ [5547] for [5228] my [3450] brethren [80], my [3450] kinsmen [4773] according [2596] to the flesh [4561]:
4 Who [3748] are [1526] Israelites [2475]; to whom [3739] pertaineth the adoption [5206], and [2532] the glory [1391], and [2532] the covenants [1242], and [2532] the giving of the law [3548], and [2532] the service [2999] of God, and [2532] the promises [1860];
5 Whose [3739] are the fathers [3962], and [2532] of [1537] whom [3739] as concerning [2596] the flesh [4561] Christ [5547] came, who [5607] is over [1909] all [3956], God [2316] blessed [2128] for [1519] ever [165]. Amen [281].
4 And [2532] finding [429] disciples [3101], we tarried [1961] there [847] seven [2033] days [2250]: who [3748] said [3004] to Paul [3972] through [1223] the Spirit [4151], that he should [305] not [3361] go up [305] to [1519] Jerusalem [2419].
23 And [1161] the very [846] God [2316] of peace [1515] sanctify [37] you [5209] wholly [3651]; and [2532] I pray God your [5216] whole [3648] spirit [4151] and [2532] soul [5590] and [2532] body [4983] be preserved [5083] blameless [274] unto [1722] the coming [3952] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547].
22 And [2532] now [3568], behold [2400], I [1473] go [4198] bound [1210] in the spirit [4151] unto [1519] Jerusalem [2419], not [3361] knowing [1492] the things that shall befall [4876] me [3427] there [1722] [846]:
4 And [2532] finding [429] disciples [3101], we tarried [1961] there [847] seven [2033] days [2250]: who [3748] said [3004] to Paul [3972] through [1223] the Spirit [4151], that he should [305] not [3361] go up [305] to [1519] Jerusalem [2419].