Acts 20:32

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
now	παρατίθεμαι paratithemai	G3908	to place alongside · verb — present middle indicative, 1st person singular
brethren	τὰ ta	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative plural neuter
commend	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
you	ἀδελφοί adelphoi	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — vocative plural masculine
God	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
and	τῷ tō	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular masculine
word	τῷ tō	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular masculine
his	τῆς tēs	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular feminine
grace	αὐτοῦ, autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
able	ἐποικοδομέω epoikodoméō	G2026	to build upon
up	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
and	δοῦναι dounai	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — second aorist active infinitive
give	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
you	κληρονομίαν klēronomian	G2817	heirship · noun — accusative singular feminine
inheritance	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
among	τῷ tō	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular masculine
all	πᾶσιν. pasin	G3956	all · adjective — dative plural masculine
which	ἡγιασμένοις hēgiasmenois	G37	to make holy · verb — perfect passive participle, dative plural masculine
sanctified	πᾶς pâs	G3956	all

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Cross-references

Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Ephesians 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins…
Colossians 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his…
Colossians 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Hebrews 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under…
Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, T…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:17-35

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 so long as to send for the elders of Ephesus to come to him thither; for if he had gone up to Ephesus, he could never have got away from them. These elders, or presbyters, some think, were those twelve who received the Holy Ghost by Paul's hands, Act 19:6. But, besides these, it is probable that Timothy had ordained other elders there for the service of that church, and the country about; these Paul sent for, that he might instruct and encourage them to go on in the work to which they had laid t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:32

I commend you to God--the almighty Conservator of His people. and to the word of his grace--that message of His pure grace (Act 20:24) by the faith of which He keeps us (Pe1 1:5). which--that is, God. is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance, &c.--Observe how salvation--not only in its initial stages of pardon and regeneration, but in all its subsequent stages of "up-building," even to its consummation in the final inheritance--is here ascribed to the "ability" of God to bestow it, as in Rom 16:25; Eph 3:20; particularly Jde 1:24; and compare Ti2 1:12, where the same thing is ascribed to Christ. among all them which are sanctified--Sanctification is here viewed as the…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 20:32

I commend you to God - Instead of τῳ Θεῳ, to God, several MSS. have τῳ Κυριῳ, to the Lord; neither reading makes any difference in the sense. And to the word of his grace - The doctrine of salvation by Christ Jesus. Which is able to build you up - The foundation is Jesus Christ; God is the great master-builder; the doctrine of his grace, or mercy, points out the order and manner, as well as the extent, etc., of this building. Let us observe the order of these things: - 1. The soul of man, which was formerly the habitation of God, is now in a state of ruin. 2. The ruins of this soul must be repaired, that it may again become a habitation of God through the Spirit. 3. Jesus Christ is the…

The Church Fathers

He demonstrates obscurely and secretly that the Father, who is God, and his Son Jesus, the God-Word, are one. He does not speak in the plural "to those capable," but with a unifying name he indicates the singular being of both by saying "to the one capable." Thus we know, from what Paul says in preparing the churches of Asia, that there is one being of both Father and Son and that they are and subsist as two, not according to mere names but in truth.
— Ammonius of Alexandria, CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 20.32

What he does when writing in an Epistle, this he does also when speaking in council: from exhorting, he ends with prayer: for since he had much alarmed them by saying, "Grievous wolves shall enter in among you," therefore, not to overpower them, and make them lose all self-possession, observe the consolation he gives. "And now," he says, as always, "I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace:" that is, to His grace: it is grace that saveth. He constantly puts them in mind of grace, to make them more earnest as being debtors, and to persuade them to have confidence. "Which is able to build you up." He does not say, to build, but, "to build up," showing that they had already been built. Then he puts them in mind of the hope to come; "to give you an inheritance," he says, "among all them which are sanctified." Then exhortation again.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 45

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Dictionary and topics

Ephesians, Epistle to — Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles. Contents of. The Epistle to the Colossians is mainly polemical, designed to refute…
Ephesus — The capital of proconsular Asia, which was the western part of Asia Minor. It was colonized principally from Athens. In the time of the Romans it bore the title of “the first and greatest metropolis…
Miletus — (Miletum, 2 Tim. 4:20), a seaport town and the ancient capital of Ionia, about 36 miles south of Ephesus. On his voyage from Greece to Syria, Paul touched at this port, and delivered that noble and…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Edification · The gospel, the instrument of — The gospel, the instrument of
Elder · IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Ephesus · Paul visits and preaches in — Paul visits and preaches in
Gospel, The · Exhibits the grace of God — Exhibits the grace of God
Grace · The gospel, a declaration of — The gospel, a declaration of
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Inheritance · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Miletus · addresses them at — addresses them at

Acts 20:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:17-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:32

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 20:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:17-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:32

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 20:32

John Calvin on Acts 20:28-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 20:29-30