Acts 20:24 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 20:24

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

BSB

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ASV

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

KJV

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ignatius of Antioch

Epistle of Pseudo-Ignatius to the Tarsians (108)

From Syria even unto Rome I fight with beasts not that I am devoured by brute beasts, for these, as ye know, by the will of God, spared Daniel, but by beasts in the shape of men, in whom the merciless wild beast himself lies hid, and pricks and wounds me day by day. But none of these hardships "move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself," in such a way as to love it better than the Lord.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

None of these things move me - Ουδενος λογον ποιουμαι; I consider them as nothing; I value them not a straw; they weigh not with me. Neither count I my life dear - I am not my own; my life and being are the Lord’s; he requires me to employ them in his service; I act under his direction, and am not anxious about the issue. Finish my course with joy - Τον δρομον μου, My ministerial function. We have already met with this word in application to the same subject, Act 13:25, where see the note.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1734: “A Gospel Worth Dying For” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1883)

PAUL says that in comparison with his great objective of preaching the Gospel, he did not count even his life to be dear to himself; yet we are sure Paul highly valued life. He had the same love of life as other men and he knew that his own life was of great consequence to the Churches and to the cause of Christ. In another place he said, "To abide in the flesh is more necessary for you."

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	But	G235 →
οὐδενὸς	oudenos	not of any	G3762 →
λόγου	logou	account	G3056 →
ποιοῦμαι	poioumai	I make	G4160 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ψυχὴν	psuchēn	life	G5590 →
τιμίαν	timian	dear	G5093 →
ἐμαυτῷ,	emautō	to myself,	G1473 →
ὡς	hōs	so as	G5613 →
τελειῶσαι	teleiōsai	to finish	G5048 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
δρόμον	dromon	course	G1408 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
διακονίαν	diakonian	ministry	G1248 →
ἣν	hēn	that	G3739 →
ἔλαβον	elabon	I received	G2983 →
παρὰ	para	from	G3844 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
Ἰησοῦ,	Iēsou	Jesus,	G2424 →
διαμαρτύρασθαι	diamarturasthai	to testify fully	G1263 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
εὐαγγέλιον	euangelion	gospel	G2098 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
χάριτος	charitos	grace	G5485 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ.	theou	of God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
leads to
- Galatians 6:9
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 15:7
  But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Philippians 2:16
  as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8
  He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
Through
2 Corinthians 12:10
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Ephesians 6:10
  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Romans 5:3
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts