Acts 20:30

30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

Acts 20:30 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 20:30

Also of your own selves shall men arise
Not only false teachers from abroad should come and enter among them, but some would spring up out of their own communities, such as had been admitted members of them, and of whom they had hoped well; such were Hymenseus, Philetus, Alexander, Hertoogenes, and Phygellus;

speaking perverse things;
concerning God, and Christ, and the Gospel; distorted things, wresting the Scriptures to their own destruction, and that of others; things that are disagreeable to the word of God, and pernicious to the souls of men:

to draw away disciples after them;
to rend away members from the churches, make schisms and divisions, form parties, set themselves at the head of them, and establish new sects, called after their own names; see ( 1 John 2:19 ) ( 1 Timothy 5:19 ) .

Acts 20:30 In-Context

28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;

30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.

32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.