Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 20:18

18 Tāmen lái le , Bǎoluó jiù shuō , nǐmen zhīdào , zì cóng wǒ dào yà xī yà de rìzi yǐlái , zaì nǐmen zhōngjiān shǐ zhōng wéirén rúhé ,

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 20:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 20:18

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.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 20:18 In-Context

16 Nǎi yīn Bǎoluó zǎo yǐ déng yì yuèguò Yǐfúsuǒ , miǎndé zaì yà xī yà dān yán . tā jímáng qián zǒu , bābùdé gǎn wǔ xún jié néng dào Yēlùsǎlĕng .

17 Bǎoluó cóng Mǐlì dū dǎfa rén wǎng Yǐfúsuǒ qù , qǐng jiàohuì de zhǎnglǎo lái .

18 Tāmen lái le , Bǎoluó jiù shuō , nǐmen zhīdào , zì cóng wǒ dào yà xī yà de rìzi yǐlái , zaì nǐmen zhōngjiān shǐ zhōng wéirén rúhé ,

19 Fúshì zhǔ , fán shì qiābēi , yǎn zhòng liú leì , yòu yīn Yóutaìrén de móu haì , jīnglì shìliàn .

20 Nǐmen yĕ zhīdào , fán yǔ nǐmen yǒu yì de , wǒ méiyǒu yíyàng bì huì bú shuō de . huò zaì zhòngrén miànqián , huò zaì gèrén jiā lǐ , wǒ dòu jiàodǎo nǐmen .