Atti 20:19

19 servendo al Signore, con ogni umiltà e con molte lagrime, e prove, le quali mi sono avvenute nelle insidie de’ Giudei.

Atti 20:19 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 20:19

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind
Meaning, in the ministration of the Gospel, being conscious to himself of his own weakness and insufficiency in himself for such service; no ways elated with those excellent and extraordinary gifts bestowed upon him; ascribing all his success to the power, grace, and Spirit of God; treating no man with contempt and disdain; nor lording it over God's heritage, or claiming a dominion over the faith of men; nor seeking honour nor riches for himself, nor even what he had a just right unto, a maintenance from the people; but laboured with his own hands, and to his own and the necessities of others:

and with many tears;
at the obstinacy and unbelief of some, and at the distresses and afflictions of others, both corporeal and spiritual; as well as on account of the unbecoming walk of some professors:

and temptations which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
who were hardened against his ministrations, and believed not the Gospel preached by him, but spoke evil of it, and lay in wait to take away his life; by reason of which, his afflictions, which he calls temptations, because they were trials of his faith and patience, were very great.

Atti 20:19 In-Context

17 E DA Mileto mandò in Efeso, a far chiamare gli anziani della chiesa.

18 E quando furono venuti a lui, egli disse loro: Voi sapete in qual maniera, dal primo giorno che io entrai nell’Asia, io sono stato con voi in tutto quel tempo;

19 servendo al Signore, con ogni umiltà e con molte lagrime, e prove, le quali mi sono avvenute nelle insidie de’ Giudei.

20 Come io non mi son ritratto d’annunziarvi, ed insegnarvi, in pubblico, e per le case, cosa alcuna di quelle che son giovevoli;

21 testificando a’ Giudei, ed a’ Greci, la conversione a Dio, e la fede nel Signor nostro Gesù Cristo.