Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 20]
(1Co 16:19).
20:21 {Testifying} (\diamarturomenos\). As Peter did (Ac 2:40)
where Luke uses this same word thoroughly Lucan and Pauline. So
again in verses 23,24. Paul here as in Ro 1:16 includes both
Jews and Greeks, to the Jew first. {Repentance toward God} (\t•n
eis theon metanoian\) {and faith toward our Lord Jesus} (\kai
pistin eis ton kurion h•m•n I•soun\). These two elements run
through the Epistle to the Romans which Paul had recently written
and sent from Corinth. These two elements appear in all Paul's
preaching whether "to Jews or Gentiles, to philosophers at Athens
or to peasants at Lystra, he preached repentance toward God and
faith toward the Lord Jesus" (Knowling).
20:22 {Bound in the spirit} (\dedemenos t•i pneumati\). Perfect
passive participle of \de•\, to bind, with the locative case.
"Bound in my spirit" he means, as in 19:21, from a high sense
of duty. The mention of "the Holy Spirit" specifically in verse
23 seems to be in contrast to his own spirit here. His own
spirit was under the control of the Holy Spirit (Ro 8:16) and
the sense does not differ greatly. {Not knowing} (\m• eid•s\).
Second perfect active participle of \oida\ with \m•\. {That shall
befall me} (\ta sunant•sonta emoi\). Articular future active
participle of \sunanta•\, to meet with (Ac 10:25), to befall
(with associative instrumental case) and compare with \sumbant•n\
(befell) in verse 19. One of the rare instances of the future
participle in the N.T.
20:23 {Save that} (\pl•n hoti\). The \hoti\ clause is really in
the ablative case after \pl•n\, here a preposition as in Php
1:18, this idiom \pl•n hoti\ occasionally in ancient Greek. {In
every city} (\kata polin\). Singular here though plural in \kat'
oikous\ (verse 20). {Bonds and afflictions} (\desma kai
thlipseis\). Both together as in Php 1:17; 2Co 1:8. Literal
bonds and actual pressures. {Abide me} (\me menousin\). With the
accusative as in verse 5 (\emenon h•mas\) and nowhere else in
the N.T.
20:24 {But I hold not my life of any account} (\all' oudenos
logou poioumai t•n psuch•n\). Neat Greek idiom, accusative
\psuch•n\ and genitive \logou\ and then Paul adds "dear unto
myself" (\timian emaut•i\) in apposition with \psuch•n\ (really a
combination of two constructions). {So that I may accomplish my
course} (\h•s telei•s• dromon mou\). Rather, "In order that"
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