Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 20]
(\gr•goreite\), the very form (late present imperative from the
second perfect \egr•gora\ of \egeir•\, to arouse). Stay awake. {I
ceased not to admonish} (\ouk epausam•n nouthet•n\). Participle
describes Paul, I did not cease admonishing, night and day
(\nukta kai h•meran\, accusative of extent of time, for three
years \trietian\, accusative of extent of time also). \Nouthet•n\
is from \nouthete•\, to put sense into one. So Paul kept it up
with tears (verse 19) if so be he could save the Ephesians from
the impending perils. Forewarned is to be forearmed. Paul did his
duty by them.
20:32 {And now} (\kai ta nun\). Same phrase as in verses 22,25
save that \idou\ (behold) is wanting and the article \ta\ occurs
before \nun\, accusative of general reference. And as to the
present things (or situation) as in 4:29. {I commend}
(\paratithemai\). Present middle indicative of \paratith•mi\, old
verb to place beside, middle, to deposit with one, to interest as
in 1Ti 1:18; 2Ti 2:2. Paul can now only do this, but he does it
hopefully. Cf. 1Pe 4:19. {The word of his grace} (\t•i log•i
t•s charitos autou\). The instrumentality through preaching and
the Holy Spirit employed by God. Cf. Col 4:6; Eph 4:29. {Which
is able to build up} (\t•i dunamen•i oikodom•sai\). God works
through the word of his grace and so it is able to build up
(edify); a favourite Pauline word (1Co 3:10-14; 3:9; 2Co 5:1;
Eph 2:20-22; 2Ti 3:15; etc.), and Jas 1:21. The very words
"build" and "inheritance among the sanctified" will occur in Eph
1:11; 2:30; 3:18 and which some may recall on reading. Cf. Col
1:12. Stephen in Ac 7:5 used the word "inheritance"
(\kl•ronomian\), nowhere else in Acts, but in Eph 1:14,18; 5:5.
In Eph 1:18 the very expression occurs "his inheritance among
the saints " (\t•n kl•ronomian autou en tois hagiois\).
20:33 {No man's silver or gold or apparel} (\arguriou • chrusiou
• himatismou oudenos\). Genitive case after \epethum•sa\. One of
the slanders against Paul was that he was raising this
collection, ostensibly for the poor, really for himself (2Co
12:17f.). He includes "apparel" because oriental wealth
consisted largely in fine apparel (not old worn out clothes). See
Ge 24:53; 2Ki 5:5; Ps 45:13f.; Mt 6:19. Paul did not preach
just for money.
20:34 {Ye yourselves} (\autoi\). Intensive pronoun. Certainly
they knew that the church in Ephesus had not supported Paul while
there. {These hands} (\hai cheires hautai\). Paul was not above
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