Acts 20:32–34

20:32 And now I entrust122 you to God and to the message123 of his grace. This message124 is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 20:33 I have desired125 no one’s silver or gold or clothing. 20:34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine126 provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

122	tn Or “commend.” BDAG 772 s.v. παρατίθημι 3.b has “τινά τινι entrust someone to the care or protection of someone … Of divine protection παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς τῷ κυρίῳ Ac 14:23; cp. 20:32.”
123	tn Grk “word.”
124	tn Grk “the message of his grace, which.” The phrase τῷ δυναμένῳ οἰκοδομῆσαι … (tō dunamenō oikodomēsai …) refers to τῷ λόγω (tō logō), not τῆς χάριτος (tēs charitos); in English it could refer to either “the message” or “grace,” but in Greek, because of agreement in gender, the referent can only be “the message.” To make this clear, a new sentence was begun in the translation and the referent “the message” was repeated at the beginning of this new sentence.
125	tn Traditionally, “coveted.” BDAG 371 s.v. ἐπιθυμέω 1 has “to have a strong desire to do or secure someth., desire, long for w. gen. of the thing desired … silver, gold, clothing Ac 20:33.” The traditional term “covet” is not in common usage and difficult for many modern English readers to understand. The statement affirms Paul’s integrity. He was not doing this for personal financial gain.
126	tn The words “of mine” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to clarify whose hands Paul is referring to.