^20:20You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming⁷⁹ to you anything that would be helpful,⁸⁰ and from teaching you publicly⁸¹ and from house to house, ^20:21testifying⁸² to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.⁸³^20:22And now,⁸⁴ compelled⁸⁵ by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem⁸⁶ without knowing what will happen to me there,⁸⁷^20:23except⁸⁸ that the Holy Spirit warns⁸⁹ me in town after town⁹⁰ that⁹¹ imprisonment⁹² and persecutions⁹³ are waiting for me. ^20:24But I do not consider my life⁹⁴ worth anything⁹⁵ to myself, so that⁹⁶ I may finish my task⁹⁷ and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news⁹⁸ of God’s grace.

^20:25“And now⁹⁹ I know that none¹⁰⁰ of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom¹⁰¹ will see me¹⁰² again.

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Acts 20:24: But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Footnotes

79 Or “declaring.”
80 Or “profitable.” συμφέρω 2.b.α has “τὰ συμφέροντα what advances your best interests or what is good for you Ac 20:20,” but the broader meaning ( 2, “to be advantageous, help, confer a benefit, be profitable/useful”) is equally possible in this context.
81 Or “openly.”
82 διαμαρτύρομαι 1 has “testify of, bear witness to (orig. under oath) … of repentance to Judeans and Hellenes Ac 20:21.”
83 Several , including some of the more important ones (𝔓74 א Α C [D] E 33 36 323 945 1175 1241 1505 1739 and a number of versions), read Χριστόν (Christon, “Christ”) at the end of this verse. This word is lacking in B H L P Ψ 614 . Although the inclusion is supported by many earlier and better , internal evidence is on the side of the omission: In Acts, both “Lord Jesus” and “Lord Jesus Christ” occur, though between 16:31 and the end of the book “Lord Jesus Christ” appears only in 28:31, perhaps as a kind of climactic assertion. Thus, the shorter reading is to be preferred. Repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. Note the twofold description of the message. It is a turning to God involving faith in Jesus Christ.
84 Grk “And now, behold.” Here ἰδού (idou) has not been translated.
85 Grk “bound.”
86 This journey to Jerusalem suggests a parallel between Paul and Jesus, since the “Jerusalem journey” motif figures so prominently in Luke’s Gospel (9:51–19:44).
87 συναντάω 2 has τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ συναντήσοντα ἐμοὶ μὴ εἰδώς without knowing what will happen to me there Ac 20:22.”
88 πλήν 1.d has “πλὴν ὅτι except that … Ac 20:23.”
89 The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn” ( διαμαρτύρομαι 2 has “solemnly urge, exhort, warn … of pers. addressed”), and this meaning better fits the context here, although categorizes Acts 20:23 under the meaning “testify of, bear witness to” ( 1).
90 The Greek text here reads κατὰ πόλιν (kata polin).
91 Grk “saying that,” but the participle λέγον (legon) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
92 Grk “bonds.”
93 Or “troubles,” “suffering.” See Acts 19:21; 21:4, 11.
94 Grk “soul.”
95 Or “I do not consider my life worth a single word.” According to λόγος 1.a.α, “In the textually uncertain pass. Ac 20:24 the text as it stands in N., οὐδενὸς λόγου (v.l. λόγον) ποιοῦμαι τὴν ψυχὴν τιμίαν, may well mean: I do not consider my life worth a single word (cp. λόγου ἅξιον [ἅξιος 1a] and our ‘worth mention’).”
96 1106 ὡς 9 describes this use as “a final particle, expressing intention/purpose, with a view to, in order to.”
97 Grk “course.” See L&N 42.26, “(a figurative extension of meaning of δρόμος ‘race’) a task or function involving continuity, serious, effort, and possibly obligation—‘task, mission’ … Ac 20:24.” On this Pauline theme see also Phil 1:19–26; Col 1:24; 2 Tim 4:6–7.
98 Or “to the gospel.”
99 Grk “And now, behold.” Here ἰδού (idou) has not been translated.
100 Grk “all of you … will not see.” Greek handles its negation somewhat differently from English, and the translation follows English grammatical conventions.
101 Note how Paul’s usage of the expression proclaiming the kingdom is associated with (and intertwined with) his testifying to the good news of God’s grace in v. 24. For Paul the two concepts were interrelated.
102 Grk “will see my face” (an idiom for seeing someone in person).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

“Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You know that I did not hesitate to proclaim anything to you that was profitable and to teach you publicly and from house to house. I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

“And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there, except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me. But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

“And now I know that none of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see me again.

NLTNew Living Translation

I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.

“And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

“And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

how I did not shrink from proclaiming to you anything that would be profitable, and from teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

“And now behold, bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town after town, saying that bonds and persecutions await me. But I consider my life as worth nothing to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

“And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.

KJV 1900King James Version

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

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