^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.

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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

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.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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