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Acts 20:17

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

KJV

Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας.

Greek NT

A Mileto autem mittens Ephesum, vocavit majores natu ecclesiæ.

Vulgate

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

ASV

And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.

Douay-Rheims

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Places EphesusMiletus

In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μίλητος
miletos
noun · 3×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
μετακαλέω
metakaleo
verb · 4×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
πρεσβύτερος
presbuteros
adjective · 67×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἐκκλησία
ekklesia
noun · 114×
Ἔφεσος
ephesos
noun · 16×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 5:1 — Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
  • 1Tim 5:17 — Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
  • Acts 11:30 — Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 11:30 — Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 14:23 — And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
  • Acts 14:23 — And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
  • Acts 20:15 — And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
  • Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
  • Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
  • Exod 3:16 — Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen
  • Jas 5:14 — Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
  • Rev 1:11 — Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, an
  • Titus 1:5 — For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: