ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ, κεφαλίς 20, στἰχοι 16-18, 28-36

¹⁶κεκρίκει γὰρ ὁ Παυ̃λος παραπλευ̃σαι τὴν ’Έφεσον ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτω̨̃ χρονοτριβη̃σαι ἐν τη̨̃ ’Ασία̨ ἔσπευδεν γὰρ εἰ δυνατòν εἴη αὐτω̨̃ τὴν ἡμέραν τη̃ς πεντηκοστη̃ς γενέσθαι εἰς ‘Ιεροσόλυμα

¹⁷ἀπò δὲ τη̃ς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς ’Έφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τη̃ς ἐκκλησίας

¹⁸ὡς δὲ παρεγένοντο πρòς αὐτòν εἰ̃πεν αὐτοι̃ς ὑμει̃ς ἐπίστασθε ἀπò πρώτης ἡμέρας ἀφ' ἡ̃ς ἐπέβην εἰς τὴν ’Ασίαν πω̃ς μεθ' ὑμω̃ν τòν πάντα χρόνον ἐγενόμην
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²⁸προσέχετε ἑαυτοι̃ς καὶ παντὶ τω̨̃ ποιμνίω̨ ἐν ὡ̨̃ ὑμα̃ς τò πνευ̃μα τò ἅγιον ἔθετο ἐπισκόπους ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν του̃ θεου̃ ἣν περιεποιήσατο διὰ του̃ αἵματος του̃ ἰδίου

²⁹ἐγὼ οἰ̃δα ὅτι εἰσελεύσονται μετὰ τὴν ἄφιξίν μου λύκοι βαρει̃ς εἰς ὑμα̃ς μὴ φειδόμενοι του̃ ποιμνίου

³⁰καὶ ἐξ ὑμω̃ν αὐτω̃ν ἀναστήσονται ἄνδρες λαλου̃ντες διεστραμμένα του̃ ἀποσπα̃ν τοὺς μαθητὰς ὀπίσω αὐτω̃ν

³¹διò γρηγορει̃τε μνημονεύοντες ὅτι τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην μετὰ δακρύων νουθετω̃ν ἕνα ἕκαστον

³²καὶ τὰ νυ̃ν παρατίθεμαι ὑμα̃ς τω̨̃ θεω̨̃ καὶ τω̨̃ λόγω̨ τη̃ς χάριτος αὐτου̃ τω̨̃ δυναμένω̨ οἰκοδομη̃σαι καὶ δου̃ναι τὴν κληρονομίαν ἐν τοι̃ς ἡγιασμένοις πα̃σιν

³³ἀργυρίου ἢ χρυσίου ἢ ἱματισμου̃ οὐδενòς ἐπεθύμησα

³⁴αὐτοὶ γινώσκετε ὅτι ται̃ς χρείαις μου καὶ τοι̃ς οὐ̃σιν μετ' ἐμου̃ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χει̃ρες αὑ̃ται

³⁵πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμι̃ν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιω̃ντας δει̃ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τω̃ν ἀσθενούντων μνημονεύειν τε τω̃ν λόγων του̃ κυρίου ’Ιησου̃ ὅτι αὐτòς εἰ̃πεν μακάριόν ἐστιν μα̃λλον διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν

³⁶καὶ ταυ̃τα εἰπὼν θεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτου̃ σὺν πα̃σιν αὐτοι̃ς προσηύξατο

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20:16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus - Which lay on the other side of the bay. He hasted to be at Jerusalem on the day of pentecost - Because then was the greatest concourse of people.

20:17 Sending to Ephesus, he called the elders of the Church - These are called bishops in the Деян 20:28 (rendered overseers in our translation). Perhaps elders and bishops were then the same; or no otherwise different than are the rector of a parish and his curates.

20:18 Ye know - Happy is he who can thus appeal to the conscience of his hearers.

ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ, κεφαλίς 17, στἰχοι 1-13

¹ταυ̃τα ἐλάλησεν ’Ιησου̃ς καὶ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτου̃ εἰς τòν οὐρανòν εἰ̃πεν πάτερ ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα δόξασόν σου τòν υἱόν ἵνα ὁ υἱòς δοξάση̨ σέ

²καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτω̨̃ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός ἵνα πα̃ν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτω̨̃ δώση̨ αὐτοι̃ς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

³αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή ἵνα γινώσκωσιν σὲ τòν μόνον ἀληθινòν θεòν καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας ’Ιησου̃ν Χριστόν

⁴ἐγώ σε ἐδόξασα ἐπὶ τη̃ς γη̃ς τò ἔργον τελειώσας ὃ δέδωκάς μοι ἵνα ποιήσω

⁵καὶ νυ̃ν δόξασόν με σύ πάτερ παρὰ σεαυτω̨̃ τη̨̃ δόξη̨ ἡ̨̃ εἰ̃χον πρò του̃ τòν κόσμον εἰ̃ναι παρὰ σοί

⁶ἐφανέρωσά σου τò ὄνομα τοι̃ς ἀνθρώποις οὓς ἔδωκάς μοι ἐκ του̃ κόσμου σοὶ ἠ̃σαν κἀμοὶ αὐτοὺς ἔδωκας καὶ τòν λόγον σου τετήρηκαν

⁷νυ̃ν ἔγνωκαν ὅτι πάντα ὅσα δέδωκάς μοι παρὰ σου̃ εἰσιν

⁸ὅτι τὰ ῥήματα ἃ ἔδωκάς μοι δέδωκα αὐτοι̃ς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλαβον καὶ ἔγνωσαν ἀληθω̃ς ὅτι παρὰ σου̃ ἐξη̃λθον καὶ ἐπίστευσαν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας

⁹ἐγὼ περὶ αὐτω̃ν ἐρωτω̃ οὐ περὶ του̃ κόσμου ἐρωτω̃ ἀλλὰ περὶ ὡ̃ν δέδωκάς μοι ὅτι σοί εἰσιν

¹⁰καὶ τὰ ἐμὰ πάντα σά ἐστιν καὶ τὰ σὰ ἐμά καὶ δεδόξασμαι ἐν αὐτοι̃ς

¹¹καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τω̨̃ κόσμω̨ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν τω̨̃ κόσμω̨ εἰσίν κἀγὼ πρòς σὲ ἔρχομαι πάτερ ἅγιε τήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν τω̨̃ ὀνόματί σου ὡ̨̃ δέδωκάς μοι ἵνα ὠ̃σιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμει̃ς

¹²ὅτε ἤμην μετ' αὐτω̃ν ἐγὼ ἐτήρουν αὐτοὺς ἐν τω̨̃ ὀνόματί σου ὡ̨̃ δέδωκάς μοι καὶ ἐφύλαξα καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ αὐτω̃ν ἀπώλετο εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱòς τη̃ς ἀπωλείας ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθη̨̃

¹³νυ̃ν δὲ πρòς σὲ ἔρχομαι καὶ ταυ̃τα λαλω̃ ἐν τω̨̃ κόσμω̨ ἵνα ἔχωσιν τὴν χαρὰν τὴν ἐμὴν πεπληρωμένην ἐν ἑαυτοι̃ς

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17 In this chapter our Lord prays,

For himself, Ин 17:1-5.
For the apostles, Ин 17:6-19.
And again, Ин 17:24-26.
For all believers, Ин 17:20-23. And
For the world, Ин 17:21-23.

In his prayer he comprises all he had said from Ин 13:31,
and seals, as it were, all he had hitherto done, beholding things past, present, and to come. This chapter contains the easiest words, and the deepest sense of any in all the Scripture: yet is here no incoherent rhapsody, but the whole is closely and exactly connected.

17:1 Father - This simplicity of appellation highly became the only - begotten Son of God; to which a believer then makes the nearest approach, when he is fullest of love and humble confidence.The hour is come - The appointed time for it; glorify thy Son - The Son glorified the Father, both before and after his own glorification.When he speaks to the Father he does not style himself the Son of man.

17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh - This answers to glorify thy Son. That he may give eternal life, etc - This answers to that thy Son may glorify thee. To all whom thou hast given him - To all believers. This is a clear proof that Christ designed hissacrifice should avail for all: yea, that all flesh, every man, should partake of everlasting life. For as the Father had given him power over all flesh, so he gave himself a ransom for all.

17:3 To know - By loving, holy faith, thee the only true God - The only cause and end of all things; not excluding the Son and the Holy Ghost, no more than the Father is excluded from being Lord, 1 Кор 8:6; but the false gods of the heathens;and Jesus Christ - As their prophet, priest, and king: this is life eternal - It is both the way to, and the essence of, everlasting happiness.

17:4 I have finished the work - Thus have I glorified thee, laying the foundation of thy kingdom on earth.

17:5 The glory which I had - He does not say received - He always had it, till he emptied himself of it in the days of his flesh.

17:6 I have manifested thy name - All thy attributes; and in particular thy paternal relation to believers; to the men whom thou hast given me - The apostles, and so Ин 17:12.They were thine - By creation, and by descent from Abraham. And thou hast given them me - By giving them faith in what I have spoken.So Ин 17:9.

17:7 Now they know that all things - Which I have done and spoken, are of thee - And consequently right and true.

17:8 They have received them - By faith.

17:9 I pray not for the world - Not in these petitions, which are adapted to the state of believers only. (He prays for the world at Ин 17:21, Ин 17:23, that they may believe - That they may know God hath sent him.) This no more proves that our Lord did not pray for the world, both before and afterward, than his praying for the apostles alone, Ин 17:6-19, proves that he did not pray for them also which shall believe through their word, Ин 17:20.

17:10 All things that are mine are thine, and that are thine are mine - These are very high and strong expressions, too grand for any mere creature to use; as implying that all things whatsoever, inclusive of the Divine nature, perfections, and operations, are the common property of the Father and the Son. And this is the original ground of that peculiar property, which both the Father and the Son have in the persons who were given to Christ as Mediator; according to what is said in the close of the verse, of his being glorified by them; namely, believing in him, and so acknowledging his glory.

17:11 Keep them through thy name - Thy power, mercy, wisdom, that they may be one - with us and with each other; one body, separate from the world: as we are - By resemblance to us, though not equality.

17:12 Those whom thou hast given me I have guarded, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition - So one even of them whom God had given him is lost. So far was even that decree from being unchangeable! That the Scripture might be fulfilled - That is, whereby the Scripture was fulfilled. The son of perdition signifies one that deservedly perishes; as a son of death, Ин 12:5;children of hell, Мф 23:15, andchildren of wrath, Еф 2:3,signify persons justly obnoxious to death, hell, wrath. Пс 108:8.

17:13 In the world - That is, before I leave the world.My joy - The joy I feel at going to the Father.


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Orthodox readings for 31 May 2009

ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ, κεφαλίς 20, στἰχοι 16-18, 28-36

ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ, κεφαλίς 17, στἰχοι 1-13