Acts 20:18 Cross References - Etheridge

¹⁸ and when they came to him, he said to them: You know, that from the first day that I entered Asia, how I was with you all time,

¹⁹ And they came to Ephesos. And Paulos entered the synagogue and discoursed with the Jihudoyee;

¹ AND while Apolu was in Kurinthos, Paulos itinerated through the upper countries unto Ephesos; and he asked those disciples whom he found there,

¹⁰ And this was done two years, until all who dwelt in Asia, Jihudoyee and Aramoyee, had heard the word of the Lord.

¹² For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and purity, and by the grace of Aloha, we are conversant in the world; and not with the wisdom of the flesh, and especially with you yourselves.

³ Nor in any thing give to any man occasion of stumbling, that no blemish may be upon our ministry; ⁴ but in every thing will we demonstrate ourselves that we are the ministers of Aloha; by much patience, by afflictions, ⁵ by necessity, by imprisonments, by stripes, by chains, by tumults, by labour, by watching, by fasting, ⁶ by purity, by knowledge, by prolonging the mind, by benignity, by the Spirit of Holiness, by love without deceit, ⁷ by the doctrine of truth, by the power of Aloha, by the arms of righteousness for the right hand and for the left, ⁸ by glory and by shame, by praise and by abuse; as deceivers, and true; ⁹ as unknown, and yet we are known; as dead, yet, lo, we live; as chastened, yet we die not; ¹⁰ as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet many making rich; as having nothing, yet possessing every thing. ¹¹ OUR mouth is opened to you, Kurinthoyee, and our heart expanded.

⁵ because our preaching was not in words only with you, but with power, and with the Spirit of Holiness, and with the persuasion of truth. Also you know how we were among you, on account of you; ⁶ and you became imitators of us and of our Lord, and you received the word in great affliction, and with the joy of the Spirit of Holiness,

¹ And you know, my brethren, that our entrance unto you was not in vain, ² but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, in Philipos, and then (even) in great conflict we spoke with you with the confidence of our God the gospel of the Meshiha. ³ For our exhortation was not from deceit, nor from uncleanness, nor from guile; ⁴ but as approved of Aloha to be intrusted with his gospel, so speaking as not to please men, but Aloha who trieth our hearts. ⁵ For never have we used flattering speech, as you know, nor for an occasion of covetousness, Aloha witnesseth. ⁶ Neither have we sought glory from men, either from you or from others, though we could have been honoured ones, as the apostles of the Meshiha; ⁷ but we were humble among you, and, as a nurse who loveth her children, ⁸ so also we loved, and were desirous to impart to you, not only the gospel of Aloha, but also our life, because we loved you. ⁹ Remember, therefore, my brethren, how we laboured and toiled in the work of our hands by night and by day, that we might not be a burden on one of you. ¹⁰ You witness and Aloha, how we preached to you the gospel of Aloha, purely and justly, and were without blame with all the faithful.

⁷ For you know how it behoveth to imitate us who walked not wickedly among you. ⁸ Neither did we eat bread for nothing from any one of you; but with labour and weariness by night and by day we wrought, that upon no one of you we might be burdensome. ⁹ Not because we had not power, but because in ourselves we would give you an example, that you may imitate us. ¹⁰ BUT thou hast followed [Ath ethaith bothar.] my doctrine and my manners, and my purpose, and my faith, and my prolongedness of mind, and my charity, and my patience,