Acts 20:17
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.”
πέμπω
To send, to dispatch, to commission. God sent His Son born of a woman born under the law to redeem those under the law. Mission begins with sending and sending begins with love.
ἐκκλησία
church.
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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πρεσβύτερος
elders
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πρεσβύτερος
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
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μετακαλέω
he called for
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μετακαλέω
to call elsewhere, i.e. summon
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Μίλητος
Miletus
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Μίλητος
Miletus, a city of Asia Minor
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Ἔφεσος
Ephesus
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Ἔφεσος
Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor
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