Acts 20:24
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
χαρά
joy
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χαρά
Joy, delight, gladness. Chara. The joy of the LORD is your strength. Joy is not dependent on circumstances. It is rooted in who God is and what He has done. It is always available.
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χάρις
grace
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χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
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εὐαγγέλιον
Gospel
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εὐαγγέλιον
Good news, gospel, glad tidings. Euaggelion. The Gospel is the power of God for salvation. Not just a message about power. The message itself is power when received in faith.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus,
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ψυχή
Life
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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τίμιος
dear
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τίμιος
Precious, valuable, held in honour. Timios. The precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish. The blood of Jesus is of infinite value. It paid for everything.
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διακονία
ministry
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διακονία
attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
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οὐδείς
not of any
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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ἔχω
I have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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τελειόω
to finish
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τελειόω
to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character)
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ποιέω
I make
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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διαμαρτύρομαι
to testify fully
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διαμαρτύρομαι
to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
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λαμβάνω
I received
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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οὐδέ
nor
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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δρόμος
course
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δρόμος
a race, i.e. (figuratively) career
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