I testify (μαρτυρομα). Elsewhere in the N.T. only in Paul's Epistles (Galatians 5:3; Ephesians 4:17; [Refe…

Therefore. dio. In view of the past, of my ministry and labors among you, I appeal to yourselves to testify that I have been fait…

I am pure from the blood of all men.—The image was a familiar one in the Apostle's lips (Acts 18:6). It reste…

In the third section of his address, Paul began by speaking of his own future expectations after visiting Jerusalem. He told the Ephesian elders th…

Wherefore I take you to record. It is as if he had said, I call you to witness, or I call you to bear witness before God and His angels. A…

Wherefore I take you to record this day
This is a solemn appeal to the elders of the church at Ephesus, who knew his…

The elders knew that Paul was no designing, self-seeking man. Those who would serve the Lord acceptably in any office, and profitably to others, mu…