Thursday, November 02, 2023

To the saints which are at Ephesus (Acts 20)

Acts chapter 20 is mostly marked with the "boring" icon, so there's probably not much here, but let's see... Actually, this is the chapter that's so boring, someone falls asleep in the middle of it while Paul is giving a message, and he falls out a window. It's mostly a lot of Paul traveling, but in the middle of the chapter, he kills this boy with a far too long speech, as the boy falls out of a third-story window. Paul heals him, or maybe brings him back to life, it's not entirely clear.

In his travels, Paul decides not to go to Ephesus, where he had taught for three years, but landing his ship nearby, he calls for the leaders of the Ephesian church to meet with him. He gives them a big speech, telling them that he is sure there's trouble ahead for both the church and himself, and he expects never to see them again. He leaves them with some encouragement, including some words he says Jesus spoke (but are not recorded elsewhere), then he prays with them and continues to Jerusalem.

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