From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
Paul sent for these elders not to leave them, but to instruct and encourage them in the work they had undertaken. His life among them, serious, gracious, heavenly, no self-seeking, proved God was truly with him and animated him by a better spirit than his own.
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Commenting on Acts 20:17-35
And when they were come to him,.... That is, when the elders or pastors of the church at Ephesus were come to the apostle at Miletus: he said unto them, ye know, from the first day I came into Asia; to Ephesus the chief city in it: after what manner I have been with you at all seasons; what was his conduct, conversation, and constant...
Verse 17. He sent to Ephesus. Perhaps a distance of forty miles. The elders of the church. Who had been appointed while he was there to take charge of the church. .