Acts 20:19

Seruing the Lord with all humilitie of minde, and with many teares, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Iewes:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
- American Standard Version (1901)

Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:
- Basic English Bible

I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
- Darby Bible

Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews;
- Douay-Rheims Bible

serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews:
- English Revised Version

serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Acts 20:19

20:19 Serving - See the picture of a faithful servant! The Lord - Whose the church is, with all humility, and with tears, and trials - These are the concomicants of it. The service itself is described more particularly in the following verse. This humility he recommends to the Ephesians themselves, #Eph 4:2|. His tears are mentioned again, #Ac 20:31|, as also #2Cor 2:4|; #Php 3:18|. These passages laid together supply us with the genuine character of St. Paul. Holy tears, from those who seldom weep on account of natural occurrences, are no mean specimen of the efficacy and proof of the truth of Christianity. Yet joy is well consistent therewith, #Ac 20:24|. The same person may be sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.