Acts 20:32

And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Paul addresses the elders of the Ephesian church at Miletus during his final farewell, immediately after three years of nightly warnings (v.31) and just before his declaration of personal innocence (v.33).

The words — Παρατίθεμαι (paratithemai, "I commit") is a formal act of entrusting, the same verb used when elders were set apart to the Lord (Acts 14:23); it is not a casual handoff but a deliberate placement before God.

The thread — The phrase "inheritance among all who are sanctified" echoes Paul's language in Acts 26:18 and parallels the inheritance of the saints in Colossians 1:12 and the redeemed possession in Ephesians 1:14.

Why it lands — The verse removes the reader's dependence on a single teacher or leader and places their growth and final standing entirely in God and His word, which means the responsibility for listening and being built up shifts to them.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Cross-references

Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
Ephesians 1:14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
Acts 26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Colossians 3:24 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Ephesians 1:18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Hebrews 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Jeremiah 3:19 Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—