How Can a Servant of God Finish His Course with Joy
K. Gerok. Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry… 1. When he has the peace of a good conscience, relying on the consciousness of faithful labour, and on the assurance of Divine grace (vers. 18-20, 26, 27). 2. When he leaves behind him in the world the seed of the kingdom of God, which will spring up over his grave by the labour of his honest successors, and by the faithfulness of the Eternal God (vers. 28-32). 3. When he ventures to hope in heaven for the gracious reward of his Lord (ver. 24). (K. Gerok.) Parallel Verses KJV: But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. WEB: But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.