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Acts 20
The 2026 edition cites 7 passages touching Acts 20, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Acts 20:7
7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
Cited by 10 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 2
- CF 21.7
As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God; so, in His Word, by a positive, moral, and…
- CF 29.3
The Lord Jesus, hath, in this ordinance, appointed His ministers to declare His word of institution to the people; to pray, and bless the elements of bread and…
Testimony of the RPCNA 2
Larger Catechism 3
- LC 116
The fourth commandment requireth of all men the sanctifying or keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his word, expressly one whole day in…
- LC 117
The sabbath or Lord’s day is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly…
- LC 119
The sins forbidden in the fourth commandment are, all omissions of the duties required, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being…
Shorter Catechism 3
- SC 59
From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath; and the first day of the…
- SC 60
The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending…
- SC 61
The fourth commandment forbiddeth the omission, or careless performance, of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is…
Acts 20:9
9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 119
The sins forbidden in the fourth commandment are, all omissions of the duties required, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 61
The fourth commandment forbiddeth the omission, or careless performance, of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is…
Acts 20:17
17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 30.1
The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of His Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 31.1
Christ is the only Head and Lawgiver of the Church. He gave the apostles authority to establish the permanent form of church government, which is set forth in…
Acts 20:21
21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cited by 4 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 15.1
Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace, the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minister of the Gospel, as well as that of faith in Christ.
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 15.1
Repentance leads to eternal life only when it is accompanied by faith in Christ.
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 153
That we may escape the wrath and curse of God due to us by reason of the transgression of the law, he requireth of us repentance toward God, and faith toward…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 85
To escape the wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the…
Acts 20:27
27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 159
They that are called to labor in the ministry of the Word are to preach sound doctrine, diligently, in season, and out of season; plainly, not in the enticing…
Acts 20:28
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Cited by 7 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 2
- CF 8.7
Christ, in the work of mediation, acteth according to both natures, by each nature doing that which is proper to itself: yet, by reason of the unity of the…
- CF 30.1
The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of His Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
Testimony of the RPCNA 4
- T 8.7
Christ did not lay down His life to atone for the sins of all mankind, nor for an indefinite number of sinners. His sacrifice was indeed sufficient to save the…
- T 25.9
The responsibility of the elders is in teaching and ruling. Although all elders are to be able to teach, the Scripture recognizes a distinction in these…
- T 25.10
The elders are organized in courts (the session, the presbytery and the Synod) to which is committed the power of governing the church and of ordaining…
- T 31.1
Christ is the only Head and Lawgiver of the Church. He gave the apostles authority to establish the permanent form of church government, which is set forth in…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 38
It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power…
Acts 20:32
32 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.
Cited by 6 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 2
- CF 13.1
They who are effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through…
- CF 14.1
The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts; and is…
Larger Catechism 3
- LC 4
The Scriptures manifest themselves to be the Word of God, by their majesty and purity; by the consent of all the parts, and the scope of the whole, which is to…
- LC 43
Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in his revealing to the Church in all ages, by his Spirit and Word, in divers ways of administration, the whole will…
- LC 155
The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual means of enlightening, convincing, and humbling sinners; of…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 89
The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them…