Acts 20:20
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
Cross-references
Acts 20:31 mentions teaching with tears, the same method and emotion Paul describes here.
In Acts 20:27, Paul uses the identical phrase 'did not shrink from declaring' — reinforcing his consistent commitment.
Acts 5:42 uses the same 'from house to house' phrase for the apostles' teaching, showing Paul continued this early church pattern.
In Acts 26:22, Paul similarly declares his consistent testimony to all, echoing his refusal to shrink from declaring anything profitable.
Acts 19:10 narrates Paul's two-year teaching in Ephesus so all heard — this is the narrative fulfillment of the ministry Paul describes in Acts 20:20.
In Acts 2:46, the early church met in homes — the same house-to-house practice Paul followed in his teaching here.
In 2 Timothy 4:2, Paul commands Timothy to preach persistently — echoing his own example here of not shrinking from declaring everything.
2 Timothy 3:16 declares Scripture profitable for teaching — the same 'profitable' term Paul used, grounding his comprehensive teaching in God's Word.
Psalm 40:10 intensifies the theme: David 'did not hide' God's salvation — mirroring Paul's refusal to conceal profitable teaching.
Psalm 40:9 echoes Paul's boldness: David 'did not restrain his lips' in proclaiming deliverance, just as Paul did not shrink from declaring truth.
Matthew 28:20 commands 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded' — this Great Commission mirrors Paul's ministry of teaching everything profitable.
In Jeremiah 42:4, Jeremiah promises 'I will keep nothing back from you' — matching Paul's transparent, full declaration of truth.
Jeremiah 26:2 commands 'do not hold back a word' — a near-identical exhortation to Paul's practice of declaring everything profitable.
Jeremiah 1:17 commands 'say to them everything that I command you' — the same full, fearless declaration Paul exemplifies in Acts 20:20.
In Job 27:11, Job says 'I will not conceal' the hand of God — directly paralleling Paul's refusal to shrink from declaring all profitable truth.
In Romans 15:19, Paul says he has fully proclaimed the gospel from Jerusalem to Illyricum, paralleling his complete teaching ministry.
2 Corinthians 2:17 contrasts peddlers of God's word with Paul's sincerity—his full declaration aligns with his pure motives.
1 Timothy 5:13 warns against idle house-to-house gossip, contrasting with Paul's purposeful house-to-house teaching.
Ezekiel 33:7-9 portrays the watchman's duty to warn — Paul likewise faithfully declared everything profitable, accountable for his message.
1 Corinthians 15:3 specifies the core message Paul delivered — the gospel of Christ's death for sins, part of the 'profitable things' he declared.
In 1 Samuel 12:23, Samuel sees ceasing to teach as sin — similar to Paul's commitment here not to shrink from declaring profit.
In Deuteronomy 4:5, Moses similarly taught God's statutes faithfully — both teachers delivered God's commands without holding back.