ACTS CH 20 Paul’s Journey to Macedonia and Greece 1 And after the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them, took leave of them and departed to go to Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone through those parts and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 And there he spent three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. 4 And accompanying him were Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonicans; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. 5 But these had gone on before and were waiting for us at Troas. 6 And we sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days. Paul’s Farewell Visit to Troas 7 And on the first of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul was lecturing them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together. 9 And there was a certain young man named Eutychus sitting at the window, being overcome by a deep sleep; and as Paul, lecturing still longer, Eutychus being overcome by his sleep fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. 10 And Paul went down and fell upon him, and having embraced him said, “Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.” 11 And when he had gone up and had broken the bread and eaten, he had talked with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. 12 And they took the lad away alive, and were not a little comforted. The Voyage from Troas to Miletus 13 But we, going on to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul aboard; for so had he arranged, intending himself to go by land. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene. 15 And sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if possible, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the assembly. 18 And when they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which happened to me through the plots of the Jews; 20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, 21 solemnly testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. 22 “And now, behold, I am going bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will befall me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. 24 “But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Yeshua, to solemnly testify the gospel of the grace of God. 25 “And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom, will see my face no more. 26 “Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of all. 27 “For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. 28 “Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God which He purchased with His own blood. 29 “I know that after my departing savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from among your own selves will arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 “Therefore be on the alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease, night and day, to admonish everyone with tears. 32 “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 “I have coveted no ones silver or gold or apparel. 34 “You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. 35 “In all things I have shown you that by laboring in this manner you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Yeshua, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” 36 And when he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. 37 And they were all weeping greatly, and were embracing Paul and kissing him, 38 sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they would see his face no more. And they were accompanying him to the ship.
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