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Acts 20:16-38

16ForPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972haddeterminedtosailpastEphesusἜφεσον,EphesonG2181,thathemightnothavetospendtimeinAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773;forhewasεἴηeiēG1510hastening,ifitwereG1510possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415forhim,tobeG1510atJerusalemG2419thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofPentecostπεντηκοστῆςpentēkostēsG4005.

17AndfromMiletusΜιλήτουMilētouG3399hesentG3992toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andcalledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333tohimtheeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245ofthechurchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.

18AndwhenὡςhōsG5613theywerecomeG1096tohim,hesaidG3004untothem, YeyourselvesknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987,fromthefirstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatIsetfootinAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,afterwhatmannerIwaswithyouallthetimeχρόνονchrononG5550,

19servingG1398theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withalllowlinessofmind,andwithtearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144,andwithtrialsπειρασμῶνpeirasmōnG3986whichbefellmebytheplotsG1917oftheJewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453;

20howὡςhōsG5613IshranknotfromdeclaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312untoyouanythingthatwasprofitableσυμφερόντωνsumpherontōnG4851,andteachingδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321youpubliclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,andfromhouseοἴκους,oikousG3624tohouseG3624,

21testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263bothtoJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andtoGreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341towardGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andfaithπίστινpistinG4102towardourLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547.

22AndnowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IgoπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198boundG1210inthespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151untoJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,notknowingthethingsthatshallbefallmethere:

23savethattheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151testifieth untomeineverycityπόλινpolinG4172,sayingλέγονlegonG3004thatbondsandafflictionsG2347abideG3306me.

24ButIholdnotmylifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590ofanyaccountλόγουlogouG3056asdearuntomyself,sothatImayaccomplishmycourseδρόμονdromonG1408,andtheministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichIreceivedG2983fromtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofthegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

25AndnowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Iknowthatyeall,amongwhomIwentG1330aboutpreachingG2784thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,shallseeG3708myfaceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383nomore.

26WhereforeItestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143untoyouthisdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,thatIamG1510pureG2513fromthebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofallmen.

27ForIshranknotfromdeclaringG312untoyouthewholecounselβουλὴνboulēnG1012ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

28TakeπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337heed untoyourselves,andtoalltheflockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168,inwhichtheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151hathmadeyoubishops,tofeedthechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577oftheLordG2962whichhepurchasedwithhisownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

29Iknowthataftermydeparting grievouswolvesG3074shallenterG1525inamongyou,notsparingφειδόμενοιpheidomenoiG5339theflockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168;

30andfromamongyourownG1438selvesshallmenG435ariseG450,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980perversethings,todrawawaythedisciplesG3101afterthem.

31WhereforewatchγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127ye,rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421thatbythespaceofthreeyearsIceasedG3973nottoadmonishνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560everyoneἕναhenaG1520nightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250withtearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

32AndnowνῦνnunG3568IcommendyoutoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andtothewordλόγῳlogōG3056ofhisgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichisableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410tobuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618youup,andtogiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youtheinheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817amongallthemthataresanctifiedG37.

33IcovetedG1937noman’ssilverἀργυρίουarguriouG694,orgoldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553,orapparel.

34YeyourselvesknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatthesehandsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495ministereduntomynecessities,andtothemthatwereG1510withme.

35InallthingsG3956IgaveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325youanexample,thatsoG3779laboring yeoughtG1163tohelpG482theweakἀσθενούντων,asthenountōnG770,andtorememberμνημονεύεινmnēmoneueinG3421thewordsλόγωνlogōnG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,thathehimselfsaidG3004,ItisG1510moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123blessedtogiveG1325thantoreceiveλαμβάνειν.lambaneinG2983.

36Andwhenhehadthusspoken,hekneeleddownG5087andprayedπροσηύξατο.prosēuxatoG4336withthemall.

37Andtheyallwept sore,andfellonPaul’sneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137andkissedhim,

38sorrowing mostofallforthewordλόγῳlogōG3056whichhehadspoken,thattheyshould beholdhisfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383nomore.Andtheybroughthimonhiswayuntotheshipπλοῖον.¶ploionG4143.

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