Acts 20:17-35

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FromG575 MiletusG3399, Paul sentG3992 toG1519 EphesusG2181 for theG3588 eldersG4245 of theG3588 churchG1577.

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WhenG5613 they cameG3854 toG4314 himG846, he saidG2036, “YouG4771 knowG1987 howG4459 I livedG1096 theG3588 wholeG3956 timeG5550 I was withG3326 youG4771, fromG575 the firstG4413 dayG2250 I arrivedG1910 inG1519 the province of AsiaG773. 19I servedG1398 theG3588 LordG2962 withG3326 greatG3956 humilityG5012 andG2532 with tearsG1144, especiallyG2532 in the trialsG3986G3588 that came uponG4819 meG1473 throughG1722 theG3588 plotsG1917 of theG3588 JewsG2453. 20I did not shrink backG3361G5288 from declaringG312 anything thatG3588 was helpfulG4851 to youG4771 as I taughtG1321 youG4771 publiclyG1219 andG2532 fromG2596 house to houseG3624, 21testifyingG1263 to JewsG2453 andG2532 GreeksG1672 alikeG5037 about repentanceG3341 toG1519 GodG2316 andG2532 faithG4102 inG1519 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.1

22AndG2532 nowG3568, compelledG2400G1210 by theG3588 SpiritG4151, IG1473 am goingG4198 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, notG3361 knowingG1492 whatG3588 will happenG4876 to meG1473 there. 23I onlyG4133 know thatG3754 in town after townG2596G4172 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 warnsG1263 meG1473 thatG3004G3754 chainsG1199 andG2532 afflictionsG2347 awaitG3306 meG1473. 24ButG235 I considerG4160 myG3588 lifeG5590 of noG3762G3056 valueG5093 to meG1683, if onlyG5613 I may finishG5048 myG1473 courseG1408 andG2532 complete theG3588 ministryG1248 I have receivedG2983 fromG3844 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424—the ministry of testifyingG1263 to theG3588 good newsG2098 ofG3588 God’sG3588G2316 graceG5485.

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NowG3568 IG1473 knowG1492 thatG3754 none of youG4771 amongG1722 whomG3739 I have preachedG1330G2784 theG3588 kingdomG932 will seeG3708 myG1473 faceG4383 again. 26ThereforeG1360 I testifyG3143 to youG4771 thisG4594 dayG2250 thatG3754 IG1510 am innocentG2513 ofG575 theG3588 bloodG129 of allG3956 men.2 27ForG1063 I did not shrink backG3756G5288 from declaringG3361G312 to youG4771 theG3588 wholeG3956 willG1012 of GodG2316.

28Keep watch overG4337 yourselvesG1438 andG2532 theG3588 entireG3956 flockG4168 ofG1722 whichG3739 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has madeG5087 youG4771 overseersG1985. Be shepherdsG4165 of theG3588 churchG1577 of GodG2316,3 whichG3739 He purchasedG4046 withG1223 His ownG2398 bloodG129.4 29IG1473 knowG1492 thatG3754 afterG3326 myG1473 departureG867, savageG926 wolvesG3074 will come inG1525 amongG1519 youG4771 and will not spareG3361G5339 theG3588 flockG4168. 30EvenG2532 fromG1537 your ownG4771 numberG846, menG435 will rise upG450 and distortG1294 the truth to draw awayG645 disciplesG3101 afterG3694 themG1438. 31ThereforeG1352 be alertG1127 and rememberG3421 thatG3754 for three yearsG5148 I never stoppedG3756G3973 warningG3560 eachG1538 of you nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250 withG3326 tearsG1144.

32AndG2532 nowG3568 I commitG3908 youG4771 toG3588 GodG2316 andG2532 to theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3588 HisG846 graceG5485, whichG3588 canG1410 build you upG3618 andG2532 giveG1325 youG3588 an inheritanceG2817 amongG1722 allG3956 whoG3588 are sanctifiedG37.

33I have not covetedG1937 anyone’sG3762 silverG694 orG2228 goldG5553 orG2228 clothingG2441. 34You yourselvesG846 knowG1097 thatG3754 theseG3778 handsG5495 of mine have ministered toG5256 myG1473 own needsG5532 andG2532 those of my companionsG3588G1510G3326G1473. 35In everythingG3956, I showedG5263 youG4771 thatG3754 by this kindG3779 of hard workG2872 we mustG1163 helpG482 theG3588 weakG770, rememberingG3421 theG3588 wordsG3056 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 HimselfG846: ‘It isG1510 moreG3123 blessedG3107 to giveG1325 thanG2228 to receiveG2983.’”