Acts 20:18-35

18And when they had come to him, he said to them,

“You yourselves know, 1from the first day that I set foot in 2Asia, how I was with you the whole time, 19serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me 3through 4the plots of the Jews; 20how I 5did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and 6from house to house, 21solemnly 7testifying to both Jews and Greeks of 8repentance toward God and 9faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22And now, behold, bound by the 10Spirit, 11I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23except that 12the Holy Spirit solemnly 13testifies to me in every city, saying that 14bonds and afflictions await me. 24But 15I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may 16finish my course and 17the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to 18testify solemnly of the gospel of 19the grace of God.

25“And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about 20preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face. 26Therefore, I 21testify to you this day that 22I am 23innocent of the blood of all men. 27For I 24did not shrink from declaring to you the whole 25purpose of God. 28Be on guard for yourselves and for all 26the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you 27overseers, to shepherd 28the church of God which 29He 30purchased 31with His own blood. 29I know that after my departure 32savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing 33the flock; 30and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away 34the disciples after them. 31Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of 35three years I did not cease to admonish each one 36with tears. 32And now I 37commend you to God and to 38the word of His grace, which is able to 39build you up and to give you 40the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 3341I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. 34You yourselves know that 42these hands ministered to my own needs and to the 43men who were with me. 35In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”