Acts 20

Paul in Macedonia and Greece

1AfterG3326 the uproarG2351 had ceasedG3973, PaulG3972 sentG3343 for 1the disciplesG3101, and when he had exhortedG3870 them and takenG782 his leaveG782 of them, he leftG1831 2to goG4198 to 3MacedoniaG3109. 2When he had goneG1330 throughG1330 thoseG1565 districtsG3313 and had givenG3870 them muchG4183 exhortationG3870G3056, he cameG2064 to GreeceG1671. 3And there he spentG4160 threeG5140 monthsG3376, and when 4a plotG1917 was formedG1096 againstG1917 him by the JewsG2453 as he was aboutG3195 to setG321 sailG321 for 5SyriaG4947, he decidedG1096G1106 to returnG5290 throughG1223 6MacedoniaG3109. 4And 7he was accompaniedG4902 by SopaterG4986 of 8BereaG961, the son of PyrrhusG4450, and by 9AristarchusG708 and SecundusG4580 of the 10ThessaloniansG2331, and 11GaiusG1050 of 12DerbeG1190, and 13TimothyG5095, and 14TychicusG5190 and 15TrophimusG5161 of 1617AsiaG774. 5But theseG3778 had goneG4281 on aheadG4281 and were waitingG3306 for 18us at 19TroasG5174. 620We sailedG1602 from 21PhilippiG5375 afterG3326 22the daysG2250 of UnleavenedG106 Bread, and cameG2064 to them at 23TroasG5174 withinG891 fiveG4002 daysG2250; and thereG3699 we stayedG1304 sevenG2033 daysG2250.

7On 24the firstG1520 day of the weekG4521, when 25we were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 to 26breakG2806 breadG740, PaulG3972 began talkingG1256 to them, intendingG3195 to leaveG1826 the nextG1887 dayG1887, and he prolongedG3905 his 27messageG3056 untilG3360 midnightG3317. 8There were manyG2425 28lampsG2985 in the 29upperG5253 roomG5253 whereG3757 we were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863. 9And there was a youngG3494 manG3494 namedG3686 30EutychusG2161 sittingG2516 31on the windowG2376 sillG2376, sinkingG2702 into a deepG901 sleepG5258; and as PaulG3972 kept on talkingG1256, he was overcomeG2702 by sleepG5258 and fellG4098 downG2736 from the thirdG5152 floorG5152 and was pickedG142 up deadG3498. 10But PaulG3972 wentG2597 downG2597 and 32fellG1968 upon him, and after embracingG4843 him, he 33saidG3004, “34Do not be troubledG2350, for his lifeG5590 is in him.” 11When he had goneG305 back up and had 35brokenG2806 the breadG740 and 36eatenG1089, he talkedG3656 with them a longG2425 whileG2425 untilG891 daybreakG827, and thenG3779 leftG1831. 12They tookG71 awayG71 the boyG3816 aliveG2198, and were 37greatlyG3756G3357 comfortedG3870.

Troas to Miletus

13But 38we, goingG4281 aheadG4281 to the shipG4143, setG321 sailG321 for AssosG789, intendingG3195 from thereG1564 to takeG353 PaulG3972 on boardG353; for soG3779 he had arrangedG1299 it, intendingG3195 himselfG846 to goG3978 39by landG3978. 14And whenG5613 he metG4820 us at AssosG789, we tookG353 him on boardG353 and cameG2064 to MityleneG3412. 15SailingG636 from thereG2547, we arrivedG2658 the followingG1897 day oppositeG481 ChiosG5508; and the nextG2087 day we crossedG3846 overG3846 to SamosG4544; and the day followingG2192 we cameG2064 to 40MiletusG3399. 16For PaulG3972 had decidedG2919 to sailG3896 pastG3896 41EphesusG2181 soG3704 that he wouldG1096 not have to spendG5551 timeG5551 in 4243AsiaG773; for he was hurryingG4692 44to be in JerusalemG2414, ifG1487 possibleG1415, 45on the dayG2250 of PentecostG4005.

Farewell to Ephesus

17From MiletusG3399 he sentG3992 to 46EphesusG2181 and calledG3333 to him 47the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577. 18And whenG5613 they had comeG3854 to him, he saidG3004 to them,

“You yourselvesG4771 knowG1987, 48from the firstG4413 dayG2250 that I setG1910 footG1910 in 49AsiaG773, howG4459 I was with you the wholeG3956 timeG5550, 19servingG1398 the LordG2962 with allG3956 humilityG5012 and with tearsG1144 and with trialsG3986 which cameG4819 upon me 50throughG1722 51the plotsG1917 of the JewsG2453; 20howG5613 I 52did not shrinkG5288 from declaringG312 to you anythingG3762 that was profitableG4851, and teachingG1321 you publiclyG1219 and 53from houseG3624 to houseG3624, 21solemnlyG1263 54testifyingG1263 to bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672 of 55repentanceG3341 towardG1519 GodG2316 and 56faithG4102 in our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 22And nowG3568, beholdG2400, boundG1210 by the 57SpiritG4151, 58I amG4198 on my wayG4198 to JerusalemG2419, not knowingG3609 what will happenG4876 to me thereG1722G846, 23exceptG4133 that 59the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 solemnlyG1263 60testifiesG1263 to me in everyG2596 cityG4172, sayingG3004 that 61bondsG1199 and afflictionsG2347 awaitG3306 me. 24But 62I do not considerG4160 my lifeG5590 of anyG3762 accountG3056 as dearG5093 to myselfG1683, soG5613 that I may 63finishG5048 my courseG1408 and 64the ministryG1248 whichG3739 I receivedG2983 from the LordG2962 JesusG2424, to 65testifyG1263 solemnlyG1263 of the gospelG2098 of 66the graceG5485 of GodG2316.

25“And nowG3568, beholdG2400, I knowG3609 that allG3956 of you, amongG1722 whomG3739 I wentG1330 aboutG1330 67preachingG2784 the kingdomG932, will noG3765 longerG3765 seeG3708 my faceG4383. 26ThereforeG1360, I 68testifyG3143 to you thisG4594 dayG2250 that 69I amG1510 70innocentG2513 of the bloodG129 of allG3956 menG3956. 27For I 71did not shrinkG5288 from declaringG312 to you the wholeG3956 72purposeG1012 of GodG2316. 28Be on guardG4337 for yourselvesG1438 and for allG3956 73the flockG4168, amongG1722 whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has madeG5087 you 74overseersG1985, to shepherdG4165 75the churchG1577 of GodG2316 whichG3739 76He 77purchasedG4046 78with His ownG2398 bloodG129. 29I knowG3609 that afterG3326 my departureG867 79savageG926 wolvesG3074 will comeG1525 in amongG1519 you, not sparingG5339 80the flockG4168; 30and from amongG1537 your own selvesG846 menG435 will ariseG450, speakingG2980 perverseG1294 thingsG1294, to drawG645 awayG645 81the disciplesG3101 afterG3694 them. 31ThereforeG1352 be on the alertG1127, rememberingG3421 that nightG3571 and dayG2250 for a periodG5148 of 82threeG5148 yearsG5148 I did not ceaseG3973 to admonishG3560 eachG1538 oneG1520 83with tearsG1144. 32And nowG3568 I 84commendG3908 you to GodG2316 and to 85the wordG3056 of His graceG5485, which is ableG1410 to 86buildG3618 you up and to giveG1325 you 87the inheritanceG2817 amongG1722 allG3956 thoseG3588 who are sanctifiedG37. 3388I have covetedG1937 noG3762 one’sG3762 silverG694 orG2228 goldG5553 orG2228 clothesG2441. 34You yourselvesG846 knowG1097 that 89theseG3778 handsG5495 ministeredG5256 to my own needsG5532 and to the 90men who were with me. 35In everythingG3956 I showedG5263 you that by workingG2872 hardG2872 in thisG3779 mannerG3779 you mustG1163 helpG482 the weakG770 and rememberG3421 the wordsG3056 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, that He HimselfG846 saidG3004, ‘It is moreG3123 blessedG3107 to giveG1325 thanG2228 to receiveG2983.’”

36When he had saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, he 91kneltG1119G5087 downG5087G1119 and prayedG4336 with them allG3956. 37And 92they began to weepG2805 aloudG2425 and 9394embracedG1968G1909G5137 PaulG3972, and repeatedly kissedG2705 him, 3895grievingG3600 especiallyG3122 overG1909 96the wordG3056 whichG3739 he had spokenG3004, that they wouldG3195 not seeG2334 his faceG4383 againG3765. And they were 97accompanyingG4311 him to the shipG4143.