Acts 20:16-38

16For PaulG3972 had decidedG2919 to sailG3896 pastG3896 1EphesusG2181 soG3704 that he wouldG1096 not have to spendG5551 timeG5551 in 23AsiaG773; for he was hurryingG4692 4to be in JerusalemG2414, ifG1487 possibleG1415, 5on the dayG2250 of PentecostG4005.

17From MiletusG3399 he sentG3992 to 6EphesusG2181 and calledG3333 to him 7the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577. 18And whenG5613 they had comeG3854 to him, he saidG3004 to them,

“You yourselvesG4771 knowG1987, 8from the firstG4413 dayG2250 that I setG1910 footG1910 in 9AsiaG773, howG4459 I was with you the wholeG3956 timeG5550, 19servingG1398 the LordG2962 with allG3956 humilityG5012 and with tearsG1144 and with trialsG3986 which cameG4819 upon me 10throughG1722 11the plotsG1917 of the JewsG2453; 20howG5613 I 12did not shrinkG5288 from declaringG312 to you anythingG3762 that was profitableG4851, and teachingG1321 you publiclyG1219 and 13from houseG3624 to houseG3624, 21solemnlyG1263 14testifyingG1263 to bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672 of 15repentanceG3341 towardG1519 GodG2316 and 16faithG4102 in our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 22And nowG3568, beholdG2400, boundG1210 by the 17SpiritG4151, 18I amG4198 on my wayG4198 to JerusalemG2419, not knowingG3609 what will happenG4876 to me thereG1722G846, 23exceptG4133 that 19the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 solemnlyG1263 20testifiesG1263 to me in everyG2596 cityG4172, sayingG3004 that 21bondsG1199 and afflictionsG2347 awaitG3306 me. 24But 22I do not considerG4160 my lifeG5590 of anyG3762 accountG3056 as dearG5093 to myselfG1683, soG5613 that I may 23finishG5048 my courseG1408 and 24the ministryG1248 whichG3739 I receivedG2983 from the LordG2962 JesusG2424, to 25testifyG1263 solemnlyG1263 of the gospelG2098 of 26the graceG5485 of GodG2316.

25“And nowG3568, beholdG2400, I knowG3609 that allG3956 of you, amongG1722 whomG3739 I wentG1330 aboutG1330 27preachingG2784 the kingdomG932, will noG3765 longerG3765 seeG3708 my faceG4383. 26ThereforeG1360, I 28testifyG3143 to you thisG4594 dayG2250 that 29I amG1510 30innocentG2513 of the bloodG129 of allG3956 menG3956. 27For I 31did not shrinkG5288 from declaringG312 to you the wholeG3956 32purposeG1012 of GodG2316. 28Be on guardG4337 for yourselvesG1438 and for allG3956 33the flockG4168, amongG1722 whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has madeG5087 you 34overseersG1985, to shepherdG4165 35the churchG1577 of GodG2316 whichG3739 36He 37purchasedG4046 38with His ownG2398 bloodG129. 29I knowG3609 that afterG3326 my departureG867 39savageG926 wolvesG3074 will comeG1525 in amongG1519 you, not sparingG5339 40the flockG4168; 30and from amongG1537 your own selvesG846 menG435 will ariseG450, speakingG2980 perverseG1294 thingsG1294, to drawG645 awayG645 41the disciplesG3101 afterG3694 them. 31ThereforeG1352 be on the alertG1127, rememberingG3421 that nightG3571 and dayG2250 for a periodG5148 of 42threeG5148 yearsG5148 I did not ceaseG3973 to admonishG3560 eachG1538 oneG1520 43with tearsG1144. 32And nowG3568 I 44commendG3908 you to GodG2316 and to 45the wordG3056 of His graceG5485, which is ableG1410 to 46buildG3618 you up and to giveG1325 you 47the inheritanceG2817 amongG1722 allG3956 thoseG3588 who are sanctifiedG37. 3348I have covetedG1937 noG3762 one’sG3762 silverG694 orG2228 goldG5553 orG2228 clothesG2441. 34You yourselvesG846 knowG1097 that 49theseG3778 handsG5495 ministeredG5256 to my own needsG5532 and to the 50men 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 51kneltG1119G5087 downG5087G1119 and prayedG4336 with them allG3956. 37And 52they began to weepG2805 aloudG2425 and 5354embracedG1968G1909G5137 PaulG3972, and repeatedly kissedG2705 him, 3855grievingG3600 especiallyG3122 overG1909 56the wordG3056 whichG3739 he had spokenG3004, that they wouldG3195 not seeG2334 his faceG4383 againG3765. And they were 57accompanyingG4311 him to the shipG4143.