Acts 20:22-38

22And now, behold, bound by the 1Spirit, 2I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23except that 3the Holy Spirit solemnly 4testifies to me in every city, saying that 5chains and afflictions await me. 24But 6I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may 7finish my course and 8the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to 9testify solemnly of the gospel of 10God’s grace.

25“And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about 11preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face. 26Therefore, I 12testify to you this day that 13I am 14innocent of the blood of all people. 27For I 15did not shrink from declaring to you the whole 16purpose of God. 28Be on guard for yourselves and for all 17the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you 18overseers, to shepherd 19the church of God which 20He 21purchased 22with His own blood. 29I know that after my departure 23savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing 24the flock; 30and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things to draw away 25the disciples after them. 31Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of 26three years I did not cease to admonish each one 27with tears. 32And now I 28entrust you to God and to 29the word of His grace, which is able to 30build you up and to give you 31the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 3332I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. 34You yourselves know that 33these hands served my own needs and the 34men who were with me. 35In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way 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.’”

36When he had said these things, he 35knelt down and prayed with them all. 37And 36they all began to weep aloud and 3738embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, 3839grieving especially over 40the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were 41accompanying him to the ship.