Acts 20:17-37

17From MiletusG3399 he sentG3992 word to 1EphesusG2181 and calledG3333 toG3333 himselfG3333 2the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577. 18And whenG5613 they cameG3854 to him, he saidG3004 to them,

“You yourselvesG4771 knowG1987, 3from the firstG4413 dayG2250 that I setG1910 footG1910 in 4AsiaG773, howG4459 I was with you the wholeG3956 timeG5550, 19servingG1398 the LordG2962 with allG3956 humilityG5012 and with tearsG1144 and trialsG3986 which cameG4819 upon me 5throughG1722 6the plotsG1917 of the JewsG2453; 20howG5613 I 7did not shrinkG5288 from declaringG312 to you anythingG3762 that wasG4851 beneficialG4851, and teachingG1321 you publiclyG1219 and 8from houseG3624 to houseG3624, 21solemnlyG1263 9testifyingG1263 to bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672 of 10repentanceG3341 towardG1519 GodG2316 and 11faithG4102 in our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 22And nowG3568, beholdG2400, boundG1210 by the 12SpiritG4151, 13I amG4198 onG4198 my wayG4198 to JerusalemG2419, not knowingG3609 what will happenG4876 to me thereG1722G846, 23exceptG4133 that 14the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 solemnlyG1263 15testifiesG1263 to me in everyG2596 cityG4172, sayingG3004 that 16chainsG1199 and afflictionsG2347 awaitG3306 me. 24But 17I do not considerG4160 my lifeG5590 of anyG3762 accountG3056 as dearG5093 to myselfG1683, soG5613 thatG5613 I may 18finishG5048 my courseG1408 and 19the ministryG1248 whichG3739 I receivedG2983 from the LordG2962 JesusG2424, to 20testifyG1263 solemnlyG1263 of the gospelG2098 of 21God’sG2316 graceG5485.

25“And nowG3568 beholdG2400, I knowG3609 that allG3956 of you, amongG1722 whomG3739 I wentG1330 aboutG1330 22preachingG2784 the kingdomG932, will noG3765 longerG3765 seeG3708 my faceG4383. 26ThereforeG1360, I 23testifyG3143 to you thisG4594 dayG2250 that 24I amG1510 25innocentG2513 of the bloodG129 of allG3956 peopleG3956. 27For I 26did not shrinkG5288 from declaringG312 to you the wholeG3956 27purposeG1012 of GodG2316. 28BeG4337 onG4337 guardG4337 for yourselvesG1438 and for allG3956 28the flockG4168, amongG1722 whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has madeG5087 you 29overseersG1985, to shepherdG4165 30the churchG1577 of GodG2316 whichG3739 31He 32purchasedG4046 33with His ownG2398 bloodG129. 29I knowG3609 that afterG3326 my departureG867 34savageG926 wolvesG3074 will comeG1525 inG1525 amongG1519 you, not sparingG5339 35the flockG4168; 30and from amongG1537 your own selvesG846 menG435 will ariseG450, speakingG2980 perverseG1294 thingsG1294 to drawG645 awayG645 36the disciplesG3101 afterG3694 them. 31ThereforeG1352, be on the alertG1127, rememberingG3421 that nightG3571 and dayG2250 for a periodG5148 ofG5148 37threeG5148 yearsG5148 I did not ceaseG3973 to admonishG3560 eachG1538 oneG1520 38with tearsG1144. 32And nowG3568 I 39entrustG3908 you to GodG2316 and to 40the wordG3056 of His graceG5485, which is ableG1410 to 41buildG3618 you upG3618 and to giveG1325 you 42the inheritanceG2817 amongG1722 allG3956 thoseG3588 who are sanctifiedG37. 3343I have covetedG1937 noG3762 one’sG3762 silverG694 orG2228 goldG5553 orG2228 clothesG2441. 34You yourselvesG846 knowG1097 that 44theseG3778 handsG5495 servedG5256 my own needsG5532 and the 45men who were with me. 35In everythingG3956 I showedG5263 you that by workingG2872 hardG2872 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779 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 46kneltG1119G5087 downG5087G1119 and prayedG4336 with them allG3956. 37And 47they allG3956 began to weepG2805 aloudG2425 and 4849embracedG1968G1909G5137 PaulG3972, and repeatedly kissedG2705 him,