Acts 20

1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having summoned the disciples and having embraced them, he departed to go into Macedonia.

2 After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece.

3 where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

And having spent three months there, and a conspiracy having developed against him by Jews, intending to go up into Syria, a decision developed to return through Macedonia.

4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean, and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius a Derbean, and Timothy, and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

5 These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

These men, who went ahead, awaited us at Troas.

6 And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.

7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

And upon the first day of the week, the disciples having come together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged his speech until midnight.

8 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

And there were considerable lights in the upper floor where we were gathered together.

9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

And a certain young man named Eutychus sitting in the window, being carried away by deep sleep (Paul discoursing on more), being carried away by sleep, he fell down below from the third floor, and was taken up dead.

10 But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

But Paul having come down, he fell on him, and having embraced him he said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

11 Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.

And after getting up, and having broken bread and eaten, and having conversed for a considerable time, until dawn, thus he departed.

12 And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

And they brought the boy alive, and were not a little comforted.

13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

But we, having gone ahead to the ship, went up to Assos, intending from there to take up Paul, for so it was arranged, he himself intending to go on foot.

14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene.

15 Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

And having sailed from there on the next day, we arrived opposite Chios, and the next day we came near to Samos. And having remained in Trogyllium, on the following day we came to Miletus.

16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

For Paul determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not happen to lose time in Asia. For he was hastening, if it were possible, for him to become at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

And from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the congregation.

18 When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I stepped in Asia, how I became with you all the time,

19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews.

20 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,

How I kept back nothing of these things that are beneficial, not to inform you, and to teach you in public, and from house to house,

21 testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

22 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

And now behold, I, bound in the spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me in it,

23 I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

except that the Holy Spirit testifies from city to city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

24 But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good news of the grace of God.

25 Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

And now behold, I have seen that ye will no longer see my face, ye all among whom I passed through preaching the kingdom of God.

26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Therefore I solemnly declare to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all men.

27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

For I did not withdraw from declaring to you the whole plan of God.

28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by his own blood.

29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

30 Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.

31 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

Therefore watch ye, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease warning each one with tears.

32 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

And now brothers, I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.

33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.

Ye yourselves know that these hands served my needs, and to those who were with me.

35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

I gave you a glimpse of all things, that so laboring ye ought to aid the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

36 When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.

And having spoken these things, having knelt down, he prayed with them all.

37 They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

And there developed considerable weeping of all. And having fallen on Paul's neck, they kissed him much,

38 They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

sorrowing especially for the word that he had spoken, that they were going to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.