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 ceasing of the tumult, Paul having called near the disciples, and having embraced [them], went forth to go on to Macedonia;

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

and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to 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.

having made also three months' [stay] — a counsel of the Jews having been against him — being about to set forth to Syria, there came [to him] a resolution of returning 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 were accompanying him unto Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asiatics Tychicus and Trophimus;

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

these, having gone before, did remain for us in 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, after the days of the unleavened food, from Philippi, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode 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 on the first of the week, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the morrow, he was also continuing the discourse till midnight,

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

and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they 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 there was sitting a certain youth, by name Eutychus, upon the window — being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long — he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted 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!”

And Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and having embraced [him], said, 'Make no tumult, for his life is in him;'

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

and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked — till daylight, so he went forth,

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

and they brought up the lad alive, and were comforted in no ordinary measure.

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.

And we having gone before unto the ship, did sail to Assos, thence intending to take in Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself 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 thence having sailed, on the morrow we came over-against Chios, and the next day we arrived at 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 decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he hasted, if it were possible for him, on the day of the Pentecost to be at Jerusalem.

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

And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

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 were come unto him, he said to them, 'Ye — ye know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how, with you at all times I was;

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 temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against [me];

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 nothing I did keep back of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house,

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

testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

'And now, lo, I — bound in the Spirit — go on to Jerusalem, the things that shall befall me in it not knowing,

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

save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain;

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 account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully 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, lo, I have known that no more shall ye see my face, — ye all among whom I did go preaching the reign of God;

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

wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I [am] clear from the blood of all,

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

for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel 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 made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through 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 have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto 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 of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse 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, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

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, I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.

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

'The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet;

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

and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;

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.’”

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth [us] to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of 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 these things having said, having bowed his knees, with them all, he did pray,

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

and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

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

sorrowing most of all for the word that he had said — that they are about no more to see his face; and they were accompanying him to the ship.