Acts 20

1 But after the tumult had ceased, Paul having called the disciples to [him] and embraced [them], went away to go to Macedonia.

After the tumult had ceased, Paul called the disciples to him, and bade them farewell, and departed, in order to go into Macedonia.

2 And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece.

And when he had gone through those regions, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece.

3 And having spent three months [there], a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, [the] resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia.

And having remained there three months, he determined to return through Macedonia, because a plot had been laid for him by the Jews, as he was about to sail to Syria.

4 And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater [son] of Pyrrhus, a Berean; and of Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius and Timotheus of Derbe, and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

And Sopater of Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were Asiatics, accompanied him to Asia.

5 These going before waited for us in Troas;

These went before, and waited for us at Troas.

6 but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days.

But we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we remained seven days.

7 And the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged the discourse till midnight.

And on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he continued his speech till midnight.

8 And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled.

And there were many lamps in the upper room, in which they had met together.

9 And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, sitting at the window-opening, overpowered by deep sleep, while Paul discoursed very much at length, having been overpowered by the sleep, fell from the third story down to the bottom, and was taken up dead.

And a certain young man, named Eutychus, was sitting in the window, overpowered with deep sleep: and, as Paul was discoursing a long time, being oppressed with sleep, he fell from the third story, and was taken up dead.

10 But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

But Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

11 And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away.

And he went up again, and broke bread, and ate; and having conversed a long time, till daylight, he thus departed.

12 And they brought [away] the boy alive, and were no little comforted.

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

13 And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot.

And we went on before to the ship, and put to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board at that place; for he had so directed, intending to go himself on foot.

14 And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene;

And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board, and came to Mitylene;

15 and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at Samos; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus:

and sailing from that place, we came, on the following day, opposite to Chios; and, on the next day, we arrived at Samos: and after stopping at Trogyllium, we came, on the next day, to Miletus.

16 for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not spend time in Asia; for he hastened, that, if it were possible for him, he might be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

17 But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

18 And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,

And when they had come to him, he said to them: You know, from the first day on which I came into Asia, how I have been with you during the whole time,

19 serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

20 how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce [it] to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,

and that I have kept back nothing that was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you both publicly, and from house to house,

21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

bearing full testimony both to Jews and to Greeks, of the repentance that leads to God, and of the faith that leads to our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 And now, behold, bound in my spirit I go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it;

And now, behold, I am going, bound in spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing what shall befall me there,

23 only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

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

24 But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom [of God], shall see my face no more.

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

26 Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all,

For this reason I solemnly affirm to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all men.

27 for I have not shrunk from announcing to you all the counsel of God.

For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

28 Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

29 [For] I know [this, ] that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

For I know this, that, after my departure, rapacious wolves will enter in among you, who will not spare the flock;

30 and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.

and men will arise from among yourselves, speaking perverse things, that they may draw off disciples after them.

31 Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one [of you] with tears.

Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by day and by night, I ceased not to warn every one of you with tears.

32 And now I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up and give [to you] an inheritance among all the sanctified.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace; to Him who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

33 I have coveted [the] silver or gold or clothing of no one.

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

34 Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

You yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.

35 I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring [we] ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

In all things I have taught you by example, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.

36 And having said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all.

37 And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

And they all wept much, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

38 specially pained by the word which he had said, that they would no more see his face. And they went down with him to the ship.

grieving most of all for the word he had spoken, that they would see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.