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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

5 These going before waited for us in Troas;

These men went on ahead and waited for us in 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 aboard and went on 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:

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.

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.

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.

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

From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for 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,

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.

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

I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that 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,

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

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

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in 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, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

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

I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains 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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and 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.

Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away 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 be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.’”

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

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

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

They all wept openly as they embraced Paul 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.

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