Acts 20

1 And after the tumult was ceased, Paul calling to him the disciples, and exhorting them, took his leave, and set forward to go into Macedonia.

After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and after he encouraged them, he said farewell and left to go into Macedonia.

2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece;

When he had gone through those regions and had spoken many words of encouragement to them, he came to Greece.

3 Where, when he had spent three months, the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria; so he took a resolution to return through Macedonia.

After he had spent three months there, a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, so he decided to return through Macedonia.

4 And there accompanied him Sopater the son of Pyrrhus, of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus, and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both from the Thessalonian believers; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.

5 These going before, stayed for us at Troas.

But these men had gone before us and were waiting for us at Troas.

6 But we sailed from Philippi after the days of the Azymes, and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and in five days we came to them in Troas. There we stayed for seven days.

7 And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow: and he continued his speech until midnight.

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight.

8 And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled.

There were many lamps in the upper room where we had come together.

9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep, (as Paul was long preaching, ) by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down, and was taken up dead.

In the window was sitting a young man named Eutychus, who fell into a deep sleep. As Paul spoke even longer, this young man, still sleeping, fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

10 To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him, and embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

But Paul went down, stretched himself out on him, and embraced him. Then he said, “Do not be upset any more, for he is alive.”

11 Then going up, and breaking bread and tasting, and having talked a long time to them, until daylight, so he departed.

Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking with them much longer until dawn, he left.

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

They brought back the boy alive and were greatly comforted.

13 But we, going aboard the ship, sailed to Assos, being there to take in Paul; for so he had appointed, himself purposing to travel by land.

We ourselves went ahead of Paul by ship and sailed away to Assos, where we planned to take Paul on board. This is what he himself desired to do, because he planned to go by land.

14 And when he had met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

When he met us at Assos, we took him onto the ship and went to Mitylene.

15 And sailing thence, the day following we came over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos; and the day following we came to Miletus.

Then we sailed from there and arrived the next day opposite the island of Chios. The following day we touched at the island of Samos, and the day after we came to the city of Miletus.

16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, lest he should be stayed any time in Asia. For he hasted, if it were possible for him, to keep the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not spend any time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if it were at all possible for him to do so.

17 And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.

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

18 And when they were come to him, and were together, he said to them: You know from the first day that I came into Asia, in what manner I have been with you, for all the time,

When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I always spent my time with you.

19 Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews;

I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.

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

You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and from house to house,

21 Testifying both to Jews and Gentiles penance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.

22 And now, behold, being bound in the spirit, I go to Jerusalem: not knowing the things which shall befall me there:

Now look, I am going to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,

23 Save that the Holy Ghost in every city witnesseth to me, saying: That bands and afflictions wait for me at Jerusalem.

except that the Holy Spirit warns to me in every city that chains and sufferings await me.

24 But I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

But I do not consider my life is valuable to myself, if only I may finish the race and complete the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

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

Now look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.

26 Wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men;

Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of any man.

27 For I have not spared to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

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

28 Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Therefore be careful about yourselves, and about all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

29 I know that, after my departure, ravening wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

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

30 And of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

I know that from even among you some men shall come and distort the truth in order to draw away the disciples after them.

31 Therefore watch, keeping in memory, that for three years I ceased not, with tears to admonish every one of you night and day.

So be on guard. Remember that for three years I did not stop instructing every one of you with tears night and day.

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

Now I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are being sanctified.

33 I have not coveted any man’s silver, gold, or apparel, as

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

34 You yourselves know: for such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished.

You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.

35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.

In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that he himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

36 And when he had said these things, kneeling down, he prayed with them all.

After he had spoken in this way, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

37 And there was much weeping among them all; and falling on the neck of Paul, they kissed him,

There was a lot of crying and they embraced Paul and kissed him.

38 Being grieved most of all for the word which he had said, that they should see his face no more. And they brought him on his way to the ship.

They were sad most of all because of what he had said, that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.