Acts 20

1 And after the ceasing of the tumult, Paul having called near the disciples, and having embraced [them], went forth to go on to 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 having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;

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

3 and having continued three months—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.

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 were accompanying him to Asia, Sopater of Pyrrhus from Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asians 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, having gone before, remained for us in Troas,

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

6 and we sailed, after the days of the Unleavened [Bread], from Philippi, and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abided 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 weeks, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the next day, he was also continuing the discourse 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 many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,

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

9 and there a certain youth was sitting, by name Eutychus, on 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.

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 And Paul, having gone down, fell on him, and having embraced [him], said, “Make no tumult, for his life 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 and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked—until daylight, so he went forth,

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

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

They brought back the boy alive and were greatly comforted.

13 And we having gone before to the ship, sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot;

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 met with us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene,

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

15 and there having sailed, on the next day we came opposite Chios, and the next day we arrived at Samos, and having remained in Trogyllium, on the following day 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 decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he was hurrying, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of the Pentecost.

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

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

18 and when they were come to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how I was with you at all times;

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

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 kept back nothing of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every 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 fully both to Jews and Greeks, conversion toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

22 And now, behold, I—bound in the Spirit—go on to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me in it,

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

23 except that the Holy Spirit fully testifies in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations remain for me;

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

24 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 ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify [to] the good news 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 have known that you will no longer see my face, among all you [to] whom I went preaching the Kingdom of God;

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

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

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

27 for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

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

28 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,

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 for I have known this, that there will enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves to 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 there will arise men of your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the 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, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

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, brothers, 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.

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 coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one;

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

34 and you yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, these hands ministered;

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

35 I showed you all things, that, thus laboring, it is necessary to partake with the ailing, to also be mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said: It is more blessed to give 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 having said these things, having bowed his knees, with them all, he prayed,

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

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

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

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