Acts 20

1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and, after embracing them, bade them farewell, and started for Macedonia.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

2 And when he had passed through those districts and encouraged the disciples in many addresses, he came into Greece where he spent three months.

When he had gone through those parts and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

3 Just as he was about to set sail for Syria, the Jews laid a plot against him, and he determined to return through Macedonia.

When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

4 There accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

5 Now these had gone on, and were awaiting us at Troas;

But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

6 but we ourselves set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we remained for a week.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

7 On the first day of the week we met for the breaking of bread, and Paul, who was going away the next morning, began preaching to them, and prolonged his discourse until midnight.

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.

8 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled,

There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.

9 and a young man named Eutychus was sitting in a window, overborne by deep sleep, while Paul continued to preach at length. Overcome at last by sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

10 Then Paul went down, threw himself upon him, and embracing him, said. "Do not lament; his life is still in him."

Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”

11 Then he went upstairs again, broke bread and took some food, and after talking with them a long time, even until daybreak, he left them.

When he had gone up, had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

12 They had taken the lad home alive, and were not a little comforted.

They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.

13 The rest of us going before to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for so he had appointed, because he intended to go by land.

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

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

When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene.

15 We sailed from thence, and arrived next day off Chios; and the day after we touched at Samos; and the following day we came to Mitylene.

Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.

16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend time in Asia, for he was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if it were possible, by the day of Pentecost.

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

17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church to come to him;

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

18 and when they arrived, he said to them. "You yourselves know quite well, how I lived among you, from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

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 was with you all the time,

19 "serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and amid trials that befell me through the plots of the Jews.

serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

20 "You know that I never shrank from declaring to you anything that was profitable, nor from teaching you publicity and in your homes,

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

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

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

22 And now I am going to Jerusalem, bound in the Spirit, not knowing what will befall me there,

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

23 except that in city after city the Holy Spirit is warning me that bonds and afflictions are awaiting me.

except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

24 But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

25 And now I know that not one of you among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see my face again.

“Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.

26 So I testify to you this day that I am clear from the blood of all men;

Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,

27 I never shrank from telling you the whole counsel of God.

for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

28 Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, and be shepherds of the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock;

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

30 and that from among your own number, men will arise, perverting the truth, to draw away the disciples after them.

Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

31 So be on guard; and remember that for three years I ceased not to admonish you all, night and day, even with tears.

Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

32 "And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace. He is able to build you up, and to give you your inheritance among all those who are consecrated.

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

33 "No man’s silver or gold of clothing did I ever covet.

I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

34 "You yourselves know how these hands of mine provided for my needs, and those of my companions.

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

35 "In all things I have set you an example, how that so toiling, you ought to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

36 When he had so said, Paul kneeled down, and prayed with them.

When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

37 And they all began, with loud lamentations, to throw their arms about his neck, and to kiss him lovingly, again and again,

They all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

38 sorrowing most of all for the words that he had spoken, that after that day they should look upon his face no more. And they began to escort him to the ship.

sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.