Acts 20

1 When the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and, with encouraging words, bade them goodbye, and started on his journey to Macedonia.

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having summoned the disciples and having embraced them, he departed to go into Macedonia.

2 After going through those districts and speaking many encouraging words to the disciples, he went into Greece, where he stayed three months.

And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece.

3 He was about to sail to Syria, when he learned that a plot had been laid against him by several of the Jewish leaders; so he decided to return by way of Macedonia.

And having spent three months there, and a conspiracy having developed against him by Jews, intending to go up into Syria, a decision developed to return through Macedonia.

4 He was accompanied by Sopater the son of Pyrrhus, of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, as well as by Tychicus and Trophimus of Roman Asia.

And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean, and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius a Derbean, and Timothy, and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

5 These people went to Troas and waited for us there;

These men, who went ahead, awaited us at Troas.

6 while we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the Passover, and joined them five days later at Troas, where we stayed for a week.

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.

7 On the first day of the week, when we had met for the breaking of bread, Paul, who was intending to leave the next day, began to address those who were present, and prolonged his address until midnight.

And upon the first day of the week, the disciples having come together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged his speech until midnight.

8 There were a good many lamps in the upstairs room, where we had met;

And there were considerable lights in the upper floor where we were gathered together.

9 and a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, was gradually overcome with great drowsiness, as Paul continued his address. At last, quite overpowered by his drowsiness, he fell from the third story to the ground, and was picked up for dead.

And a certain young man named Eutychus sitting in the window, being carried away by deep sleep (Paul discoursing on more), being carried away by sleep, he fell down below from the third floor, and was taken up dead.

10 But Paul went down, threw himself on him, and put his arms round him. ‘Do not be alarmed,’ he said, ‘he is still alive.’

But Paul having come down, he fell on him, and having embraced him he said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

11 Then he went upstairs; and, after breaking and partaking of the bread, he talked with them at great length until daybreak, and then left.

And after getting up, and having broken bread and eaten, and having conversed for a considerable time, until dawn, thus he departed.

12 Meanwhile they had taken the lad away alive, and were greatly comforted.

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

13 We started first, went on board ship, and sailed for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. This was by his own arrangement, as he intended to go by land himself.

But we, having gone ahead to the ship, went up to Assos, intending from there to take up Paul, for so it was arranged, he himself intending to go on foot.

14 So, when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went on to Mitylene.

And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene.

15 The day after we had sailed from there, we arrived off Chios, touched at Samos the following day, and the next day reached Miletus;

And having sailed from there on the next day, we arrived opposite Chios, and the next day we came near to Samos. And having remained in Trogyllium, on the following day we came to Miletus.

16 for Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so as to avoid spending much time in Roman Asia. He was making haste to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the Festival at the close of the Harvest.

For Paul determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not happen to lose time in Asia. For he was hastening, if it were possible, for him to become at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

17 From Miletus, however, he sent to Ephesus and invited the church elders to meet him;

And from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the congregation.

18 and, when they came, he said to them, ‘You know well the life that I always led among you from the very first day that I set foot in Roman Asia,

And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I stepped in Asia, how I became with you all the time,

19 serving the Lord, as I did, in all humility, amid the tears and trials which fell to my lot through the plots of some of the Jewish leaders.

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews.

20 I never shrank from telling you anything that could be helpful to you, or from teaching you both in public and in private.

How I kept back nothing of these things that are beneficial, not to inform you, and to teach you in public, and from house to house,

21 I earnestly pointed both Jews and Greeks to the repentance that leads to God, and to faith in Jesus, our Lord.

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

22 And now, under spiritual constraint, I am here on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

And now behold, I, bound in the spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me in it,

23 except that in town after town the Holy Spirit plainly declares to me that imprisonment and troubles await me.

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

24 But I count my life of no value to myself, if only I may complete the course marked out for me, and the task that was allotted me by the Lord Jesus – which was to declare the good news of the love of God.

But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good news of the grace of God.

25 And now, I tell you, I know that none of you will ever see my face again – you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom.

And now behold, I have seen that ye will no longer see my face, ye all among whom I passed through preaching the kingdom of God.

26 Therefore I declare to you this day, that my conscience is clear in regard to the fate of any of you,

Therefore I solemnly declare to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all men.

27 for I have not shrunk from announcing the whole purpose of God regarding you.

For I did not withdraw from declaring to you the whole plan of God.

28 Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by his own blood.

29 I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;

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

30 and from among yourselves, too, people will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.

And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.

31 Therefore, be on your guard, remembering how for three years, night and day, I never ceased, even with tears, to warn each one of you.

Therefore watch ye, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease warning each one with tears.

32 And now I commend you to the Lord and to the message of his love – a message which has the power to build up your characters, and to give you your place among all those who have become Christ’s people.

And now brothers, I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.

33 I have never coveted anyone’s gold or silver or clothing.

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

34 You, yourselves, know that these hands of mine provided not only for my own wants, but for my companions also.

Ye yourselves know that these hands served my needs, and to those who were with me.

35 I left nothing undone to show you that, labouring as I laboured, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself – “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”’

I gave you a glimpse of all things, that so laboring ye ought to aid 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 Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

And having spoken these things, having knelt down, he prayed with them all.

37 All were in tears; and throwing their arms round Paul’s neck, they kissed him again and again,

And there developed considerable weeping of all. And having fallen on Paul's neck, they kissed him much,

38 grieving most of all over what he had said – that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.

sorrowing especially for the word that he had spoken, that they were going to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.