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 tumult had ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and having embraced them 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 when he had gone through those regions, and had given them much exhortation, 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 when he had stayed three months, a plot having been laid for him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, he resolved 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, son of Pyrrhus, a Beroean; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

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

These having gone forward waited for 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.

But we set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we abode 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 on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, being about to depart on the morrow, and continued the discourse until midnight.

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

And there were many lamps in the upper room where we had assembled.

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 there sat on the window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep; and as Paul was discoursing at great length, he sank down with sleep, and fell from thee third story, and was taken up dead.

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

But Paul went down and fell on him, and having embraced him, said, Make no lamentations; 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 having gone up again, and broken the bread and eaten, he talked a long while even till break of day, and so departed.

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

And they brought the young man 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.

We however, going forward to the ship, put to sea for Assos, intending to take in Paul from that place; for so he had appointed, intending himself 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 us at Assos, we took him on board, and 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 sailing thence, we came the following day over against Chios. And the next day we arrived at Samos; and having tarried at Trogyllium, we came the next day 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 had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not be detained in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

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

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

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 had come to him, he said to them: Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you the whole 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 with tears, and trials which befell me by the plots 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 that was profitable, but have made it known to you, and have taught you publicly, 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 to both Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith in 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 go, bound in my spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me there;

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

save that the Holy Spirit witnesseth to me in every 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 count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings 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 know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will see my face no more.

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

Wherefore I testify to you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men;

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

for I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel 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 over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with 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 among yourselves will men arise speaking perverse 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 be watchful, and remember that for the space of three years, night and day, I ceased not to warn every 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 I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

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

I have 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 ministered to my necessities, and to those that were with me.

35 I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, 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.’”

In all ways I showed you that so laboring ye ought to support 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 thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

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

And they all wept sorely, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him;

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 most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.