Acts 20
1 But, after the tumult had ceased, Paul, sending for the disciples and exhorting them, took leave, and went forth to be journeying unto Macedonia.
When the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and, with encouraging words, bade them goodbye, and started on his journey to Macedonia.
2 Passing through those parts, however, and exhorting them with much discourse, he came into Greece;
After going through those districts and speaking many encouraging words to the disciples, he went into Greece, where he stayed three months.
3 and, spending three months, when a plot was laid against him by the Jews, as he was about to sail to Syria, he determined to turn back through Macedonia.
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.
4 Now there were accompanying him, 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.
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.
5 And, these, came and were waiting for us at Troas.
These people went to Troas and waited for us there;
6 And, we, sailed forth, after the days of unleavened bread, from Philippi, and came unto them in Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.
while we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the Passover, and joined them five days later at Troas, where we stayed for a week.
7 And, on the first of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul went on to discourse with them, being about to depart on the morrow; and he prolonged his discourse until midnight.
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.
8 Now there were a good many torches in the upper room, where we were gathered together.
There were a good many lamps in the upstairs room, where we had met;
9 And there sat, a certain young man by name Eutychus, in the window, who was getting overpowered by a deep sleep; and, while Paul was discoursing yet further, being overpowered by his sleep, he fell, from the third story, down, and was taken up dead.
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.
10 Going down, however, Paul fell upon him, and, embracing him, said—Be not making confusion; for, his soul, is, in him.
But Paul went down, threw himself on him, and put his arms around him. “Do not be alarmed,” he said, “he is still alive.”
11 And, going up, and breaking the loaf, and tasting, —for a good while also conversing, until dawn, thus, he departed.
Then he went upstairs; and, after breaking and partaking of the bread, he talked with them at great length until daybreak, and then left.
12 And they brought the boy alive, and were comforted beyond measure.
Meanwhile they had taken the lad away alive, and were greatly comforted.
13 And, we, going forward unto the ship, set sail for Assos, from thence being about to take up Paul; for, so, had he arranged, being about, himself, to go on foot.
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.
14 And, when he fell in with us in Assos, we took him on board, and came into Mitylene;
So, when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went on to Mitylene.
15 and, from thence sailing away on the morrow, we came over against Chios, and, on the next day, we thrust aside into Samos, and, on the succeeding day, we came into Miletus.
The day after we had sailed from there, we arrived off Chios, touched at Samos the following day, and the next day reached Miletus;
16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, lest he should happen to lose time in Asia; for he hastened, if it were possible for him, against the day of Pentecost, to arrive, in Jerusalem.
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.
17 But, from Miletus, he sent unto Ephesus, and called for the elders of the assembly.
From Miletus, however, he sent to Ephesus and invited the church elders to meet him;
18 And, when they were come to him, he said unto them—Ye yourselves, well know, from the first day when I set foot in Asia, in what manner came to be with you all the time,
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,
19 doing service unto the Lord, with all humility and tears, and temptations which befell me through the plots of the Jews:
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.
20 in what manner I in nowise shrank from announcing unto you anything that was profitable and teaching you publicly and in your homes;
I never shrank from telling you anything that could be helpful to you, or from teaching you both in public and in private.
21 bearing full witness, both to Jews and to Greeks, as to the repentance due unto God, and as to belief on our Lord Jesus.
I earnestly pointed both Jews and Greeks to the repentance that leads to God, and to faith in Jesus, our Lord.
22 And, now, lo! I, bound in my spirit, am journeying unto Jerusalem; the things which therein shall befall me, not knowing, —
And now, under spiritual constraint, I am here on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
23 save that, the Holy Spirit, from city to city, doth bear me full witness, saying that, bonds and tribulations, await me.
except that in town after town the Holy Spirit plainly declares to me that imprisonment and troubles await me.
24 But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour of God.
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.
25 And, now, lo! I, know that, no more, shall ye see my face, —ye all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom.
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.
26 Wherefore I take you to witness, on this very day, that, pure am I from the blood of all;
Therefore I declare to you this day, that my conscience is clear in regard to the fate of any of you,
27 for I have not shrunk from announcing all the counsel of God unto you.
for I have not shrunk from announcing the whole purpose of God regarding you.
28 Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers, —to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.
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.
29 I, know, that there will enter, after my departure, grievous wolves into your midst, not sparing the little flock;
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
30 and, from among your own selves, will arise men speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.
and from among yourselves, too, people will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.
31 Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.
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.
32 Now, therefore, I commend you unto the Lord, and unto his word of favour, —which is able to build up and give the inheritance among all the hallowed ones.
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.
33 The silver or gold or apparel of no one, did I covet:
I have never coveted anyone’s gold or silver or clothing.
34 yourselves, acknowledge that, for my necessities and for those who were with me, hard wrought these hands!
You, yourselves, know that these hands of mine provided not only for my own wants, but for my companions also.
35 In all things, I gave you to understand, that, thus toiling, it behoves to be helping the weak, also to be keeping in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, that, he himself, said—Happy is it, rather to give than to receive!
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.’”
36 And, these things saying, kneeling down with them all, he prayed.
When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
37 And they all wept much, and, falling upon Paul’s neck, they were tenderly kissing him;
All were in tears; and throwing their arms around Paul’s neck, they kissed him again and again,
38 being most distressed for the word which he had said, —That, no more, should they, his face, behold. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
grieving most of all over what he had said – that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.
