Acts 20

1 And after the tumult had subsided, Paul called the disciples to him, and comforted them, and kissed them, and departed, and went into Macedonia.

When the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples; and, after speaking words of encouragement to them, he took his leave, and started for Macedonia.

2 And when he had travelled over those regions, and had comforted them with many discourses, he proceeded to the country of Greece.

Passing through those districts he encouraged the disciples in frequent addresses, and then came into Greece, and spent three months there.

3 And he was there three months. And the Jews formed a plot against him, when he was about to go to Syria: and he contemplated returning to Macedonia.

The Jews having planned to waylay him whenever he might be on the point of taking ship for Syria, he decided to travel back by way of Macedonia.

4 And there departed with him, as far as Asia, Sopater of the city Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus who were of Thessalonica, and Gaius who was of the city of Derbe, and Timothy of Lystra, and of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus.

He was accompanied as far as the province of Asia by Sopater the Beroean, the son of Pyrrhus; by the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; by Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and by the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

5 these proceeded on before us, and waited for us at Troas.

These brethren had gone on and were waiting for us in the Troad.

6 And we departed from Philippi, a city of the Macedonians, after the days of unleavened bread; and proceeded by water and arrived at Troas in five days, and remained there seven days.

But we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined them in the Troad, where we remained for a week.

7 And on the first day of the week, when we assembled to break the eucharist, Paul discoursed with them, because he was to depart the next day; and he continued his discourse till midnight.

On the first day of the week, when we had met to break bread, Paul, who was going away the next morning, was preaching to them, and prolonged his discourse till midnight.

8 And there were many lamps burning in the chamber where we were assembled.

Now there were a good many lamps in the room upstairs where we all were,

9 And a young man named Eutychus was sitting in a window and listening. And while Paul prolonged his discourse, he sunk into a deep sleep; and, in his sleep, he fell from the third loft, and was taken up as dead.

and a youth of the name of Eutychus was sitting at the window. This lad, gradually sinking into deep sleep while Paul preached at unusual length, overcome at last by sleep, fell from the second floor and was taken up dead.

10 And Paul went down, and bent over him and embraced him, and said: Be not agitated, for his soul is in him.

Paul, however, went down, threw himself upon him, and folding him in his arms said, "Do not be alarmed; his life is still in him."

11 And when he had gone up, he broke the bread and tasted it, and discoursed until the morning dawned. And then he departed to go by land.

Then he went upstairs again, broke bread, and took some food; and after a long conversation which was continued till daybreak, at last he parted from them.

12 And they brought the young man alive, and rejoiced over him greatly.

They had taken the lad home alive, and were greatly comforted.

13 And we went on board the ship, and sailed to the port of Thesos; because, there we were to take in Paul: for so had he bidden us, when he proceeded on by land.

The rest of us had already gone on board a ship, and now we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for so he had arranged, he himself intending to go by land.

14 And when we had received him at Thesos, we took him on board ship and proceeded to Mitylene.

Accordingly, when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

15 And from there, the next day, we sailed over against the island Chios; and again, the next day we arrived at Samos, and stopped at Trogyllium; and on the following day we arrived at Miletus.

Sailing from there, we arrived the next day off Chios. On the next we touched at Samos; and on the day following reached Miletus.

16 For Paul had determined with himself to pass by Ephesus, lest he should be delayed there; because he hasted on, if possible, to keep the day of pentecost in Jerusalem.

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.

17 And from Miletus, he sent and called the Elders of the church at Ephesus.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the Elders of the Church to come to him.

18 And when they had come to him, he said to them: Ye yourselves know, how, at all times, since the first day that I entered Asia, I have been with you;

Upon their arrival he said to them, "You Elders well know, from the first day of my setting foot in the province of Asia, the kind of life I lived among you the whole time,

19 laboring for God, in great humility, and with tears, amid the trials which beset me from the plottings of Jews:

serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--

20 and I shunned not that which was advantageous to your souls, that I might preach to you, and teach in the streets and in houses,

and that I never shrank from declaring to you anything that was profitable, or from teaching you in public and in your homes,

21 while I testified to Jews and to Gentiles, as to repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Messiah.

and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

22 And now I am bound in spirit, and I go to Jerusalem; and I know not what will befall me there;

"And now, impelled by a sense of duty, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

23 except that the Holy Spirit in every city, testifieth to me and saith: Bonds and afflictions await thee.

except that the Holy Spirit, at town after town, testifies to me that imprisonment and suffering are awaiting me.

24 But my life is accounted by me as nothing, so that I may but finish my course, and the ministration which I have received from our Lord Jesus, to bear testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.

25 And now, I know that ye will see my face no more, all of you among whom I have travelled and preached the kingdom of God.

"And now, I know that none of you among whom I have gone in and out proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom will any longer see my face.

26 I therefore protest to you, this day, that I am pure from the blood of you all.

Therefore I protest to you to-day that I am not responsible for the ruin of any one of you.

27 For I have not shunned to acquaint you with all the will of God.

For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.

28 Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit hath established you bishops; that ye feed the church of God, which he hath acquired by his blood.

"Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.

29 For I know, that after I am gone, fierce wolves will come in among you, and will have no mercy on the flock.

I know that, when I am gone, cruel wolves will come among you and will not spare the flock;

30 And also, from among yourselves, there will rise up men speaking perverse things, that they may turn away the disciples to go after them.

and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.

31 Therefore be ye vigilant; and remember, that for three years I ceased not to admonish each one of you, by day and by night, with tears.

Therefore be on the alert; and remember that, night and day, for three years, I never ceased admonishing every one, even with tears.

32 And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the saints.

"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 His people.

33 Silver, or gold, or garments, I have not coveted.

No one's silver or gold or clothing have I coveted.

34 And ye yourselves, know, that these hands ministered to my wants, and to them that were with me.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.

35 And I have showed you all things; that thus it is a duty to labor, and to care for the infirm, and to remember the words of our Lord Jesus; for he hath said, That he is more blessed who giveth, than he who receiveth.

In all things I have set you an example, showing you that, by working as I do, you ought to help the weak, and to bear in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, "'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

36 And when he had said these things, he fell on his knees and prayed, and all the people with him.

Having spoken thus, Paul knelt down and prayed with them all;

37 And there was great weeping among them all. And they embraced him, and kissed him.

and with loud lamentation they all threw their arms round his neck, and kissed him lovingly,

38 And they had the most anguish, because of the word he uttered, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

grieved above all things at his having told them that after that day they were no longer to see his face. And they went with him to the ship.