Acts 20

1 After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and after he encouraged them, he said farewell and left to go into Macedonia.

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

2 When he had gone through those regions and had spoken many words of encouragement to them, he came to Greece.

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

3 After he had spent three months there, a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, so he decided 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 Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both from the Thessalonian believers; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.

He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

5 But these men had gone before us and were waiting for us at Troas.

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

6 We sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and in five days we came to them in Troas. There we stayed for seven days.

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, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight.

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

8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we had come together.

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

9 In the window was sitting a young man named Eutychus, who fell into a deep sleep. As Paul spoke even longer, this young man, still sleeping, fell down from the third story and was picked 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 story, and was taken up dead.

10 But Paul went down, stretched himself out on him, and embraced him. Then he said, “Do not be upset any more, for he is alive.”

Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him."

11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking with them much longer until dawn, he left.

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

12 They brought back the boy alive and were greatly comforted.

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

13 We ourselves went ahead of Paul by ship and sailed away to Assos, where we planned to take Paul on board. This is what he himself desired to do, because he planned to go by land.

But we who went 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 When he met us at Assos, we took him onto the ship and went to Mitylene.

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

15 Then we sailed from there and arrived the next day opposite the island of Chios. The following day we touched at the island of Samos, and the day after we came to the city of Miletus.

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

16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not spend any time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if it were at all possible for him to do so.

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 men to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the church.

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

18 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 always spent my time with you.

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 I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of 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 how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and from house to house,

how I did not hold back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

21 testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.

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

22 Now look, I am going to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,

And now, look, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

23 except that the Holy Spirit warns to me in every city that chains and sufferings await me.

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

24 But I do not consider my life is valuable to myself, if only I may finish the race and complete the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

But I make my life an account of nothing precious to myself, so that I may finish my race, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

25 Now look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.

"And now, look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the Kingdom, will see my face no more.

26 Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of any man.

Therefore I testify to you today that I am innocent of everyone's blood,

27 For I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

for I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole plan of God.

28 Therefore be careful about yourselves, and about all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

Watch out for yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with his own blood.

29 I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

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

30 I know that from even among you some men shall come and distort the truth in order 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. Remember that for three years I did not stop instructing every one of you with tears night and day.

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

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

Now 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 I coveted no man's silver, gold, or clothing.

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

34 You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.

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

35 In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that 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 After he had spoken in this way, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

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

37 There was a lot of crying and they embraced Paul and kissed him.

They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

38 They were sad most of all because of what he had said, that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.

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