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.

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed for 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.

And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, 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.

And when he had spent three months [there], and a plot was laid against him by the 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.

And there accompanied him as far as Asia Sopater of Beroea, [the son] of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

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

But these had gone before, 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.

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we tarried 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.

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

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

And 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.

And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne 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.”

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; 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.

And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

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

And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little 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, going before to the ship, set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

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

And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, 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.

And sailing from thence, we came the following day over against Chios; and the next day we touched 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 at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

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

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him 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.

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner 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 lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell 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 that I shrank not from declaring unto 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 Christ.

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

And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

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

save that the Holy Ghost testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide 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 hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel 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, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

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

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

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

For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel 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.

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in the which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed 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.

I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall 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.

and from among your own selves shall men arise, 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.

Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one 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.

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] the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.

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

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

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

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that 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, how that so labouring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how 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.

And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

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

And they all wept sore, 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 for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him on his way unto the ship.