Acts 20
1 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.
But, after the tumult had ceased, Paul, sending for the disciples and exhorting them, took leave, and went forth to be journeying unto Macedonia.
2 Passing through those districts he encouraged the disciples in frequent addresses, and then came into Greece, and spent three months there.
Passing through those parts, however, and exhorting them with much discourse, he came into Greece;
3 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.
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.
4 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.
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.
5 These brethren had gone on and were waiting for us in the Troad.
And, these, came and were waiting for us at Troas.
6 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.
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.
7 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.
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.
8 Now there were a good many lamps in the room upstairs where we all were,
Now there were a good many torches in the upper room, where we were gathered together.
9 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.
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.
10 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."
Going down, however, Paul fell upon him, and, embracing him, said—Be not making confusion; for, his soul, is, in him.
11 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.
And, going up, and breaking the loaf, and tasting, —for a good while also conversing, until dawn, thus, he departed.
12 They had taken the lad home alive, and were greatly comforted.
And they brought the boy alive, and were comforted beyond measure.
13 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.
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.
14 Accordingly, when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
And, when he fell in with us in Assos, we took him on board, and came into Mitylene;
15 Sailing from there, we arrived the next day off Chios. On the next we touched at Samos; and on the day following reached Miletus.
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.
16 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.
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.
17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the Elders of the Church to come to him.
But, from Miletus, he sent unto Ephesus, and called for the elders of the assembly.
18 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,
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,
19 serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--
doing service unto the Lord, with all humility and tears, and temptations which befell me through the plots of the Jews:
20 and that I never shrank from declaring to you anything that was profitable, or from teaching you in public and in your homes,
in what manner I in nowise shrank from announcing unto you anything that was profitable and teaching you publicly and in your homes;
21 and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.
bearing full witness, both to Jews and to Greeks, as to the repentance due unto God, and as to belief on our Lord Jesus.
22 "And now, impelled by a sense of duty, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
And, now, lo! I, bound in my spirit, am journeying unto Jerusalem; the things which therein shall befall me, not knowing, —
23 except that the Holy Spirit, at town after town, testifies to me that imprisonment and suffering are awaiting me.
save that, the Holy Spirit, from city to city, doth bear me full witness, saying that, bonds and tribulations, await me.
24 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.
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.
25 "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.
And, now, lo! I, know that, no more, shall ye see my face, —ye all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom.
26 Therefore I protest to you to-day that I am not responsible for the ruin of any one of you.
Wherefore I take you to witness, on this very day, that, pure am I from the blood of all;
27 For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.
for I have not shrunk from announcing all the counsel of God unto you.
28 "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.
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.
29 I know that, when I am gone, cruel wolves will come among you and will not spare the flock;
I, know, that there will enter, after my departure, grievous wolves into your midst, not sparing the little flock;
30 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.
and, from among your own selves, will arise men speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.
31 Therefore be on the alert; and remember that, night and day, for three years, I never ceased admonishing every one, even with tears.
Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.
32 "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.
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.
33 No one's silver or gold or clothing have I coveted.
The silver or gold or apparel of no one, did I covet:
34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.
yourselves, acknowledge that, for my necessities and for those who were with me, hard wrought these hands!
35 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.'"
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!
36 Having spoken thus, Paul knelt down and prayed with them all;
And, these things saying, kneeling down with them all, he prayed.
37 and with loud lamentation they all threw their arms round his neck, and kissed him lovingly,
And they all wept much, and, falling upon Paul’s neck, they were tenderly kissing him;
38 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.
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.
