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The Acts of the Apostles 20

20 And after the uproar had ended, Paul, having summoned the disciples and encouraged them, saying farewell, departed to go to Macedonia. 2 And having gone through those regions and having exhorted them with many a word, he came to Greece. 3 And having stayed three months there, a plot by the Jews happening against him being about to sail to Syria, it happened that he returned of a resolution through Macedonia. 4 And Sopater of Pyrrhus, a Berean, and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius, a Derbean, and Timothy and Tychicus and Trophimus, Asians, were accompanying him. 5 But they, having gone ahead, were waiting for us at Troas. 6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

7 And on the first of the week, we having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was speaking with them. Being about to depart the next day, he was thus continuing the word until midnight. 8 And many lamps were in the upper room where we were gathered together. 9 And a certain young man, Eutychus by name, sitting on the window, being overcome by a deep sleep, Paul speaking even longer, having been overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul, going down, stretched out on him and, having embraced him, said, “Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.” 11 And having gone up and having broken bread and having tasted, and having conversed for much time until dawn, thus he left. 12 But they brought the boy alive and were comforted not moderately.

13 Then we, having gone ahead to the ship, sailed away to Assos, intending to take Paul on board there, for thus he had arranged, intending to go on foot himself. 14 And when he met us at Assos, taking him on board, we went to Mitylene. 15 And having sailed from there, we came down on the next day opposite Chios, and on the other day, we arrived at Samos, and on the following day, we came to Miletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that it would not happen to him to lose time in Asia, for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him, to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost.

17 And from Miletus, sending to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the church. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them,

“You know, from the first day from which I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and tears and trials happening to me in the plots of the Jews, 20 how I withheld nothing being useful in order not to declare it to you, and I taught you in public and by houses, 21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. 22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, having been bound by the Spirit, not knowing the things that will happen to me in her, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me by city, saying that chains and afflictions await me. 24 But of no word do I consider my life valuable to myself, so as to finish my race and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, 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 in the today day that I am innocent from the blood of all. 27 For I did not hold back in order not to declare to you all the counsel of God. 28 Guard yourselves and all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to shepherd the church of God, which he obtained through his own blood. 29 I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Even from you yourselves, men will arise speaking perverted things in order to draw away the disciples after them. 31 So be alert, remembering that for three years I did not stop admonishing each one with tears night and day. 32 And now I am entrusting you to God and to the word of his grace being able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all the ones having been sanctified. 33 I coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one. 34 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my needs and to the ones being with me. 35 I showed you all things, that it is necessary, working hard in this way, to take hold of the ones being weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

36 And having said these things, bowing his knees, he prayed with them all. 37 But much weeping happened among them all, and falling upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him, 38 grieving mostly at the word that he had spoken, that they were going to see his face no more. Then they escorted him to the ship.

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