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Acts 20

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And after the uproar ceased , Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them , and departed to go into Macedonia.
When the uproar had ended , Paul sent for the disciples . And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation , he came into Greece .
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement , he arrived in Greece ,
And when he had spent three months `there,' and a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.
where he stayed three months . And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
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.
Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea , Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia .
But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
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.
And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas , where we stayed seven days.
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.
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread . Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together .
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
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.
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep , he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
And Paul went down, and fell on him , and embracing him said , Make ye no ado; for his life is in him .
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man , and embraced him . “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
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.
Then Paul went back upstairs , broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak , he departed.
And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted .
And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive .
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 .
We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot .
And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
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.
Sailing on from there , we arrived the next day opposite Chios . The day after that we arrived at Samos , and on the following day we came to Miletus.
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.
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia , because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem , if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus , and called to him the elders of the church.
From Miletus , Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
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,
When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you , from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews ;
I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews .
how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly , and from house to house,
I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God , and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there :
And now, compelled by the Spirit , I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there .
save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
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 .
But I consider my life of no value to me , if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace .
And now , behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom , shall see my face no more .
Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again .
Wherefore I testify unto you this day , that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Take heed unto yourselves , and to all the flock , in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you , not sparing the flock ;
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock .
and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things , to draw away the disciples after them.
Even from your own number , men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.
Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
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.
And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
I coveted no man's silver , or gold , or apparel .
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing .
Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me .
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions .
In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye 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.
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself : It is more blessed to give than to receive. ’”
And when he had thus spoken , he kneeled down and prayed with them all.
When Paul had said this , he knelt down with all of them and prayed .
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him ,
They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him .
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.
They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again . Then they accompanied him to the ship.

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