Acts 20

1 But after the tumult had ceased, Paul having called the disciples to [him] and embraced [them], went away to go to Macedonia.

THEN after the tumult was quieted, Paul called to him the disciples, and taking his leave, departed to go into Macedonia.

2 And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece.

And passing through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he went into Greece.

3 And having spent three months [there], a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, [the] resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia.

And after three months stay, as the Jews were lying in wait for him, when he was just embarking for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

4 And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater [son] of Pyrrhus, a Berean; and of Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius and Timotheus of Derbe, and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus, Asiatics.

5 These going before waited for us in Troas;

These going before tarried for us at Troas.

6 but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days.

And we sailed from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas after five days; where we stayed seven days.

7 And the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged the discourse till midnight.

And on the first day of the week, when the disciples were assembled to break bread, Paul preached unto them (ready to depart on the morrow), and extended his discourse until midnight.

8 And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled.

Now there were many lamps in the upper room, where they were assembled.

9 And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, sitting at the window-opening, overpowered by deep sleep, while Paul discoursed very much at length, having been overpowered by the sleep, fell from the third story down to the bottom, and was taken up dead.

And a certain youth named Eutytchus, who sat in the window, fell into a profound sleep: as Paul discoursed much longer than usual, quite overpowered with sleep, he fell down from a third story, and was taken up dead.

10 But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

But Paul came down, and fell upon him, and taking him in his arms, said, Trouble not yourselves, for his life is yet in him.

11 And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away.

And when he had gone up, and broken bread, and eaten, and conversed a long time, even to the break of day, he then departed.

12 And they brought [away] the boy alive, and were no little comforted.

And they brought the lad alive, and were comforted exceedingly.

13 And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot.

Then we going before to the ship, sailed for Assos, intending there to take in Paul: for so he had ordered, meaning himself to walk thither.

14 And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene;

And when he met us at Assos, we took him up, and came to Mytelene.

15 and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at Samos; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus:

And sailing from thence, on the following day we advanced over against Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos, and staying at Trogyllium, the day following we came to Miletus.

16 for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend the time in Asia: for he hastened on, if it was possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

17 But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly.

So he sent to Ephesus from Miletus, and called the presbyters of the church to attend him.

18 And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,

And when they were come unto him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the very first day in which I entered into Asia, how I have been among you at every season,

19 serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the Jews:

20 how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce [it] to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,

and that I have suppressed nothing which could conduce to your profiting; not desisting from preaching to you, and teaching you in public, and from house to house,

21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

repeatedly urging both on Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 And now, behold, bound in my spirit I go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it;

And now behold I am going, bound by the Spirit, unto Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall there befal me:

23 only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

only this, that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and tribulation await thee.

24 But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Yet I make no account of any suffering, nor regard my life as of any value to myself, farther than as I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord, to testify fully the Gospel of the grace of God.

25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom [of God], shall see my face no more.

And now behold, I know that ye shall see my face no more, even ye all, among whom I have gone in and out preaching the kingdom of God.

26 Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all,

Wherefore I appeal to you this day as witnesses that I am pure from the blood of all men.

27 for I have not shrunk from announcing to you all the counsel of God.

For I have concealed nothing, so as not repeatedly to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

28 Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed as shepherds the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

29 [For] I know [this, ] that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

For this I know, that after my departure there will come among you grievous wolves, not sparing the flock:

30 and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.

Yea, from among yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverting doctrines, to draw away disciples after them.

31 Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one [of you] with tears.

Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by night and by day, I have never ceased with tears to admonish every individual.

32 And now I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up and give [to you] an inheritance among all the sanctified.

And now, brethren, I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to finish the superstructure, and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

33 I have coveted [the] silver or gold or clothing of no one.

The silver, or gold, or apparel of no man have I coveted:

34 Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

but ye yourselves know that these hands have by labour furnished necessaries for my own wants, and for those who were with me.

35 I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring [we] ought to come in aid of 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 all things I have set you the example, that so labouring hard ye ought to help the infirm, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

36 And having said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

And when he had spoken these things, he fell on his knees, and prayed with them all.

37 And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

And all of them shed floods of tears, and fell upon Paul’s neck, and kissed him again and again,

38 specially pained by the word which he had said, that they would no more see his face. And they went down with him to the ship.

most peculiarly afflicted at that word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more: and they accompanied him unto the ship.