1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for AActs 11:26the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he left BActs 19:21to go to CActs 16:9; 20:3Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece. 3 And there he spent three months, and when AActs 9:23f; 20:19a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for BMatt 4:24Syria, he decided to return through CActs 16:9; 20:1Macedonia. 4 And 1Lit there accompanied himhe was accompanied by Sopater of AActs 17:10Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by BActs 19:29Aristarchus and Secundus of the CActs 17:1Thessalonians, and BActs 19:29Gaius of DActs 14:6Derbe, and EActs 16:1Timothy, and FEph 6:21; Col 4:7; 2 Tim 4:12; Titus 3:12Tychicus and GActs 21:29; 2 Tim 4:20Trophimus of 2I.e. west coast province of Asia MinorHActs 16:6; 20:16, 18Asia. 5 But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for AActs 16:10; 20:5-15us at BActs 16:8Troas. 6 AActs 16:10; 20:5-15We sailed from BActs 16:12Philippi after CActs 12:3the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at DActs 16:8Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

7 On A1 Cor 16:2; Rev 1:10the first day of the week, when BActs 16:10; 20:5-15we were gathered together to CActs 2:42; 20:11break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his 1Lit word, speechmessage until midnight. 8 There were many AMatt 25:1lamps in the BActs 1:13upper room where we were gathered together. 9 And there was a young man named 1Eutychus means Good fortune, i.e. ‘Lucky’Eutychus sitting 2Or at the windowon the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down and A1 Kin 17:21; 2 Kin 4:34fell upon him, and after embracing him, he BMatt 9:23f; Mark 5:39said, “1Or Stop being troubledDo not be troubled, for his life is in him.” 11 When he had gone back up and had AActs 2:42; 20:7broken the bread and 1Lit tastedeaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left. 12 They took away the boy alive, and were 1Lit not moderatelygreatly comforted.

13 But AActs 16:10; 20:5-15we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go 1Or on footby land. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. 15 Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day following we came to AActs 20:17; 2 Tim 4:20Miletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past AActs 18:19Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in 1I.e. west coast province of Asia MinorBActs 16:6; 20:4, 18Asia; for he was hurrying CActs 19:21; 20:6, 22; 1 Cor 16:8to be in Jerusalem, if possible, DActs 2:1on the day of Pentecost.

17 From Miletus he sent to AActs 18:19Ephesus and called to him BActs 11:30the elders of the church. 18 And when they had come to him, he said to them,

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You yourselves know, AActs 18:19; 19:1, 10; 20:4, 16from the first day that I set foot in 1V 16, note 1Asia, how I was with you the whole time, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me 1Lit bythrough AActs 20:3the plots of the Jews; 20 how I AActs 20:27did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and 1Or in the various private homesfrom house to house, 21 solemnly ALuke 16:28; Acts 18:5; 20:23, 24testifying to both Jews and Greeks of BActs 2:38; 11:18; 26:20repentance toward God and CActs 24:24; 26:18; Eph 1:15; Col 2:5; Philem 5faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22  “And now, behold, bound by the 1Or in spiritSpirit, AActs 17:16; 20:16I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that AActs 8:29the Holy Spirit solemnly BLuke 16:28; Acts 18:5; 20:21, 24testifies to me in every city, saying that CActs 9:16; 21:33bonds and afflictions await me. 24  “But AActs 21:13I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may BActs 13:25; 2 Tim 4:7finish my course and CActs 1:17the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to DLuke 16:28; Acts 18:5; 20:21testify solemnly of the gospel of EActs 11:23; 20:32the grace of God.

25 “And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about AMatt 4:23; Acts 28:31preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face. 26  “Therefore, I 1Or call you to witnesstestify to you this day that AActs 18:6I am 2Lit pure frominnocent of the blood of all men. 27  “For I AActs 20:20did not shrink from declaring to you the whole BActs 13:36purpose of God. 28  “Be on guard for yourselves and for all ALuke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:29; 1 Pet 5:2fthe flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you 1Or bishopsoverseers, to shepherd BMatt 16:18; Rom 16:16; 1 Cor 10:32the church of God which CEph 1:7, 14; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet 1:19; 2:9; Rev 5:9He 2Lit acquiredpurchased 3Lit throughwith His own blood. 29  “I know that after my departure AEzek 22:27; Matt 7:15savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing BLuke 12:32; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 5:2fthe flock; 30 and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away AActs 11:26the disciples after them. 31  “Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of AActs 19:8, 10; 24:17three years I did not cease to admonish each one BActs 20:19with tears. 32  “And now I AActs 14:23commend you to God and to BActs 14:3; 20:24the word of His grace, which is able to CActs 9:31build you up and to give you DActs 26:18; Eph 1:14; 5:5; Col 1:12; 3:24; Heb 9:15; 1 Pet 1:4the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33  “A1 Cor 9:4-18; 2 Cor 11:7-12; 12:14-18; 1 Thess 2:5fI have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. 34  “You yourselves know that AActs 18:3these hands ministered to my own needs and to the BActs 19:22men who were with me. 35  “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

36 When he had said these things, he AActs 9:40; 21:5; Luke 22:41knelt down and prayed with them all. 37 And 1Lit a considerable weeping of all occurredthey began to weep aloud and 2Lit threw themselves on Paul’s neckALuke 15:20embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, 38 1Lit suffering paingrieving especially over AActs 20:25the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were BActs 15:3accompanying him to the ship.