The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Apostles 20
1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent
for the disciples, took leave of them, and
departed to go into Macedonia.
2 When he had gone through those parts
and had encouraged them with many
words, he came into Greece.
3 When he had spentthree months there,
and a plot was made against him by Jews
as he was about to set sail for Syria, he
determined to return through Macedonia.
4 These accompanied him as far as Asia:
Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus
of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe,
Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of
Asia.
5 But these had gone ahead, and were
waiting for us at Troas.
6 We sailed away from Philippi after
the days of Unleavened Bread, and came
to them at Troas in five days, where we
stayed seven days.
7 On the first day of the week, when the
disciples were gathered together to break
bread, Paul talked with them, intending to
depart on the next day; and continued his
speech until midnight.
8 There were many lights in the upper
room where we† were gathered together.
9 A certain young man named Eutychus
sat in the window, weighed down with
deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer,
being weighed down by his sleep, he fell
down from the third floor and was taken
up dead.
10 Paul went down and fell upon him,
and embracing him said, “Don’t be
troubled, for his life is in him.”
11 When he had gone up, had broken
bread and eaten, and had talked with them
a long while, even until break of day, he
departed.
12 They brought the boy in alive, and
were greatly comforted.
13 But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail
for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard
there; for he had so arranged, intending
himself to go by land.
14 When he met us at Assos, we took him
aboard and came to Mitylene.
15 Sailing from there, we came the
following day opposite Chios. The next day
we touched at Samos and stayed at
Trogyllium, and the day after we
came to Miletus.
16 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 in Jerusalem
on the day of Pentecost.
17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and
called to himself the elders of the assembly.
18When they had come to him, he said to
them, “You yourselves know, from the first
day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with
you all the time,
19 serving the Lord with all humility,
with many tears, and with trials which
happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
20 how I didn’t shrink from declaring to
you anything that was profitable, teaching
you publicly and from house to house,
21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks
repentance toward God and faith toward
our Lord Jesus.‡
22 Now, behold,I goboundby the Spiritto
Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen
to me there;
23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in
every city, saying that bonds and
afflictions wait for me.
24 But these things don’t count; nor do I
hold my life dear to myself, so that I may
finish my race with joy, and the ministry
which I received from the Lord Jesus, to
fully testify to the Good News of the
grace of God.
25 “Now, behold, I know that you all,
among whom I went about preaching
God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.
26 Therefore I testify to you today that I
am clean from the blood of all men,
27 for I didn’t shrink from declaring to
you the whole counsel of God.
28 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves
and to allthe flock, in which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers, to shepherd the
assembly of the Lord and§ God which he
purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know that after my departure,
vicious wolves will enter in among you,
not sparing the flock.
30 Men will arise from among your own
selves, speaking perverse things, to draw
away the disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, remembering that
for a period of three years I didn’t cease
to admonish everyone night and day with
tears.
32 Now, brothers,† I entrust you to God
and to the word of his grace, which is able
to build up and to give you the inheritance
among all those who are sanctified.
33 I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.
34 You yourselves know that these hands
served my necessities, and those who were
with me.
35 In all things I gave you an example,
that so laboring you 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.’ ”
36 When he had spoken these things, he
knelt down and prayed with them all.
37 They all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s
neck and kissed him,
38 sorrowing most of all because of the
word which he had spoken, that they
should see his face no more. Then they
accompanied him to the ship.