[1] After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and having
exhorted them took leave of them and departed for Macedo'nia. [2] When he
had gone through these parts and had given them much encouragement, he came
to Greece. [3] There he spent three months, and when a plot was made
against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he
determined to return through Macedo'nia. [4] Sop'ater of Beroe'a, the son
of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalo'nians, Aristar'chus and
Secun'dus; and Ga'ius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tych'icus and
Troph'imus. [5] These went on and were waiting for us at Tro'as, [6] but we
sailed away from Philip'pi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five
days we came to them at Tro'as, where we stayed for seven days. [7] On the
first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul
talked with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he prolonged his
speech until midnight. [8] There were many lights in the upper chamber
where we were gathered. [9] And a young man named Eu'tychus was sitting in
the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer; and
being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up
dead. [10] But Paul went down and bent over him, and embracing him said,
"Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him." [11] And when Paul had gone up
and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until
daybreak, and so departed. [12] And they took the lad away alive, and were
not a little comforted. [13] But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for
Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for so he had arranged,
intending himself to go by land. [14] And when he met us at Assos, we took
him on board and came to Mityle'ne. [15] And sailing from there we came the
following day opposite Chi'os; the next day we touched at Samos; and the
day after that we came to Mile'tus. [16] For Paul had decided to sail past
Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was
hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. [17]
And from Mile'tus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the
church. [18] And when they came to him, he said to them: "You yourselves
know how I lived among you all the time from the first day that I set foot
in Asia, [19] serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with
trials which befell me through the plots of the Jews; [20] how I did not
shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you
in public and from house to house, [21] testifying both to Jews and to
Greeks of repentance to God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. [22] And
now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, bound in the Spirit, not knowing what
shall befall me there; [23] except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in
every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. [24] But I do not
account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may
accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus,
to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. [25] And now, behold, I know
that all you among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom will see my face
no more. [26] Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the
blood of all of you, [27] for I did not shrink from declaring to you the
whole counsel of God. [28] Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in
which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God
which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. [29] I know that after my
departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; [30]
and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to
draw away the disciples after them. [31] Therefore be alert, remembering
that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one
with tears. [32] 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
those who are sanctified. [33] I coveted no one's silver or gold or
apparel. [34] You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my
necessities, and to those who were with me. [35] In all things I have shown
you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the
Lord Jesus, how he said, `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
[36] And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
[37] And they all wept and embraced Paul and kissed him, [38] sorrowing
most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they should see his
face no more. And they brought him to the ship.
