[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 spent three 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 chamber 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 story, and was taken up dead. [10] Paul went down,
and fell on him, and embracing him said, "Don`t be troubled, for his life
is in him." [11] When he had gone up, and 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 alive, and were not a little comforted. [13] But
we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take
in Paul, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land. [14] When
he met us at Assos, we took him in, 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 at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. [17] From Miletus he sent to
Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly. [18] When 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 Christ. [22] Now, behold, I go bound by the
Spirit to 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
gospel of the grace of God. [25] Now, behold, I know that you all, among
whom I went about preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.
[26] Therefore I testify to you this day 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 all the 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, or gold, or clothing. [34] You yourselves know that these
hands ministered to my necessities, and to 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 kneeled down and prayed with them all. [37] They all wept
a lot, 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. They brought him on his way to the ship.
