Chapter 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 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 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 .
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 .
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 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 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, 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 .