Acts 20
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Acts 20
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| And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. | And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia. |
| And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece. | And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece. |
| And when he had spent three months [there,] and a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. | And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia. |
| And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, [the son] of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. | And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia. |
| But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas. | But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas. |
| And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days. | And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days. |
| And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. | And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night. |
| And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together. | And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together. |
| And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. | And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead. |
| And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him. | And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him. |
| And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. | And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away. |
| And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted. | And they took the boy in, living, and were greatly comforted. |
| But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land. | But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land. |
| And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene. | And when he came up with us at Assos, we took him in the ship and went on to Mitylene. |
| And sailing from thence, we came the following day over against Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus. | And going from there by sea, we came on the day after opposite Chios, and touching at Samos on the day after that, we came on the third day to Miletus. |
| 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 the day of Pentecost. | For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. |
| And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. | And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church. |
| And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time, | And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia, |
| serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; | Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews: |
| how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house, | And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately, |
| testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. | Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: | And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there: |
| save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. | Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me. |
| But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. | But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God. |
| And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more. | And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again. |
| Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. | And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men. |
| For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God. | For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God. |
| Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. | Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood. |
| I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock; | I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock; |
| and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. | And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them. |
| Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears. | So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping. |
| 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 them that are sanctified. | And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints. |
| I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. | I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing. |
| Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. | You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me. |
| In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye 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. | In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting. |
| And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all. | And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all. |
| And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him, | And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him, |
| sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him on his way unto the ship. | Being sad most of all because he had said that they would not see his face again. And so they went with him to the ship. |
