Acts 20:20-31

²⁰However, I never held back from sharing with you anything that would be to your benefit, and I taught you in public, going from house to house.

²¹I witnessed both to Jews and Greeks that it was essential to repent and turn to God, and to trust in our Lord Jesus Christ.

²²Now the Spirit is insisting that I go to Jerusalem, and I have no idea what will happen to me there.

²³All I know is that in every city I visit the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and suffering are waiting for me.

²⁴But I don't consider my life as worth anything to me. I only want to finish my mission and the ministry that the Lord Jesus gave to me, to witness to the good news of the grace of God.

²⁵Now I am certain that you will not see my face again, you among whom I shared the news of the kingdom.

²⁶So I declare to you today that I am not responsible if anyone is lost.

²⁷I didn't hesitate to tell you everything God wants you to know.

²⁸Take care of yourselves and of all the flock, which the Holy Spirit has given to you to supervise. Feed the Lord's church which he bought with his own blood.

²⁹I know that after I leave vicious wolves will come among you, and won't spare the flock.

³⁰From among your own group men will rise up perverting what is right and good so they can lead believers to follow them.

³¹So watch out! Don't forget that for three years I went on instructing all of you night and day, often crying over you.