Deeds (Act) of Apostles 20:15-38

¹⁵And from thence we shipped in the day pursuing, and we came against Chios, and another day we havened at Samos, and in the day pursuing, we came to Miletus.

¹⁶And Paul purposed to ship over to Ephesus, lest any tarrying were made to him in Asia; for he hied, if it were possible to him, that he should be in the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

¹⁷From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the greatest men of birth or the more through birth, either the elder men, of the church.

¹⁸And when they came to him, and were together, he said to them, Ye know from the first day, in which I came into Asia, how with you by each time I was,

¹⁹serving to the Lord with all meekness, and mildness, and tears, and temptations, that felled to me of ambushings of Jews;

²⁰how I withdrew not or nought of profitable things to you, that I told not to you, and taught you openly, and by houses;

²¹and I witnessed to Jews and to heathen men penance into God, and faith into our Lord Jesus Christ.

²²And now lo! I am bound in spirit, and go into Jerusalem; and I know not what things shall come to me in it,

²³but that the Holy Ghost by all cities witnesseth to me, and saith, that bonds and tribulations at Jerusalem abide me.

²⁴But I dread nothing of these, neither I make my life preciouser than myself, so that I end, or fulfill, my course, and the ministry of the word, which I received of the Lord Jesus, to witness the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁵And now lo! I know, that ye shall no more see my face, all ye by which I passed, preaching the kingdom of God.

²⁶Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean of the blood of all men.

²⁷For I fled or flew not away, that I told not to you all the counsel of God.

²⁸Take ye attention to you, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Ghost hath set or hath put you, bishops to rule the church of God, which he purchased with his blood.

²⁹I know, that after my departing, ravening wolves shall enter into you, not sparing the flock;

³⁰and men speaking shrewd or wayward things shall rise of your-selves, that they lead away disciples after them.

³¹For which thing wake ye, holding in mind, that by three years night and day I ceased not, with tears, admon-ishing each of you.

³²And now I betake you to God and to the word of his grace, that is mighty to edify and give heritage in all that be made holy.

³³And of no man I coveted silver, and gold, either cloth,

³⁴as ye yourselves know; for to those things that were needful to me, and to these that be with me, these hands ministered.

³⁵All these things I showed to you, for so it behooveth men travailing to receive sick men, and to have mind of the word of the Lord Jesus; for he said, It is more blessful or more blessed to give, than to receive.

³⁶And when he had said these things, he kneeled, and prayed with all them.

³⁷And great weeping of all men was made; and they felled on the neck of Paul, and kissed him,

³⁸and sorrowed most in the word that he said, for they shall no more see his face. And they led him to the ship.