Greece

1Now after the uproar had ended, Paul summoned the disciples, took leave of them, and set out for Macedonia.

2When he had gone through those parts and encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

3When he had stayed three months, as he was about to set sail for Syria, the Jews made a plot against him, so he decided to return through Macedonia.

4Now Sopater of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia were going to accompany him as far as Asia; ⁴²⁰

5so having gone on ahead, these men were waiting for us ⁴²¹in Troas.

6But it was after the Days of Unleavened Bread that we sailed from Philippi, and in five days we joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Troas

7Now on the first day of the week, ⁴²²the disciples being assembled to break bread, Paul started addressing them, and because he intended to leave the next day he continued his message until midnight.

8There were many lamps in the upper room where we ⁴²³were assembled.

9Well a certain young man named Eutychus sat in a window and was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul kept on talking; when he was overcome by the sleep he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

10So Paul went down, threw himself on him and embracing him said, “Do not be distressed, because his life is in him!”

11Then he went back up and broke bread, ate, and kept on speaking until daybreak—that is how he left!

12(On their part, they led the boy away alive, and were greatly comforted.) ⁴²⁴

13As for us, we went to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there—so it had been arranged, he himself intending to go on foot. ⁴²⁵

14When he met us at Assos we took him aboard and went on to Mityline.

15Sailing from there, the next day we arrived opposite Chios, and the day after we crossed over to Samos and stopped in Trogylium; ⁴²⁶the following day we came to Miletus.

16(Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, to avoid being detained in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost, if he possibly could.)

Miletus

17From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the congregation. ⁴²⁷

18So when they had come to him he said to them: “You yourselves know, from the first day that I arrived in Asia, how I lived the whole time I was with you,

19serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, the ones that happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

20how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

21solemnly proclaiming to both Jews and Greeks the repentance toward God and the faith into our Lord Jesus. ⁴²⁸

22Now then, I am going to Jerusalem bound in my spirit, ⁴²⁹not knowing the things that will happen to me there,

23except that the Holy Spirit keeps warning me in every city, saying that fetters and afflictions are just waiting for me.

24However none of this moves me, nor do I regard my life as valuable to myself, ⁴³⁰just so that I may complete my course with joy, ⁴³¹even the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly proclaim the Good News of the grace of God.

25“Furthermore, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the Kingdom of God ⁴³²will ever see my face again. ⁴³³

26Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all;

27because I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. ⁴³⁴

28So take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the congregation of the Lord and God ⁴³⁵which He purchased with His own blood.

29Because I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

30Yes, men will rise up from among you yourselves, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them. ⁴³⁶

31Therefore be alert, remembering that during three years, night and day, ⁴³⁷I never stopped admonishing each one, with tears.

32“And so now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified. ⁴³⁸

33I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing.

34You yourselves know that these hands have supplied my own needs, and of those who were with me. ⁴³⁹

35In every way I showed you that working hard like this it is necessary to help the weak, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” ⁴⁴⁰

36When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

37Then they all wept freely, and falling on Paul's neck kept kissing him,

38sorrowing most of all because of the word that he had spoken, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.