Acts 20
Paul's Journey to
Macedonia and Greece |
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And after the uproar was ceased, Paul
called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and
departed for to go into Macedonia.
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And when he had gone over those parts,
and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
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and there abode three months. And
when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria,
he purposed to return through Macedonia.
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And there accompanied him into Asia
So'pater of Beroe'a; and of the Thessalo'ni-ans, Aristar'chus and
Secun'dus; and Gai'us of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tych'icus
and Troph'imus.
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These going before tarried for us at
Tro'as.
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And we sailed away from Phil'ippi after
the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Tro'as in five
days; where we abode seven days.
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Paul's Farewell Visit
at Troas |
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And upon the first day of the
week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached
unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech
until midnight.
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And there were many lights in the upper
chamber, where they were gathered together.
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And there sat in a window a certain young
man named Eu'tychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was
long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the
third loft, and was taken up dead.
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And Paul went down, and fell on him, and
embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is
in him.
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When he therefore was come up again, and
had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till
break of day, so he departed.
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And they brought the young man alive, and
were not a little comforted.
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The Voyage from Troas
to Miletus |
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And we went before to ship, and sailed
unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he
appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
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And when he met with us at Assos, we took
him in, and came to Mityle'ne.
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And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chi'os; and the next day we arrived
at Samos, and tarried at Trogyl'li-um; and the next day we
came to Mile'tus.
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For Paul had determined to sail by
Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted,
if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of
Pentecost.
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Paul's Address to the
Ephesian Elders |
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And from Mile'tus he sent to Ephesus,
and called the elders of the church.
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And when they were come to him, he said
unto them,
Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia,
after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
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serving the Lord with all humility of
mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the
lying in wait of the Jews:
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and how I kept back nothing that
was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught
you publicly, and from house to house,
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testifying both to the Jews, and also to
the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus
Christ.
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And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit
unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me
there:
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save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in
every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
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But none of these things move me, neither
count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course 2
Tim. 4.7 with joy, and the ministry, which I have
received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of
God.
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And now, behold, I know that ye all,
among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my
face no more.
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Wherefore I take you to record this day,
that I am pure from the blood of all men.
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For I have not shunned to declare unto
you all the counsel of God.
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Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and
to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you
overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with
his own blood.
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For I know this, that after my departing
shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the
flock.
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Also of your own selves shall men arise,
speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after
them.
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Therefore watch, and remember, that by
the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and
day with tears.
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And now, brethren, I commend 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 them which are
sanctified.
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I have coveted no man's silver, or gold,
or apparel.
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Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands
have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with
me.
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I have showed you all things, how that so
laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of
the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to
receive.
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And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled
down, and prayed with them all.
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And they all wept sore, and fell on
Paul's neck, and kissed him,
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sorrowing most of all for the words which
he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they
accompanied him unto the ship.
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