Acts 20 — Eutychus restored; Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders — Greek text and reception

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After the uproar ceased, Paul summoned the disciples and encouraged them. Taking leave of them, he departed for Macedonia.

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He passed through those regions and encouraged them with many words, then came to Greece

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and spent three months there. When a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

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He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.

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These men arrived and waited for us in Troas.

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We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

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On the first day of the week, when we had gathered to break bread, Paul spoke with them. He intended to leave the next day and prolonged his message until midnight.

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There were many lamps in the upper room where we had gathered.

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A young man named Eutychus sat in the window and was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul continued speaking at length. Overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

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Paul went down, fell upon him, embraced him, and said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”

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He went back up, broke the bread and ate, and talked for a long time until dawn. Then he departed.

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They brought the boy away alive and were greatly comforted.

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We went ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way, intending himself to travel on foot.

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When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene.

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Sailing from there, the next day we arrived opposite Chios; on the following day we put in at Samos, and on the next we came to Miletus.

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For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not spend time in Asia. He was hurrying, if possible, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

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From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the Church.

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When they came to him, he said, “You know how I was with you the whole time, from the first day I set foot in Asia,

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serving the Lord with all humility, tears, and trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

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I held back nothing beneficial from declaring it to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

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bearing solemn witness to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

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And now, look, bound in spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will meet me there,

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except that in every city the Holy Spirit bears witness to me, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

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But I account my life of no value to myself, so that I may complete my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus: to bear solemn witness to the good news of God’s grace.

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And now, look, I know that none of you among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

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Therefore I testify to you this very day that I am clean from the blood of all,

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for I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.

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Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the Church of God, which He acquired through His own blood.

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I know that after my departure fierce wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.

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Even from among you yourselves men will arise, speaking distorted things to draw the disciples away after themselves.

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Therefore stay awake, remembering that for three years, night and day, I never ceased admonishing each one with tears.

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And now I entrust you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you the inheritance among all who have been sanctified.

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I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

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You yourselves know that these hands served my needs and those of the people with me.

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In everything I showed you that by working in this way we must support the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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After saying these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.

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They all wept greatly, fell upon Paul’s neck, and kissed him repeatedly,

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grieving most of all over the word he had spoken, that they would no longer see his face. They accompanied him to the ship.