1And after the uproar ceased , Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them , took leave of them , and departed to go into Macedonia . 2And when he had gone through those parts , and had given them much exhortation , he came into Greece . 3And when he had spent three months there , and a plot was laid against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria , he determined to return through Macedonia . 4And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus ; and of the Thessalonians , Aristarchus and Secundus ; and Gaius of Derbe , and Timothy ; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus . 5But these had gone before , and were waiting for us at Troas . 6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days ; where we tarried seven days . 7And upon the first day of the week , when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them , intending to depart on the morrow ; and prolonged his speech until midnight . 8And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together . 9And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus , borne down with deep sleep ; and as Paul discoursed yet longer , being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead . 10And Paul went down , and fell on him , and embracing him said , Make ye no ado; for his life is in him . 11And when he was gone up , and had broken the bread, and eaten , and had talked with them a long while , even till break of day , so he departed . 12And they brought the lad alive , and were not a little comforted . 13But we , going before to the ship , set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul : for so had he appointed , intending himself to go by land . 14And when he met us at Assos, we took him in , and came to Mitylene . 15And sailing from thence , we came the following day over against Chios ; and the next day we touched at Samos ; and the day after we came to Miletus . 16For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus , that he might not have to spend time in Asia ; for he was hastening , if it were possible for him , to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost .
Paul's Journey to Jerusalem
17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus , and called to him the elders of the church . 18And when they were come to him , he said unto them , Ye yourselves know , from the first day that I set foot in Asia , after what manner I was with you all the time , 19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind , and with tears , and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews ; 20how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable , and teaching you publicly , and from house to house , 21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God , and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ . 22And now , behold , I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem , not knowing the things that shall befall me there : 23save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city , saying that bonds and afflictions abide me . 24But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself , so that I may accomplish my course , and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus , to testify the gospel of the grace of God . 25And now , behold , I know that ye all , among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more . 26Wherefore I testify unto you this day , that I am pure from the blood of all men . 27For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God .
The Charge to the Elders
28Take heed unto yourselves , and to all the flock , in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops , to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. 29I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you , not sparing the flock ; 30and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things , to draw away the disciples after them . 31Wherefore watch ye , remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears . 32And now I commend you to God , and to the word of his grace , which is able to build you up , and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified . 33I coveted no man ’s silver, or gold , or apparel . 34Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities , and to them that were with me . 35In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus , that he himself said , It is more blessed to give than to receive . 36And when he had thus spoken , he kneeled down and prayed with them all . 37And they all wept sore , and fell on Paul ’s neck and kissed him , 38sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken , that they should behold his face no more . And they brought him on his way unto the ship .