1 En nadat die oproer verby was, het Paulus die dissipels na hom geroep en gegroet en het vertrek om na Macedonië te reis.

2 En hy het daardie streke deurgegaan, en nadat hy hulle met baie woorde bemoedig het, in Griekeland gekom.

3 En daar het hy drie maande gebly; maar toe die Jode teen hom saamgespan het, terwyl hy juis na S¡rië sou afvaar, het hy besluit om deur Macedonië terug te gaan.

4 En tot in Asië het Sopater van Ber,a hom vergesel, en van die Thessalonicense, Arist rchus en Secundus, en Gajus van Derbe en Timothes, en uit Asië T¡chikus en Trofimus.

5 Hulle het vooruitgegaan en in Troas op ons gewag.

6 Maar n die dae van die ongesuurde brode het ons van Fil¡ppi uitgeseil en binne vyf dae by hulle in Troas gekom waar ons sewe dae deurgebring het.

7 En op die eerste dag van die week, toe die dissipels vergader het om brood te breek, het Paulus hulle toegespreek, omdat hy die volgende dag sou vertrek en hy het sy rede gerek tot middernag toe.

8 En daar was baie lampe in die bovertrek waar hulle vergader het.

9 En 'n sekere jongman met die naam van Eutichus het in die venster gesit en weggesink in 'n diepe slaap; en toe Paulus nog lank gespreek het, is hy oorweldig deur die slaap en het van die derde verdieping afgeval en is dood opgetel.

10 Toe gaan Paulus ondertoe en val op hom en slaan sy arms om hom en sê: Moenie so te kere gaan nie, want sy lewe is in hom.

11 En hy het boontoe gegaan en brood gebreek en geëet; en nadat hy nog 'n geruime tyd gespreek het tot dagbreek toe, het hy vertrek.

12 En hulle het die seun lewendig huis toe weggebring en was uitermate getroos.

13 Maar ons het vooruit op die skip gegaan en afgevaar na Assus, waar ons van plan was om Paulus aan boord te neem; want so het hy dit bestel, omdat hy self te voet wou gaan.

14 Toe hy ons dan in Assus ontmoet, het ons hom aan boord geneem en by Mitil,ne gekom.

15 En daarvandaan het ons weggevaar en die volgende dag teenoor Chios gekom, en die ander dag na Samos oorgevaar en in Trog¡llion oorgebly en die dag daarop by Mil,te gekom.

16 Want Paulus het besluit om by fese verby te vaar, sodat hy nie in Asië tyd sou verloor nie; want hy het hom gehaas om, as dit vir hom moontlik was, op die pinksterdag in Jerusalem te wees.

17 En van Mil,te het hy gestuur na fese en die ouderlinge van die gemeente laat roep.

18 En toe hulle by hom kom, sê hy vir hulle: Julle weet hoe ek, van die eerste dag af dat ek in Asië aangekom het, die hele tyd by julle gewees het

19 en die Here gedien het met alle nederigheid en baie trane en beproewinge wat oor my gekom het deur die komplotte van die Jode;

20 hoe ek niks agtergehou het van wat nuttig is nie, om dit aan julle te verkondig en julle te onderrig in die openbaar en in julle huise,

21 terwyl ek kragtig by die Jode sowel as die Grieke aangedring het op die bekering tot God en die geloof in onse Here Jesus Christus.

22 En kyk, ek gaan nou gebind deur die Gees na Jerusalem; en watter dinge my daar sal oorkom, weet ek nie,

23 behalwe dat die Heilige Gees in elke stad kragtig getuig en sê dat boeie en verdrukkinge my wag.

24 Maar ek bekommer my glad nie en ek ag ook my lewe vir myself nie dierbaar nie, sodat ek met blydskap my loopbaan kan volbring en die bediening wat ek van die Here Jesus ontvang het, om kragtig te getuig vir die evangelie van die genade van God.

25 En nou weet ek dat julle almal onder wie ek rondgegaan en die koninkryk van God verkondig het, my aangesig nie meer sal sien nie.

26 Daarom betuig ek aan julle op hierdie dag dat ek rein is van die bloed van almal.

27 Want ek het nie nagelaat om aan julle die hele raad van God te verkondig nie.

28 Gee dan ag op julleself en op die hele kudde waaroor die Heilige Gees julle as opsieners aangestel het om as herders die gemeente van God te versorg, wat Hy deur sy eie bloed verkry het.

29 Want ek weet dit, dat n my vertrek wrede wolwe onder julle sal inkom en die kudde nie sal spaar nie.

30 Ja, uit julle self sal daar manne opstaan wat verkeerde dinge praat om die dissipels weg te trek agter hulle aan.

31 Daarom moet julle waak en onthou dat ek drie jaar lank nag en dag nie opgehou het om elkeen met trane te vermaan nie.

32 En nou, broeders, dra ek julle op aan God en aan die woord van sy genade, wat magtig is om julle op te bou en julle 'n erfdeel te gee onder al die geheiligdes.

33 Niemand se silwer of goud of klere het ek begeer nie;

34 maar julle weet self dat hierdie hande voorsien het in die behoeftes van my en die wat by my was.

35 Ek het julle in alles getoon dat ons deur so te arbei die swakkes moet help en die woorde van die Here Jesus moet onthou, dat Hy gesê het: Dit is saliger om te gee as om te ontvang.

36 En n hierdie woorde het hy neergekniel en met hulle almal saam gebid.

37 En daar het 'n groot geween ontstaan van almal, en hulle het Paulus om die hals geval en hom gesoen,

38 veral bedroef oor die woord wat hy gesê het, dat hulle sy aangesig nie meer sou sien nie. En hulle het hom na die skip begelei.

1 And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece. 3 And 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. 4 And 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. 5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas. 6 And 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.

7 And 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. 8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together. 9 And 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. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him. 11 And 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. 12 And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted.

13 But 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. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene. 15 And 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. 16 For 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.

17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. 18 And 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, 19 serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; 20 how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house, 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: 23 save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But 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. 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 27 For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God. 28 Take 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. 29 I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears. 32 And 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. 33 I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. 34 Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35 In 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.

36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, 38 sorrowing 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.