1 And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia.2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.3 And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia.4 And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia.5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.6 And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days.7 And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.8 And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.11 And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.12 And they took the boy in, living, and were greatly comforted.13 But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.14 And when he came up with us at Assos, we took him in the ship and went on to Mitylene.15 And going from there by sea, we came on the day after opposite Chios, and touching at Samos on the day after that, we came on the third day to Miletus.16 For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.18 And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,19 Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:20 And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,21 Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.22 And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.25 And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.26 And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.27 For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.33 I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing.34 You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.35 In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.36 And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.37 And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,38 Being sad most of all because he had said that they would not see his face again. And so they went with him to the ship.

1 Postquam autem cessavit tumultus, vocatis Paulus discipulis, et exhortatus eos, valedixit, et profectus est ut iret in Macedoniam. 2 Cum autem perambulasset partes illas, et exhortatus eos fuisset multo sermone, venit ad Grciam : 3 ubi cum fecisset menses tres, fact sunt illi insidi a Judis navigaturo in Syriam : habuitque consilium ut reverteretur per Macedoniam. 4 Comitatus est autem eum Sopater Pyrrhi Berensis, Thessalonicensium vero Aristarchus, et Secundus, et Gajus Derbeus, et Timotheus : Asiani vero Tychicus et Trophimus.5 Hi cum prcessissent, sustinuerunt nos Troade : 6 nos vero navigavimus post dies azymorum a Philippis, et venimus ad eos Troadem in diebus quinque, ubi demorati sumus diebus septem. 7 Una autem sabbati cum convenissemus ad frangendum panem, Paulus disputabat cum eis profecturus in crastinum, protraxitque sermonem usque in mediam noctem. 8 Erant autem lampades copios in cnaculo, ubi eramus congregati. 9 Sedens autem quidam adolescens nomine Eutychus super fenestram, cum mergeretur somno gravi, disputante diu Paulo, ductus somno cecidit de tertio cnaculo deorsum, et sublatus est mortuus. 10 Ad quem cum descendisset Paulus, incubuit super eum : et complexus dixit : Nolite turbari, anima enim ipsius in ipso est. 11 Ascendens autem, frangensque panem, et gustans, satisque allocutus usque in lucem, sic profectus est. 12 Adduxerunt autem puerum viventem, et consolati sunt non minime.13 Nos autem ascendentes navem, navigavimus in Asson, inde suscepturi Paulum : sic enim disposuerat ipse per terram iter facturus. 14 Cum autem convenisset nos in Asson, assumpto eo, venimus Mitylenen. 15 Et inde navigantes, sequenti die venimus contra Chium, et alia applicuimus Samum, et sequenti die venimus Miletum. 16 Proposuerat enim Paulus transnavigare Ephesum, ne qua mora illi fieret in Asia. Festinabat enim, si possibile sibi esset, ut diem Pentecostes faceret Jerosolymis.17 A Mileto autem mittens Ephesum, vocavit majores natu ecclesi. 18 Qui cum venissent ad eum, et simul essent, dixit eis : Vos scitis a prima die qua ingressus sum in Asiam, qualiter vobiscum per omne tempus fuerim, 19 serviens Domino cum omni humilitate, et lacrimis, et tentationibus, qu mihi acciderunt ex insidiis Judorum : 20 quomodo nihil subtraxerim utilium, quominus annuntiarem vobis et docerem vos, publice et per domos, 21 testificans Judis atque gentilibus in Deum pnitentiam, et fidem in Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum. 22 Et nunc ecce alligatus ego spiritu, vado in Jerusalem : qu in ea ventura sint mihi, ignorans : 23 nisi quod Spiritus Sanctus per omnes civitates mihi protestatur, dicens quoniam vincula et tribulationes Jerosolymis me manent. 24 Sed nihil horum vereor : nec facio animam meam pretiosiorem quam me, dummodo consummem cursum meum, et ministerium verbi quod accepi a Domino Jesu, testificari Evangelium grati Dei. 25 Et nunc ecce ego scio quia amplius non videbitis faciem meam vos omnes, per quos transivi prdicans regnum Dei. 26 Quapropter contestor vos hodierna die, quia mundus sum a sanguine omnium. 27 Non enim subterfugi, quominus annuntiarem omne consilium Dei vobis. 28 Attendite vobis, et universo gregi, in quo vos Spiritus Sanctus posuit episcopos regere ecclesiam Dei, quam acquisivit sanguine suo. 29 Ego scio quoniam intrabunt post discessionem meam lupi rapaces in vos, non parcentes gregi. 30 Et ex vobisipsis exsurgent viri loquentes perversa, ut abducant discipulos post se. 31 Propter quod vigilate, memoria retinentes quoniam per triennium nocte et die non cessavi, cum lacrimis monens unumquemque vestrum. 32 Et nunc commendo vos Deo, et verbo grati ipsius, qui potens est dificare, et dare hreditatem in sanctificatis omnibus. 33 Argentum, et aurum, aut vestem nullius concupivi, sicut 34 ipsi scitis : quoniam ad ea qu mihi opus erant, et his qui mecum sunt, ministraverunt manus ist. 35 Omnia ostendi vobis, quoniam sic laborantes, oportet suscipere infirmos ac meminisse verbi Domini Jesu : quoniam ipse dixit : Beatius est magis dare, quam accipere. 36 Et cum hc dixisset, positis genibus suis oravit cum omnibus illis. 37 Magnus autem fletus factus est omnium : et procumbentes super collum Pauli, osculabantur eum, 38 dolentes maxime in verbo quod dixerat, quoniam amplius faciem ejus non essent visuri. Et deducebant eum ad navem.