1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and *See ch. 19:21departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 There he spent three months, and when *ver. 19;[ch. 13:50]; See ch. 9:24a plot was made against him by the Jews*20:3 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 19 as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, *ch. 14:6,21;See ch. 19:29Aristarchus and Secundus; and *ch. 14:6,21;See ch. 19:29Gaius of Derbe, and *See ch. 16:1Timothy; and the Asians, *Eph. 6:21;Col. 4:7;2 Tim. 4:12;Titus 3:12Tychicus and *ch. 21:29;2 Tim. 4:20Trophimus. 5 These went on ahead and were waiting for *ver. 6-8, 13-15us at *ch. 16:8-11Troas, 6 but we sailed away from Philippi after *ch. 12:3;Ex. 12:14,15;23:15the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

7 *1 Cor. 16:2;[Mark 16:9;John 20:19;Rev. 1:10] On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together *ver. 11;1 Cor. 10:16;11:23,24;See ch. 2:42to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in *ch. 1:13;9:37,39the upper room where we were gathered. 9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he *2 Kgs. 1:2fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. 10 But Paul went down and *[1 Kgs. 17:21;2 Kgs. 4:34] bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, *[Matt. 9:23,24;Mark 5:39]"Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him." 11 And when Paul had gone up and *ver. 7had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. 12 And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.

13 But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. 15 And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and*20:15 Some manuscripts add after remaining at Trogyllium the day after that we went to Miletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening *ver. 22;ch. 24:11;[ver. 6;ch. 19:21;1 Cor. 16:8] to be at Jerusalem, if possible, *ch. 2:1on the day of Pentecost.

17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called *See ch. 11:30the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them:

*1 Thess. 1:5;[ver. 31, 34] "You yourselves know *ch. 18:19;19:1,10how I lived among you the whole time *1 Thess. 1:5;[ver. 31, 34] from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19 *[Rom. 12:11;Col. 3:24] serving the Lord *[1 Thess. 2:6,7]; See Eph. 4:2with all humility and with *[ver. 31; 2 Cor. 2:4;Phil. 3:18] tears and with trials that happened to me through *See ver. 3the plots of the Jews; 20 how I *ver. 27did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and *[ver. 31]teaching you in public and from house to house, 21 *ver. 24;ch. 18:5testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of *Mark 1:15;Heb. 6:1;See ch. 2:38repentance toward God and of *[Eph. 1:15;Col. 1:4;1 Tim. 3:13]faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.*20:21 Some manuscripts omit Christ22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained *[ch. 17:16]by*20:22 Or bound in the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that *[ch. 21:4,11]; See ch. 8:29;9:16the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that *ch. 21:33imprisonment and *ch. 14:22;1 Thess. 3:3afflictions await me. 24 But *See ch. 21:13I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only *2 Tim. 4:7I may finish my course and *ch. 1:17;1 Tim. 1:12the ministry *Gal. 1:1;1 Thess. 2:4;[ch. 26:16;Titus 1:3] that I received from the Lord Jesus, *ver. 21to testify to *ch. 15:7the gospel of *[ver. 32; 1 Tim. 1:14]; See ch. 11:23the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, *[Phil. 1:25] I know that none of you among whom I have gone about *See ch. 28:31proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore *Deut. 8:19I testify to you this day that *See ch. 18:6I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for *ver. 20;[Jer. 26:2;Ezek. 33:8] I did not shrink from declaring to you *ch. 13:36;Luke 7:30;[ch. 2:23;Eph. 1:11;Heb. 6:17]the whole counsel of God. 28 *[1 Tim. 4:16] Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all *ver. 29;[Eph. 4:11]; See Luke 12:32the flock, in which *[ch. 13:2;1 Cor. 12:8-11] the Holy Spirit has made you *Phil. 1:1;1 Tim. 3:2;Titus 1:7;[ver. 17] overseers, *See John 21:16to care for *1 Cor. 1:2;10:32;11:16;15:9the church of God,*20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord which he *[2 Pet. 2:1] obtained *Heb. 9:12,14;[Eph. 1:7;1 John 1:7]; See 1 Pet. 1:18,19;Rev. 5:9with his own blood.*20:28 Or with the blood of his Own29 I *[See ver. 28above] know that after my departure *See Matt. 7:15fierce wolves will come in among you, *John 10:12;[Col. 2:8]not sparing the flock; 30 and *[1 Cor. 11:19;2 Cor. 11:13;1 Tim. 1:19,20;1 John 2:18,19]from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore *[Heb. 13:17]; See Matt. 24:42be alert, remembering that *[ch. 19:8,10;24:17] for three years I did not cease night or day *Col. 1:28to admonish every one *[Heb. 13:17]; See ver. 19with tears. 32 And now *ch. 14:23I commend you to God and to *ch. 14:3;[ver. 24] the word of his grace, which is able to *See Col. 2:7build you up and to give you *ch. 26:18;Eph. 1:14,18;5:5;Col. 1:12;3:24;Heb. 9:15;[1 Pet. 1:4]; See Matt. 25:34; Rom. 8:17the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 *1 Cor. 9:12;2 Cor. 7:2;11:9;12:17;[1 Sam. 12:3;Matt. 10:8;1 Thess. 2:5]I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34 *[ver. 18] You yourselves know that *See ch. 18:3these hands ministered to my necessities and *ch. 19:22,29to those who were with me. 35 In all things *2 Thess. 3:7I have shown you that *Eph. 4:28by working hard in this way we must *1 Thess. 5:14;[1 Cor. 12:28] help the weak and *ch. 11:16remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed *Matt. 10:8to give than to receive.’"

36 And when he had said these things, *See ch. 7:60he knelt down and prayed with them all. 37 And *[2 Tim. 1:4] there was much weeping on the part of all; *See Luke 15:20they embraced Paul and *See Luke 15:20kissed him, 38 being sorrowful most of all because of *ver. 25the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And *See ch. 15:3they accompanied him to the ship.