Acts 20:17-35

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

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

b“You yourselves know chow I lived among you the whole time dfrom the first day that I set foot in Asia,
19 eserving the Lord fwith all humility and with gtears and with trials that happened to me through hthe plots of the Jews; 20how I idid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and jteaching you in public and from house to house, 21 ktestifying both to Jews and to Greeks of lrepentance toward God and of mfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained nby
Or bound in
the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,
23except that pthe Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that qimprisonment and rafflictions await me. 24But sI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only tI may finish my course and uthe ministry vthat I received from the Lord Jesus, wto testify to xthe gospel of ythe grace of God. 25And now, behold, zI know that none of you among whom I have gone about aaproclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26Therefore abI testify to you this day that acI am innocent of the blood of all, 27for adI did not shrink from declaring to you aethe whole counsel of God. 28 afPay careful attention to yourselves and to all agthe flock, in which ahthe Holy Spirit has made you aioverseers, ajto care for akthe church of God,
Some manuscripts  of the Lord
which he amobtained anwith his own blood.
Or  with the blood of his Own
29I apknow that after my departure aqfierce wolves will come in among you, arnot sparing the flock; 30and asfrom among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31Therefore atbe alert, remembering that aufor three years I did not cease night or day avto admonish every one awwith tears. 32And now axI commend you to God and to aythe word of his grace, which is able to azbuild you up and to give you bathe inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 bbI coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34 bcYou yourselves know that bdthese hands ministered to my necessities and beto those who were with me. 35In all things bfI have shown you that bgby working hard in this way we must bhhelp the weak and biremember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed bjto give than to receive.’

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