Acts 20 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

Paul in Macedonia and Greece

Act 20:1But after the tumult had ceased, Paul having called the disciples to him and embraced them, went away to go to Macedonia.

Act 20:2

Act 20:2And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece.

Act 20:3

Act 20:3And having spent three months there, a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, the resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia.

Act 20:4

Act 20:4And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater son of Pyrrhus, a Berean; and of Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius and Timotheus of Derbe, and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

Act 20:5

Act 20:5These going before waited for us in Troas;

Act 20:6

Act 20:6but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days.

Act 20:7

Act 20:7And the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged the discourse till midnight.

Act 20:8

Act 20:8And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled.

Act 20:9

Act 20:9And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, sitting at the window-opening, overpowered by deep sleep, while Paul discoursed very much at length, having been overpowered by the sleep, fell from the third story down to the bottom, and was taken up dead.

Act 20:10

Act 20:10But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding him in his arms, said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

Act 20:11

Act 20:11And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away.

Act 20:12

Act 20:12And they brought away the boy alive, and were no little comforted.

Troas to Miletus

Act 20:13

Act 20:13And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot.

Act 20:14

Act 20:14And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene;

Act 20:15

Act 20:15and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at Samos; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus:

Act 20:16

Act 20:16for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

Farewell to Ephesus

Act 20:17

Act 20:17But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over to him the elders of the assembly.

Act 20:18

Act 20:18And when they were come to him, he said to them, *Ye* know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,

Act 20:19

Act 20:19serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

Act 20:20

Act 20:20how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce it to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,

Act 20:21

Act 20:21testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

Act 20:22

Act 20:22And now, behold, bound in my spirit *I* go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it;

Act 20:23

Act 20:23only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

Act 20:24

Act 20:24But I make no account of my life as dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Act 20:25

Act 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

Act 20:26

Act 20:26Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all,

Act 20:27

Act 20:27for I have not shrunk from announcing to you all the counsel of God.

Act 20:28

Act 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

Act 20:29

Act 20:29For *I* know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

Act 20:30

Act 20:30and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.

Act 20:31

Act 20:31Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one of you with tears.

Act 20:32

Act 20:32And now I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and give to you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

Act 20:33

Act 20:33I have coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one.

Act 20:34

Act 20:34Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

Act 20:35

Act 20:35I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring we ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Act 20:36

Act 20:36And having said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

Act 20:37

Act 20:37And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

Act 20:38

Act 20:38specially pained by the word which he had said, that they would no more see his face. And they went down with him to the ship.

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