- When the uproar - had ended , - Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging (them) , he said goodbye (to them) (and) left for ... Macedonia.
(After) traveling through that - area and speaking many words of encouragement ... ... ... , he arrived in - Greece ,
(where) he stayed three months. (And when) the Jews formed a plot against him (as) he was about to sail for - Syria , he decided ... - to go back through Macedonia.
- (Paul) was accompanied by Sopater (son of) Pyrrhus from Berea , - Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica , - Gaius from Derbe , - Timothy - , and Tychicus and Trophimus from (the province of) Asia.
- These (men) went on ahead (and) waited for us in Troas.
And after the (Feast) of Unleavened Bread , we sailed from Philippi , and five days later we rejoined - them in - Troas , where we stayed seven days.
- On the first (day) of the week we came together to break bread. - (Since) Paul was ready to leave the next day , he talked to them and kept on - speaking until midnight.
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
And a certain young man named Eutychus , seated in the window , was sinking into a deep sleep - as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound - - asleep , he fell ... from the third story and was picked up dead.
But - Paul went down , threw (himself) on (the young man) , and embraced (him). “ {Do} not be alarmed ! ” he said. “ - He is - still alive ... ... ! ”
Then (Paul) went back upstairs , - broke - bread , and ate. And after speaking vvv vvv until daybreak , - he departed.
And - vvv (the people) {were} greatly relieved to take the boy (home) alive.
- We went on ahead to the ship (and) sailed to - Assos , (where) we were to take - Paul {aboard}. - He had arranged this because he was going there ... ... on foot.
And when he met us at - Assos , we took him aboard ... (and) went on to Mitylene.
Sailing on from there , we arrived the next (day) opposite Chios. - The (day) after that we arrived at SAmos - , and on the following (day) we came to Miletus.
- - Paul had decided to sail past - Ephesus to vvv avoid ... spending time in - (the province of) Asia , because he was in a hurry to reach ... Jerusalem , if - possible - , by the day - of Pentecost.
- From - Miletus , (Paul) sent to Ephesus (for) the elders of the church.
- When they came to him , he said - , “ You know how I lived the whole time (I was) with you , from the first day - - I arrived in - (the province of) Asia.
I served the Lord with great humility and with tears , especially in the trials ... that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
- vvv I did not shrink back - from declaring (anything) that was helpful to you (as) I taught you publicly and from house to house ,
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike - {about} repentance to God and faith in our - Lord Jesus Christ.
And now , vvv compelled by the Spirit , I am going to Jerusalem , not knowing what will happen to me vvv (there).
(I) only (know) that in town after town ... - the Holy Spirit warns me vvv that chains and afflictions await me.
But I consider my life of no ... value to me , if only I may finish my - course and ( complete ) the ministry - I have received from the Lord Jesus — ( the ministry ) of testifying to the good news of vvv God’s grace.
- Now - I know that (none of) you among whom vvv I have preached the kingdom will see my - face (again).
Therefore I testify to you - this - day that I (am) innocent of the blood of all (men).
For vvv I did not shrink back - vvv from declaring to you the whole will - of God.
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the - Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church - of God , which He purchased with (His) own - blood.
I know that after my - departure , savage wolves will come in among you vvv and will not spare the flock.
Even from your own number , men will rise up (and) distort (the tRuth -) - to draw away - disciples after them.
Therefore be alert (and) remember that for three years vvv I never stopped warning each (of you) night and day with tears.
And - now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace , which can build (you) up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
You yourselves know that these - hands (of mine) have ministered to my (own) needs and (those of) my companions ... ... ....
In everything , I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak , - remembering the words of the Lord Jesus - Himself - : ‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive. ’ ”
(When) (Paul) had said this , he knelt down ... ... ... with all of them (and) prayed.
- They all vvv wept openly (as) they embraced ... ... ... ... Paul (and) kissed him.
They were especially grieved ... by - vvv vvv his statement that they would (never) see his - face (again). Then they accompanied him to the ship.