1 W hen the noise had come to an end, Paul called the followers to him. He spoke words of comfort and then said good-bye. He left to go to the country of Macedonia.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he left to go to Macedonia.

2 A s he went through those parts of the country, he spoke words of comfort and help to the Christians. Then he went on to the country of Greece.

When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.

3 H e stayed there three months. As he was about to get on a ship for the country of Syria, he learned that the Jews had made a plan to take him. He changed his plans and went back through Macedonia.

And there he spent three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

4 S ome men were going along with him. They were Sopater of the city of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the city of Thessalonica, Gaius of the city of Derbe, and Timothy and Tychicus and Trophimus of the countries of Asia.

And he was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

5 T hey went on to the city of Troas and waited there for us.

But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.

6 A fter the supper of bread without yeast we got on a ship in the city of Philippi. We met these men at Troas. It took five days to get there and we stayed one week. Eutychus Falls from a Building While Paul Preaches

We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

7 O n the first day of the week we met together to eat the Lord’s supper. Paul talked to them. He thought he would leave the next day, so he kept on talking until twelve o’clock at night.

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

8 T here were many lights in the room on the third floor where we had our meeting.

There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.

9 A young man named Eutychus sat in the window. As Paul kept on preaching, this man started to go to sleep. At last he went to sleep. He fell from the third floor to the ground and was picked up dead.

And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

10 P aul went down and stood over him. Then he took him in his arms and said, “Do not be worried. He is alive!”

But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, “ Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.”

11 P aul went up again to the meeting and ate with them. He talked with them until the sun came up. Then he left.

When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

12 T hey were happy they could take the young man home alive.

They took away the boy alive, and were greatly comforted. Troas to Miletus

13 W e went on ahead by ship to the city of Assos. There we were to pick up Paul. He had planned it that way. He wanted to walk by land that far.

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.

14 W e got to Assos and met him there. We picked him up and went on to the city of Mitylene.

And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

15 T he next day we went by ship to a place beside the island of Chios. The next day we crossed over to the island of Samos. Then the next day we came to the city of Miletus.

Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day following we came to Miletus.

16 P aul planned to pass by the city of Ephesus so he would not lose more time in Asia. He wanted to be in Jerusalem if he could be on the day to remember how the Holy Spirit came on the church. Paul Meets with the Leaders of the Church of Ephesus

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. Farewell to Ephesus

17 F rom Miletus he sent word to Ephesus. He asked the leaders of the church to come to him.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.

18 W hen they got there, he said to them, “From the first day that I came to Asia you have seen what my life has been like.

And when they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

19 I worked for the Lord without pride. Because of the trouble the Jews gave me, I have had many tears.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

20 I always told you everything that would be a help to you. I taught you in open meetings and from house to house.

how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

21 I preached to the Jews and to the Greeks. I told them to turn from their sin to God and to put their trust in our Lord Jesus Christ.

solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 “ As you see, I am on my way to Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit makes me go. I do not know what will happen to me there.

And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

23 B ut in every city I have been, the Holy Spirit tells me that trouble and chains will be waiting for me there.

except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

24 B ut I am not worried about this. I do not think of my life as worth much, but I do want to finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. My work is to preach the Good News of God’s loving-favor.

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

25 “ All of you have heard me preach the Good News. I am sure that none of you will ever see my face again.

“And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.

26 I tell you this day that I am clean and free from the blood of all men.

Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

27 I told you all the truth about God.

For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.

28 K eep a careful watch over yourselves and over the church. The Holy Spirit has made you its leaders. Feed and care for the church of God. He bought it with His own blood.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

29 “ Yes, I know that when I am gone, hungry wolves will come in among you. They will try to destroy the church.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

30 A lso men from your own group will begin to teach things that are not true. They will get men to follow them.

and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

31 I say again, keep watching! Remember that for three years I taught everyone of you night and day, even with tears.

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.

32 “ And now, my brothers, I give you over to God and to the word of His love. It is able to make you strong and to give you what you are to have, along with all those who are set apart for God.

And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

33 I have not tried to get anyone’s money or clothes.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

34 Y ou all know that these hands worked for what I needed and for what those with me needed.

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.

35 I n every way I showed you that by working hard like this we can help those who are weak. We must remember what the Lord Jesus said, ‘We are more happy when we give than when we receive.’ ”

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

36 A s he finished talking, he got down on his knees and prayed with them all.

When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

37 T hey cried and put their arms around Paul and kissed him.

And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him,

38 W hat made them sad most of all was he said that they would never see his face again. Then they went with him to the ship.

grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.