KJ3 Literal Translation
Acts 20
1 Paul goes to Macedonia. 10 Eutychus is raised to life. 17 At Miletus Paul calls the elders together, 36 prays with them, and goes his way.
1And after the ceasing of the tumult, calling and greeting the disciples, Paul went away to go into Macedonia.
2And passing through those parts, and exhorting them with much speech, he came into Greece.
3And having acted three months there, a plot by the Jews having occurred against him, being about to sail into Syria, he was of a mind to return through Macedonia.
4And was accompanying him as far as Asia Sopater, a Berean; and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Asians Tychicus and Trophimus.
5These men having gone ahead awaited us in Troas.
6But we sailed along after the days of Unleavened Bread from Philippi, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.
7And on the one of the sabbaths, the disciples being assembled to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, being about to depart on the next day, Paul discoursed to them. And he continued his speech until midnight.
8And many lamps were in the upper room where they were gathered.
9And a certain young man. Eutychus by name, was sitting on the window sill being overborne by deep sleep, Paul discoursing for a longer time, having been overborne by the sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.
10But going down Paul fell on him, and embracing him, he said, Do not be troubled, for his soul is in him.
11And going up, and breaking bread, and eating, and conversing over a considerable time, until daybreak, he went out thus.
12And they brought the boy alive and were comforted not a little.
13But going before onto the ship, we set sail for Assos, being about to take up Paul in there; for so it was arranged, he being about to go on foot.
14And when he met us in Assos, taking him up we came to Mitylene.
15And sailing away from there, on the next day we arrived off Chios, and on the next we crossed to Samos. And staying in Trogyllium, the following day we came to Miletus.
16For Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, so as it might not happen to him to spend time in Asia; for he hastened if it were possible for him to be into Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
17And having sent to Ephesus from Miletus, he called for the elders of the assembly.
18And when they came to him, he said to them: You understand, from the first day on which I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,
19serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials happening to me, the ones by the plots of the Jews;
20as I drew nothing back of the things profiting you, so as not to declare and to teach you publicly, and according to houses,
21earnestly testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22And now, behold, being bound by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things going to meet me in it,
23but that the Holy Spirit according to each city solemnly testifies, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.
24But I make account of nothing, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25And now, behold, I know that you all will see my face no more, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom of God.
26Therefore I testify to you in this very day that I am clean from the blood of all.
27For I did not draw back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.
28Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God which He purchased through His own blood.
29For I know this, that after my departure unsparing wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
30and out of you yourselves will rise up men speaking perverting things in order to draw away the disciples after themselves.
31Therefore, be alert, remembering that I did not cease admonishing each one with tears night and day for three years.
32And now, brothers, I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace, the One being able to build up and to give you inheritance among all the ones having been sanctified.
33I have desired the silver, or gold, or clothing of no one.
34But you yourselves know that these hands ministered to my needs, and to the ones who were with me.
35I showed you by all things that working hard in this way it is needful to help the ones being feeble, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
36And having said these things, placing his knees, he prayed with them all.
37And there was much weeping of all; and falling on the neck of Paul, they tenderly kissed him,
38most of all grieving for the word which he said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.
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