13我们照保罗的吩咐先乘船到亚朔预备在那里接他，他打算由陆路步行到那里。14他到了亚朔，我们接他上船，一同前往米推利尼。15我们从米推利尼启航，第二天到了基阿附近，第三天到达撒摩，第四天在米利都停泊。16保罗急于赶回耶路撒冷，希望在五旬节前赶到，所以决定不去以弗所，免得在亚细亚境内耽误太久。17保罗从米利都派人到以弗所请教会的长老前来与他相会。18他们都来了，保罗说：“各位，自从我踏进亚细亚那天起，在你们当中为人如何，你们都很清楚。19我含着眼泪谦卑地事奉主，又遭到犹太人的迫害，历尽艰辛。20你们也知道，凡是对你们有益的事，我没有避而不宣，我总是在公开场合和各人家中教导你们。21我劝犹太人和希腊人都要悔改，归向上帝，信靠主耶稣基督。22现在，我在圣灵的催促下去耶路撒冷，不知道在那里会发生什么事，23只知道圣灵在各城镇指示我，前面必有监禁和苦难等着我。24不过，只要能跑完我当跑的路程，完成主耶稣交托给我的使命——为上帝充满恩典的福音做见证，就是牺牲性命，我也在所不惜。25“我一向在你们中间传扬上帝的国，如今我知道，以后你们再也见不到我的面了。26所以今天我向你们声明，将来你们有谁灭亡，与我无关。27因为上帝的整个计划，我没有向你们避而不宣。28你们要为自己，也要为教会的群羊警醒，因为圣灵已经任命你们做群羊的监督，牧养上帝的教会。教会是主用自己的血赎回来的。29我知道，在我离开以后，一定会有凶恶的豺狼闯进你们中间，残害羊群。30就是你们中间也会有人起来歪曲真理，引诱门徒跟随他们。31所以你们一定要警醒，牢记这三年来我怎样昼夜不住地流着泪劝诫你们。32“现在，我把你们交托给上帝和祂充满恩典的道，这道能造就你们，使你们与一切圣洁的人同得产业。33我从未贪图别人的金银和衣服，34你们都知道，我亲手做工养活自己和同工。35我凡事以身作则，教导你们勤奋工作，帮助软弱的人，并牢记主耶稣的话，‘施比受更有福。’”36保罗说完这番话，就和大家一同跪下祷告。37众人都哭了，抱着保罗与他亲吻，38最使他们伤心的就是他说“你们再也见不到我的面了”。最后，众人送他上了船。
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Paul in Macedonia and Greece
1After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia.2When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.3There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews* as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.4Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.5These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas,6but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
Eutychus Raised from the Dead
7On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.8There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.9And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.10But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”11And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed.12And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.13But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.14And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.15And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and* the day after that we went to Miletus.16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders
17Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him.18And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,19serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;20how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house,21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.*22And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by* the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,23except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.24But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.25And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.26Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all,27for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.28Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God,* which he obtained with his own blood.*29I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;30and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.31Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears.32And 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.33I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.34You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.35In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”36And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.37And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him,38being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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