The Acts of the Apostles
capítulo 20
verso 1
After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.
verso 2
When he had gone through those parts and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.
verso 3
When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.
verso 4
These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
verso 5
But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.
verso 6
We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.
verso 7
On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.
verso 8
There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.
verso 9
A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.
verso 10
Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
verso 11
When he had gone up, had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.
verso 12
They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.
verso 13
But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
verso 14
When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene.
verso 15
Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.
verso 16
For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
verso 17
From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the assembly.
verso 18
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 all the time,
verso 19
serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
verso 20
how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,
verso 21
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
verso 22
Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;
verso 23
except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.
verso 24
But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
verso 25
“Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.
verso 26
Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,
verso 27
for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
verso 28
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
verso 29
For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
verso 30
Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
verso 31
Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
verso 32
Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
verso 33
I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.
verso 34
You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.
verso 35
In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
verso 36
When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
verso 37
They all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,
verso 38
sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
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