Acts 20:3-22

New King James Version

³ and stayed three months. And ^(A)when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. ⁴ And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also ^(B)Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and ^(C)Gaius of Derbe, and ^(D)Timothy, and ^(E)Tychicus and ^(F)Trophimus of Asia. ⁵ These men, going ahead, waited for us at ^(G)Troas. ⁶ But we sailed away from Philippi after ^(H)the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them ^(I)at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Ministering at Troas

⁷ Now on ^(J)the first day of the week, when the disciples came together ^(K)to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. ⁸ There were many lamps ^(L)in the upper room where ^[a]they were gathered together. ⁹ And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. ¹⁰ But Paul went down, ^(M)fell on him, and embracing him said, ^(N)“Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.” ¹¹ Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. ¹² And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.

From Troas to Miletus

¹³ Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had ^[b]given orders, intending himself to go on foot. ¹⁴ And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. ¹⁵ We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus. ¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for ^(O)he was hurrying ^(P)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on ^(Q)the Day of Pentecost.

The Ephesian Elders Exhorted

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. ¹⁸ And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, ^(R)from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me ^(S)by the plotting of the Jews; ²⁰ how ^(T)I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, ^21 (U)testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, ^(V)repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. ²² And see, now ^(W)I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,