9 19:35And the clerk having stilled the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana, and of the Jove descended [image]? 19:36These things therefore being indisputable, it is best to be quiet, and do nothing rashly. 19:37For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple-robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess. 19:38If, therefore, Demetrius and the artisans with him have a charge against any, court days are held, and there are pro-consuls; let them accuse one another. 19:39And if you desire any thing of other matters, let it be determined in a lawful assembly. 19:40For we are in danger of being called to account for the tumult of to-day, there being no cause by which we can excuse this concourse. 19:41And having said these words he dismissed the assembly.
CHAPTER XVIII.
PAUL'S VISIT TO GREECE AND MACEDONIA AND HIS RETURN TO MILETUS.—A.D. 58, 59.
1 20:1AFTER the tumult was allayed, Paul calling the disciples and embracing them departed to go into Macedonia. 20:2And going through those parts, and exhorting them with many words, he went into Greece; 20:3and when he had staid there three months, and a conspiracy was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail to Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. 20:4And there followed him to Asia, Sopater the son of Pyrrhus of Berea, and of those of Thessalonica, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and those of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus; 20:5these going before waited for us at Troas. 20:6And we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to those at Troas in five days, where we staid seven days.
2 20:7And on the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul preached to them, being about to depart on the next day, and continued his discourse till midnight; 20:8and there were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled. 20:9And a young man by the name of Eutychus sitting in a window, falling into a deep sleep while Paul preached long, and being overcome by sleep, fell from the third story down, and was taken up dead. 20:10But Paul going down fell on him, and embracing him, said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him. 20:11And going up and breaking bread, and tasting it, and conversing a long time till the break of day, he departed. 20:12And they brought away the child alive, and were not a little comforted.
3 20:13And we going before by ship sailed to Assos, being about to take in Paul at that place; for so had he appointed, being about to go on foot himself. 20:14And when he met us at Assos, we took him in and came to Mitylene, 20:15and sailing thence, on the next day we came opposite to Chios, and in another day we touched at Samos, and stopping at Trogylium, on the day following we came to Miletus. 20:16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that it might not be necessary for him to spend a long time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be at Jerusalem at the day of Pentecost.
4 20:17And from Miletus sending to Ephesus he called for the elders of the church. 20:18And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the first day that I came into Asia, how I was with you at all times, 20:19serving the Lord with all humility, and tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews, 20:20how I kept not back from declaring to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house any thing that was profitable, 20:21testifying both to Jews and Greeks the change of mind to God, and the faith in our Lord Jesus. 20:22And behold now, I go constrained by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things which shall befall me there, 20:23except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me. 20:24But life precious to myself, I make of no account that I may finish my course and the service which I received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
5 20:25And now, behold, I know that you all among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom shall see my face no more. 20:26Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men; 20:27for I have not kept back from declaring to you all the counsel of God. 20:28Take heed to yourselves, therefore, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his blood. 20:29For I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come among you, not sparing the flock, 20:30and of yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 20:31Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not to admonish every one of you with tears. 20:32And now I commend you to God, and the word of his grace, who is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance with all the sanctified. 20:33I have coveted no man's silver or gold or clothing; 20:34you yourselves know that these hands have served my necessities and those with me. 20:35I have showed you all things, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
6 20:36And having said these words he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 20:37And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him, 20:38grieving most of all for the word which he said, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.