Paul in Macedonia and Greece 1 UST Then, after the people at Ephesus had stopped rioting, Paul called the believers together. He urged them to continue to trust in the Lord Jesus. Soon after that, he told them goodbye and left to go to the region of Macedonia. BSB BSB: When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
2 UST Then Paul traveled through Macedonia and said many things to encourage the believers there. Then he continued on to Greece. BSB BSB: After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
3 UST Paul then stayed in Greece for three months. He planned to return to Syria by ship. But he heard that some of the Jews there were planning to kill him as he traveled. So he decided to travel by land. Once again he went through Macedonia. BSB BSB: where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
4 UST Now the men who were going to travel with him to Jerusalem were Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from the town of Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, who were from the city of Thessalonica; Gaius, who was from the city of Derbe; Timothy, who was from the region of Galatia; and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were from the province of Asia. BSB BSB: Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
5 UST { I, Luke, joined Paul when he came back through the city of Philippi.} Now the other seven men sailed to the city of Troas before we did, so they waited there for the two of us. BSB BSB: These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
6 UST But Paul and I stayed in the city of Philippi until the end of the festival when Jewish people eat bread without yeast. Then we got on a ship that was going to the city of Troas. After five days we arrived there and met the other men who had traveled ahead of us. We all stayed in Troas for seven days. BSB BSB: And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
Eutychus Revived at Troas (2 Kings 4:18–37)
8 UST We had gathered in an upstairs room. Many oil lamps were burning there. BSB BSB: Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
9 UST Now a young man whose name was Eutychus was in the room. He was seated on the sill of an open window. As Paul continued talking for a long time, Eutychus became sleepier and sleepier. Finally, he was sound asleep. He slipped out of the window and fell three stories down to the ground. Some of the believers went down immediately and picked him up. But he was dead. BSB BSB: And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
10 UST Paul also went down. He lay down and stretched out on top of the young man. He also put his arms around him. Then he said to the people who were standing around,“Do not worry, because he is alive again!” BSB BSB: But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
11 UST Then Paul went back up to the room where he was meeting with the believers. They shared a meal together. Afterwards he talked at length with the believers, until the sun came up. Then he left. BSB BSB: Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
12 UST Before Paul left, the believers brought the young man who had fallen out the window back to the meeting. Everyone there was extremely encouraged to see that he was alive again. BSB BSB: And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
From Troas to Miletus 13 UST We then went to the ship. But Paul did not get on the ship with us in Troas, because he wanted to walk by himself to the town of Assos. So the rest of us got on the ship and sailed for Assos. We planned to bring Paul on board there. BSB BSB: We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
14 UST And when we met Paul in Assos, he got on the ship with us and we sailed to the city of Mitylene. BSB BSB: And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
15 UST The day after we reached Mitylene, we sailed from there and arrived at a place near the island of Chios. The day after that, we sailed to the island of Samos. The next day we left Samos and sailed to the city of Miletus. BSB BSB: Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
16 UST Paul did not want to have a delay in Asia. So he had decided we should go to Miletus, south of Ephesus and past its harbor. He was trying to travel quickly because he wanted to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the time of the Pentecost festival{, and it was almost time for that festival}. BSB BSB: Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesians 17 UST So when the ship arrived at Miletus, Paul sent a messenger to Ephesus to ask the elders of the group of believers there to come to talk with him. BSB BSB: From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
18 UST When the elders came to him, Paul said to them,“You know very well how I acted among you the entire time that I was with you, from the first day when I arrived here in the province of Asia{ until the day I left}. BSB BSB: When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
19 UST { You know how} I kept serving Jesus very humbly and how I sometimes wept.{ You also know} how I suffered because the Jews who were not believers often tried to harm me. BSB BSB: I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
20 UST { You also know} that{, when I preached God’ s message to you,} I never left out anything that would help you.{ You know that} I taught you God’ s message when many people were present, and I also went to your homes and taught you there. BSB BSB: I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
21 UST I preached both to Jews and to non- Jews. I told them all that they must stop their sinful behavior and start obeying God. They must believe in our Lord Jesus.” BSB BSB: testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
22 UST “And now, I want you to know, I am going to Jerusalem. I am going because the Holy Spirit has clearly shown me that I must go there, and I must obey him. I do not know exactly what will happen to me there. BSB BSB: And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
23 UST But I do know that in each city I have visited, the Holy Spirit has told me that in Jerusalem people will put me in prison and will cause me to suffer. BSB BSB: I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
24 UST But I do not care even if people kill me, so long as I am first able to finish the work that the Lord Jesus has told me to do. He told me to tell people the good news that God saves us by doing for us what we do not deserve. BSB BSB: But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
25 UST I have preached to you the message that God is reigning as king. But now, I must tell you, I know that today is the last time that you fellow believers will ever see me. BSB BSB: Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
26 UST So I want you all to understand right now that if anyone who has heard me preach dies without trusting in Jesus, it is not my fault, BSB BSB: Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
27 UST After all, I have told you everything that God has revealed{ about how he saves us}. BSB BSB: For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
28 UST You leaders must continue to believe and obey God’ s message, and you must also help all the other believers to do the same. The Holy Spirit has given you the responsibility of caring for them. Jesus died on the cross to make those who believe in him his own special people. BSB BSB: Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
29 UST I know very well that after I leave, people who teach lies will come among you and will do great harm to the believers BSB BSB: I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
30 UST Even some leaders from your own group will start teaching believers the wrong things. They will teach those wrong things to try to get disciples of their own. BSB BSB: Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
31 UST So be careful that all of you keep believing the true message about Jesus! Remember that throughout the three years I was with you, I warned each one of you consistently and very sincerely that you should stay faithful to Jesus.” BSB BSB: Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
32 UST “And now as I leave you, I ask God to protect you and help you to keep believing the message that he saves us by doing for us what we do not deserve. If you continue believing that message, it will make you strong, and God will give you the good things that he has promised to all of those who belong to him. BSB BSB: And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
33 UST As for me, I never tried to get money or fine clothing from anyone. BSB BSB: I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
34 UST You certainly know that I worked with my hands to earn the money that my helpers and I needed. BSB BSB: You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
35 UST In everything that I did, I showed you that we should work hard in order to have enough money to give some to those who are needy. We should remember that our Lord Jesus himself said,‘A person is happier when he gives to others than when he receives from them.’” BSB BSB: In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
36 UST When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of the elders and prayed. BSB BSB: When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
37 UST They all cried a lot, and they hugged Paul and kissed him. BSB BSB: They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
38 UST They were very sad because he had said that they would never see him again. Then they all went with him to the ship. BSB BSB: They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
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