1: And
after the uproar was ceased Paul called to him the disciples and embraced them
and departed for to go into Macedonia 2: And when he had gone over those
parts and had given them much exhortation he came into Greece 3: And
there abode three months And when the Jews laid wait for him [tried to ambush
him] as he was about to sail into Syria he purposed to return through Macedonia
4: And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea and of the
Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus and Gaius of Derbe and Timotheus and of
Asia Tychicus and Trophimus 5: These going before waited for us at Troas
6: And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread
and came to them to Troas in five days where we abode seven days 7: And
upon the first day of the week when the disciples came together to break bread
Paul preached to them ready to depart on the morrow and continued his speech
until midnight 8: And there were many lights in the upper chamber where
they were gathered together 9: And there sat in a window a certain young
man named Eutychus being fallen into a deep sleep and as Paul was long
preaching he sunk down with sleep and fell down from the third loft and was
taken up dead 10: And Paul went down and fell on him and embracing him
said Trouble not yourselves for his life is in him 11: When he therefore
was come up again and had broken bread and eaten and talked a long while even
till break of day so he departed 12: And they brought the young man
alive and were not a little comforted 13: And we went before to ship and
sailed unto Assos there intending to take in Paul for so had he appointed
minding himself to go afoot 14: And when he met with us at Assos we took
him in and came to Mitylene 15: And we sailed from there and came the
next day over against Chios and the next day we arrived at Samos and tarried at
Trogyllium and the next day we came to Miletus 16: For Paul had
determined to sail by Ephesus because he would not spend the time in Asia for
he hasted if it were possible for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost 17:
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church 18:
And when they were come to him he said to them You know from the first day that
I came into Asia after what manner I have been with you at all seasons 19:
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind and with many tears and trials which
befell me by the lying in wait [ambushment] of the Jews 20: And how I
kept back nothing that was profitable to you but have showed you and have
taught you publicly and from house to house 21: Testifying both to the
Jews and also to the Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord
Jesus Christ 22: And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem
not knowing the things that shall befall me there 23: Save that the Holy
Ghost witnesses in every city saying that bonds and afflictions continue [for]
me 24: But none of these things move me neither count I my life dear to
myself so that I might finish my course with joy and the diakonia which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the
gospel of the grace of God 25: And now behold I know that you all among
whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God shall see my face no more 26:
Wherefore I take you to record this day that I am pure from the blood of all 27:
For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God 28: Take
heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock over the which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers to feed the Church of God which he has purchased with
his own blood [1]29:
For I know this that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among
you not sparing the flock 30: Also of your own selves shall men arise
speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them 31: Therefore
watch and remember that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every
one night and day with tears 32: And now brethren I commend you to God
and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are sanctified 33: I have coveted no one’s
silver or gold or apparel 34: Yes you yourselves know that these hands
have ministered to my necessities and to them that were with me 35: I
have shewed you all things how that so laboring you ought to support the weak
and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus how he said It is more blessed to
give than to receive 36: And when he had thus spoken he kneeled down and
prayed with them all 37: And they all wept sore and fell on Paul's neck
and kissed him 38: Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke
that they should see his face no more And they accompanied him to the ship
[1] This is just one clear statement to the
deity of Jesus. The scriptures are filled with them. He is not a little god who
came in the name the One True God. He is
the One True God. Another verse that confirms this is 1 Timothy 3:16. In the
Egyptian Minority Texts and other “eclectic” texts, both Acts 20:28 and 1
Timothy 3:16 have been corrupted to blur these clear statements that Jesus is YHWH
the Creator, the Almighty, the Father of Eternity. The Received Text, which
underlies the New Testaments of the King James Version, Young’s Literal
Translation, the J. P. Green Literal New Testament, and some others, repeatedly
affirms that the fullness [entirety] of the Godhead dwells in Jesus in physical
form.
Additional commentary pending for this
chapter. Questions and comments are welcome.
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