Acts:20:17-38

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* From and the Miletus having sent to Ephesus he called for the elders of the congregation . * When and they were come to him , he said to them : You know , from first day in which I entered into the Asia , how with you the whole time I was , * serving the Lord with all lowliness and tears and temptations , of those having happened to me by the plots of the Jews ; * how nothing I kept back of that being profitable , the not to declare to you and to teach you publicly and in houses ; * earnestly testifying to Jews both and Greeks the towards the God reformation , and faith that towards the Lord of us Jesus Anointed . * And now lo , having been bound I in the spirit , to go to Jerusalem , the things in her shall be happening to me not knowing , * except that the spirit the holy every city witnesses to me , saying , that bonds me and afflictions await . * But of no account I make , nor I the life of me valuable to myself , so that to finish the course of me with joy , and the services which I received from the Lord Jesus , to earnestly declare the glad tidings of the favor of the God . * And now lo , I know , that no longer will see the face of me you all , among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom of the God . * Therefore I testify to you in this day , that clean I from the blood of all ; * not for I kept back of the not to declare to you all the will of the God . * Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock , in which you the spirit the holy placed overseers , to feed the congregation of the Lord , which he purchased through the blood of the own . * I for know this , that shall enter after the departure of me wolves rapacious among you , not sparing the flock , * and from yourselves will arise men speaking perverse things , the to draw away the disciples after them . * Therefore watch you , remembering , that three years night and day not I ceased with tears admonishing one each . * And now I commend you , brethren , to the God and to the word of the favor of him , to that being able to build up , and to give you an inheritance among those having been sanctified all . * Silver or gold or raiment of no one I coveted ; * yourselves you know ; that the necessities of me and those being with me supplied the hands these . * All these I pointed out to you , that so laboring it is necessary to aid those being weak , to remember and the words of the Lord Jesus , that he said : Blessed it is more to give than to receive . * And these things having said , having placed the knees of himself , with all those he prayed . * Much and was weeping of all ; and having fallen on the neck of the Paul , they affectionately kissed him ; * sorrowing most of all for the word which he spoke , that no more , they are about the face of him to see . They accompanied and him to the ship .

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