Acts:20:17-38
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And sending to Ephesus from Miletus ,
he called for the elders of the church .
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And when they came to him ,
he said to them :
You understand ,
from the first day on which I set foot in Asia ,
how I was with you all the time ,
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serving the Lord with all humility ,
and many tears and trials happening to me by the plots of the Jews ;
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as I kept nothing back of what is profitable ,
so as not to tell you ,
and to teach you publicly ,
and from house to house ,
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earnestly testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ .
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And now ,
behold ,
being bound by the Spirit ,
I go to Jerusalem ,
not knowing the things going to meet me in it ,
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but that the Holy Spirit testifies city by city saying that bonds and afflictions await me .
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But I make account of nothing ,
nor do I hold my life precious to myself ,
so that I might finish my course with joy ,
and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus ,
fully to testify the gospel of the grace of God .
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And now ,
behold ,
I know that you all will see my face no more ,
among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom of God .
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Because of this I testify to you on this day that I am pure from the blood of all .
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For I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God .
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Then take heed to yourselves and to all the flock ,
in which the Holy Spirit placed you as overseers ,
to shepherd the church of God which He purchased through His own blood .
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For I know this ,
that after my departure grievous wolves will come in among you ,
not sparing the flock ;
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and out of you yourselves will rise up men speaking perverted things ,
in order to draw away the disciples after themselves .
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Because of this watch ,
remembering that I did not cease admonishing each one with tears night and day for three years .
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And now ,
brothers ,
I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace ,
which is able to build up and to give you inheritance among all those having been sanctified .
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I have desired the silver ,
or gold ,
or clothing of no one .
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But you yourselves know that these hands ministered to my needs ,
and to those who were with me .
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I showed you all things ,
that working in this way we ought to help those being weak ,
and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus ,
that He said ,
It is more blessed to give than to receive .
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And saying these things ,
placing his knees ,
he prayed with them all .
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And there was much weeping of all ,
and falling on the neck of Paul ,
they ardently kissed him ,
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most of all grieving for the word which he said ,
that they were going to see his face no more .
And they went with him to the ship .
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