Acts 20–28

Chapter 20

And after the tumult was ceased, Paul calling to him the disciples and exhorting them, took his leave and set forward to go into Macedonia.

²And when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece:

³Where, when he had spent three months, the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria. So he took a resolution to return through Macedonia.

⁴And there accompanied him Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, of Berea: and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus: and Gaius of Derbe and Timothy: and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

⁵These, going before, stayed for us at Troas.

⁶But we sailed from Philippi after the days of the azymes and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

⁷And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow. And he continued his speech until midnight.

⁸And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled.

⁹And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead.

¹⁰To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

¹¹Then going up and breaking bread and tasting and having talked a long time to them, until daylight, so he departed.

¹²And they brought the youth alive and were not a little comforted.

¹³But we going aboard the ship, sailed to Assos, being there to take in Paul. For so he had appointed, himself purposing to travel by land.

¹⁴And when he had met with us at Assos, we took him in and came to Mitylene.

¹⁵And sailing thence, the day following we came over against Chios: and the next day we arrived at Samos: and the day following we came to Miletus.

¹⁶For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, lest he should be stayed any time in Asia. For he hasted, if it were possible for him, to keep the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

¹⁷And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.

¹⁸And when they were come to him and were together, he said to them: You know from the first day that I came into Asia, in what manner I have been with you, for all the time.

¹⁹Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews:

²⁰How I have kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have preached it to you, and taught you publicly, and from house to house,

²¹Testifying both to Jews and Gentiles penance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

²²And now, behold, being bound in the spirit, I go to Jerusalem: not knowing the things which shall befall me there:

²³Save that the Holy Ghost in every city witnesseth to me, saying: That bands and afflictions wait for me at Jerusalem.

²⁴But I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁵And now behold, I know that all you, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

²⁶Wherefore I take you to witness this day that I am clear from the blood of all men.

²⁷For I have not spread to declare unto you all, the counsel of God.

²⁸Take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood.

²⁹I know that after my departure ravening wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

³⁰And of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

³¹Therefore watch, keeping in memory that for three years I ceased not with tears to admonish every one of you, night and day.

³²And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, who is able to build up and to give an inheritance among all the sanctified.

³³I have not coveted any man’s silver, gold or apparel, as

³⁴You yourselves know. For such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished.

³⁵I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.

³⁶And when he had said these things, kneeling down, he prayed with them all.

³⁷And there was much weeping among them all. And falling on the neck of Paul, they kissed him,

³⁸Being grieved most of all for the word which he had said, that they should see his face no more. And they brought him on his way to the ship.

Chapter 21

And when it came to pass that, being parted from them, we set sail, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes: and from thence to Patara.

²And when we had found a ship sailing over to Phenice, we went aboard and set forth.

³And when we had discovered Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed into Syria, and came to Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

⁴And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

⁵And the days being expired, departing we went forward, they all bringing us on our way, with their wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we kneeled down on the shore: and we prayed.

⁶And when we had bid one another farewell, we took ship. And they returned home.

⁷But we, having finished the voyage by sea, from Tyre came down to Ptolemais: and saluting the brethren, we abode one day with them.

⁸And the next day departing, we came to Caesarea. And entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.

⁹And he had four daughters, virgins, who did prophesy.

¹⁰And as we tarried there for some days, there came from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

¹¹Who, when he was come to us, took Paul’s girdle: and binding his own feet and hands, he said: Thus saith the Holy Ghost: The man whose girdle this is, the Jews shall bind in this manner in Jerusalem and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

¹²Which when we had heard, both we and they that were of that place desired him that he would not go up to Jerusalem.

¹³Then Paul answered and said: What do you mean, weeping and afflicting my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but to die also in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁴And when we could not persuade him, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done.

¹⁵And after those days, being prepared, we went up to Jerusalem.

¹⁶And there went also with us some of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing with them one Mnason a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

¹⁷And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

¹⁸And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James: and all the ancients were assembled.

¹⁹Whom when he had saluted, he related particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

²⁰But they hearing it, glorified God and said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews that have believed: and they are all zealous for the law.

²¹Now they have heard of thee that thou teachest those Jews, who are among the Gentiles to depart from Moses: saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the custom.

²²What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

²³Do therefore this that we say to thee. We have four men, who have a vow on them.

²⁴Take these and sanctify thyself with them: and bestow on them, that they may shave their heads. And all will know that the things which they have heard of these are false: but that thou thyself also walkest keeping the law.

²⁵But, as touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written, decreeing that they should only refrain themselves from that which has been offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication.

²⁶Then Paul took the men and, the next day being purified with them, entered into the temple, giving notice of the accomplishment of the days of purification, until an oblation should be offered for every one of them.

²⁷But when the seven days were drawing to an end, those Jews that were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands upon him, crying out:

²⁸Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people and the law and this place; and moreover hath brought in Gentiles into the temple and hath violated this holy place.

²⁹(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him. whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

³⁰And the whole city was in an uproar: and the people ran together. And taking Paul, they drew him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.

³¹And as they went about to kill him, it was told the tribune of the band that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

³²Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

³³Then the tribune, coming near, took him and commanded him to be bound with two chains: and demanded who he was and what he had done.

³⁴And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude. And when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

³⁵And when he was come to the stairs, it fell out that he was carried by the soldiers, because of the violence of the people.

³⁶For the multitude of the people followed after, crying: Away with him!

³⁷And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith to the tribune: May I speak something to thee? Who…