²²“And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, bound in my spirit, ^jnot knowing what I will encounter there, ^k²³except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me. ^l²⁴But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course ^mand the ministry ⁿI received from the Lord Jesus, ^oto testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

²⁵“And now I know that none of you will ever see my face again—everyone I went about preaching the kingdom to. ²⁶Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent ^pof everyone’s blood, ^q²⁷for I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole plan of God. ^r²⁸Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock ^sthat the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, ^tto shepherd the church of God, ^uwhich He purchased with His own blood. ^v²⁹I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them. ^w³¹Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears. ^x

³²“And now ^yI commit you to God and to the message of His grace, ^zwhich is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance ^aamong all who are sanctified. ³³I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. ^b³⁴You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my needs and for those who were with me. ^c³⁵In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak and to keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, for He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

³⁶After he said this, he knelt down and prayed with all of them. ^d³⁷There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him, ³⁸grieving most of all over his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship. ^e

Read in Logos

Acts 20:24: But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Footnotes

j20:22 Or in the Spirit
m20:24 Other add with joy
p20:26 clean
u20:28 Other read church of the Lord; other read church of the Lord and God
y20:32 Other add brothers,

Cross references

h20:21 Mk 1:15; Ac 2:38; 18:5
i20:21 Ac 24:24; 26:18; Eph 1:15; Col 2:5; Phm 5
k20:22 Ac 17:16; 20:16
l20:23 Ac 9:16; 21:4, 11; 1Th 3:3
n20:24 Ac 1:17; 21:13; 2Co 4:1; 2Tm 4:7
o20:24 Gl 1:1; Ti 1:3
q20:25–26 Ac 18:6; 20:38; 28:31
r20:27 Lk 7:30; Ac 20:20; Eph 1:11
s20:28 Lk 12:32; Jn 10:16; 1Co 9:7; 1Pt 5:2–3
t20:28 Php 1:1; 1Tm 3:2; Ti 1:7; 1Pt 2:25
v20:28 Eph 1:7, 14; Heb 9:12; 1Pt 1:19; Rv 5:9
w20:30 Ac 11:26; 1Tm 1:20; 1Jn 2:19
x20:31 Ac 19:10; 20:19
z20:32 Ac 14:23; Heb 13:9
a20:32 Ac 26:18; Eph 1:14; Col 1:12; 3:24; Heb 9:15; 1Pt 1:4
b20:33 1Sm 12:3; 1Co 9:12; 2Co 7:2; 11:9; 12:17
c20:34 Ac 18:3; 19:22
d20:36 Lk 22:41; Ac 7:60; 21:5
e20:37–38 Ac 15:3; 20:25