# Acts 20

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/20

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. After the uproar ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, encouraged them, embraced them, and set out for Macedonia.
2. After passing through those regions and exhorting them with many words, he came to Greece.
3. After staying three months, and when a plot against him by the Jews arose as he was about to sail to Syria, he resolved to return through Macedonia.
4. Sopater, son of Pyrrhus from Berea, accompanied him, along with Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
5. But these had come before and were waiting for us at Troas.
6. But we set sail from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.
7. On the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul reasoned with them, intending to depart the next day, and prolonged his message until midnight.
8. There were plenty of lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
9. A certain young man named Eutychus sat at the window, weighed down by deep sleep while Paul spoke on at greater length; overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
10. Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him."
11. Then he went up, broke the bread and ate, conversed at length until daybreak, and departed.
12. They brought the boy alive, and were exceedingly comforted.
13. But we went ahead to the ship and sailed toward Assos, intending from there to pick up Paul, for he had arranged it that way, himself planning to go on foot.
14. When he met us at Assos, we picked him up and arrived at Mitylene.
15. From there we sailed away and arrived opposite Chios the next day; the following day we drew alongside Samos, and the day after we came to Miletus.
16. For Paul had resolved to sail past Ephesus, so he might avoid lingering in Asia; for he was hurrying, if feasible for him, to arrive in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
17. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church.
18. When they came to him, he said to them, "You know, from the first day I arrived in Asia, how I was with you the whole time."
19. serving the Lord with all humility and tears and trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews.
20. how I held nothing beneficial back, declaring it to you and teaching you publicly and house to house.
21. testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
22. And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I go to Jerusalem, not knowing the things there that will befall me.
23. except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and hardships await me.
24. But I make no account of my life as precious to myself, so as to finish my race and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify to the gospel of God's grace.
25. And now, look, I know that you all, among whom I went proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.
26. Therefore I bear witness to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all people.
27. For I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
28. Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
29. I know that after my departure savage wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.
30. Men will arise from among you yourselves, speaking distortions to draw the disciples after themselves.
31. Therefore, stay alert, remembering that for three years, night and day, with tears I did not cease warning each one.
32. And now I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build up and give the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
33. I did not covet anyone's silver or gold or garments.
34. You yourselves know that these hands served my needs and those who were with me.
35. In everything I showed you that by working hard you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
36. And after saying these things, he bowed his knees and prayed with all of them.
37. Much weeping arose from them all, and falling on Paul's neck, they kissed him.
38. Grieving most of all over the word he had spoken—that they would no longer see his face—they escorted him to the ship.

## Nearby chapters

[Acts 19](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/19.md)
[Acts 21](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/21.md)

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