Después que cesó el alboroto, Pablo mandó llamar a los discípulos^a, y habiéndolos exhortado, despidiéndose, partió para ir^b a Macedonia^c. 2 Y después de recorrer aquellas regiones y de haberlos exhortado mucho, llegó a Grecia. 3 Pasó allí tres meses, y habiéndose tramado una conjura en su contra de parte de los judíos^a cuando estaba por embarcarse para Siria^b, tomó la decisión de regresar por Macedonia^c. 4 Y lo acompañaban Sópater de Berea^a, hijo de Pirro; Aristarco^b y Segundo de los tesalonicenses^c; Gayo^d de Derbe^e, y Timoteo^f; Tíquico^g y Trófimo^h de Asia¹ⁱ. 5 Peroestos se habían adelantado y nos^a esperaban en Troas^b. 6 Nos embarcamos^a en Filipos^b después de los días de los panes sin levadura^1c, y en cinco días llegamos adonde ellos estaban en Troas^d; y allí nos quedamos siete días.

7 Y el primer día de la semana^a, cuando estábamos reunidos^b para partir el pan^c, Pablo les hablaba, pensando partir al día siguiente, y prolongó su discurso¹ hasta la medianoche. 8 Había muchas lámparas^a en el aposento alto^b donde estábamos reunidos; 9 y estaba sentado en la ventana un joven llamado Eutico; y como Pablo continuaba hablando, Eutico fue cayendo en un profundo sueño hasta que, vencido por el sueño, cayó desde el tercer piso y lo levantaron muerto. 10 Pero Pablo bajó y se tendió sobre él^a, y después de abrazarlo, dijo: No os alarméis¹, porque está vivo^2b. 11 Y volviendo arriba, después de partir el pan^a y de comer¹, conversó largamente con ellos hasta el amanecer, y entonces se marchó. 12 Y se llevaron vivo al muchacho, y quedaron grandemente¹ consolados.

13 Entonces nosotros^a, adelantándonos a tomar la nave, zarpamos para Asón, con el propósito de recoger allí a Pablo, pues así lo había decidido, deseando ir por tierra¹ hasta Asón. 14 Cuando nos encontró en Asón, lo recibimos a bordo y nos dirigimos a Mitilene. 15 Y zarpando de allí, al día siguiente llegamos frente a Quío; y al otro día atracamos en Samos; habiendo hecho escala en Trogilio¹, al día siguiente llegamos a Mileto^a. 16 Porque Pablo había decidido dejar a un lado a Efeso^a para no detenerse en Asia^1b, pues se apresuraba para estar, si le era posible, el día de Pentecostés^c en Jerusalén^d.

17 Y desde Mileto mandó mensaje a Efeso^a y llamó a los ancianos^b de la iglesia.

18 Cuando vinieron a él, les dijo:

Vosotros bien sabéis cómo he sido con vosotros todo el tiempo, desde el primer día que estuve¹ en Asia^2a, 19 sirviendo al Señor con toda humildad, y con lágrimas y con pruebas que vinieron sobre mí por causa de las intrigas de los judíos^a; 20 cómo no rehuí declarar a vosotros^a nada que fuera útil, y de enseñaros públicamente y de casa en casa¹, 21 testificando^a solemnemente, tanto a judíos como a griegos, del arrepentimiento^b para con Dios y de la fe en nuestro Señor Jesucristo^c. 22 Y ahora, he aquí que yo, atado en espíritu¹, voy a Jerusalén^a sin saber lo que allá me sucederá, 23 salvo que el Espíritu Santo^a solemnemente me da testimonio^b en cada ciudad, diciendo que me esperan cadenas y aflicciones^c. 24 Pero en ninguna manera estimo^a mi vida como valiosa para mí mismo, a fin de poder terminar mi carrera^1b y el ministerio^c que recibí del Señor Jesús^d, para dar testimonio^e solemnemente del evangelio de la gracia de Dios^f. 25 Y ahora, he aquí, yo sé que ninguno de vosotros, entre quienes anduve predicando el reino^a, volverá a ver mi rostro. 26 Por tanto, os doy testimonio¹ en este día de que soy inocente^2a de la sangre de todos, 27 pues no rehuí declarar a vosotros^a todo el propósito¹ de Dios^b. 28 Tened cuidado de vosotros y de toda la grey^a, en medio de la cual el Espíritu Santo os ha hecho obispos¹ para pastorear la iglesia de Dios^2b, la cual Él compró³ con su propia sangre^c. 29 Sé que después de mi partida, vendrán lobos feroces^a entre vosotros que no perdonarán el rebaño^b, 30 y que de entre vosotros mismos se levantarán algunos¹ hablando cosas perversas para arrastrar a los discípulos^a tras ellos. 31 Por tanto, estad alerta, recordando que por tres años^a, de noche y de día, no cesé de amonestar a cada uno con lágrimas^b. 32 Ahora os encomiendo a Dios^1a y a la palabra de su gracia^b, que es poderosa para edificaros^c y daros la herencia entre todos los santificados^d. 33 Ni la plata, ni el oro, ni la ropa de nadie he codiciado^a. 34 Vosotros sabéis que estas manos^a me sirvieron para mis propias necesidades y las de los que estaban conmigo^b. 35 En todo os mostré que así, trabajando, debéis ayudar a los débiles, y recordar las palabras del Señor Jesús, que dijo: «Más bienaventurado es dar que recibir».

36 Cuando terminó de hablar¹, se arrodilló y oró^a con todos ellos. 37 Y comenzaron a llorar desconsoladamente¹, y abrazando a² Pablo, lo besaban^a, 38 afligidos¹ especialmente por la palabra que había dicho de que ya no volverían a ver su rostro^a. Y lo acompañaron^b hasta el barco.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for ^athe disciples, and when he had ¹encouraged them and taken his leave of them, he left ^bto go to ^cMacedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much ¹encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 And there he spent three months, and when ^aa plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for ^bSyria, he decided to return through ^cMacedonia. 4 And ¹he was accompanied by Sopater of ^aBerea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by ^bAristarchus and Secundus of the ^cThessalonians, and ^dGaius of ^eDerbe, and ^fTimothy, and ^gTychicus and ^hTrophimus of ²ⁱAsia. 5 Now these had gone on ahead and were waiting for ^aus at ^bTroas. 6 ^aWe sailed from ^bPhilippi after ^1cthe days of Unleavened Bread, and reached them at ^dTroas within five days; and we stayed there for seven days.

7 On ^athe first day of the week, when ^bwe were gathered together to ^cbreak bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his ¹message until midnight. 8 There were many ^alamps in the ^bupstairs room where we were gathered together. 9 And there was a young man named ¹Eutychus sitting ²on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, Eutychus was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor, and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down and ^afell upon him, and after embracing him, he ^bsaid, “¹Do not be troubled, for ²he is still alive.” 11 When Paul had gone back up and had ^abroken the bread and ¹eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left. 12 They took away the boy alive, and were ¹greatly comforted.

13 But ^awe went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for that was what he had arranged, intending himself to go ¹by land. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. 15 Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day we came to ^aMiletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past ^aEphesus so that he would not have to lose time in ^1bAsia; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him ^cto be in Jerusalem ^dthe day of Pentecost.

17 From Miletus he sent word to ^aEphesus and called to himself ^bthe elders of the church. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them,“You yourselves know, ^afrom the first day that I set foot in ¹Asia, how I was with you the whole time, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came upon me ¹through ^athe plots of the Jews; 20 how I ^adid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was beneficial, and teaching you publicly and ¹from house to house, 21 solemnly ^atestifying to both Jews and Greeks of ^brepentance toward God and ^cfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, bound by the ¹Spirit, ^aI am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that ^athe Holy Spirit solemnly ^btestifies to me in every city, saying that ^cchains and afflictions await me. 24 But ^aI do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may ^bfinish my course and ^cthe ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to ^dtestify solemnly of the gospel of ^eGod’s grace.

25 “And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about ^apreaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face. 26 Therefore, I ¹testify to you this day that ^aI am ²innocent of the blood of all people. 27 For I ^adid not shrink from declaring to you the whole ^bpurpose of God. 28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all ^athe flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you ¹overseers, to shepherd ^bthe church of God which ^cHe ²purchased ³with His own blood. 29 I know that after my departure ^asavage wolves will come in among you, not sparing ^bthe flock; 30 and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things to draw away ^athe disciples after them. 31 Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of ^athree years I did not cease to admonish each one ^bwith tears. 32 And now I ^aentrust you to God and to ^bthe word of His grace, which is able to ^cbuild you up and to give you ^dthe inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 ^aI have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. 34 You yourselves know that ^athese hands served my own needs and the ^bmen who were with me. 35 In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way 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 When he had said these things, he ^aknelt down and prayed with them all. 37 And ¹they all began to weep aloud and ^2aembraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, 38 ¹grieving especially over ^athe word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were ^baccompanying him to the ship.

After the uproar had ended, Paul sent for ^athe disciples, and when he had encouraged them he told them goodbye, and set off ^bto go to ^1cMacedonia. 2 After he had gone through those districts and had encouraged the believers, he came to Greece. 3 And he stayed three months, and when ^aa plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for ^bSyria, he decided to return through ^cMacedonia (northern Greece) . 4 He was accompanied by Sopater of ^aBerea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by ^bAristarchus and Secundus of the ^cThessalonians, and by ^dGaius of ^eDerbe, and ^fTimothy, and ^gTychicus and ^hTrophimus of ⁱAsia. 5 These men went on ahead and were waiting for ^aus (including Luke) at ^bTroas. 6 ^aWe sailed from ^bPhilippi after ^cthe days of Unleavened Bread (Passover week) , and within five days we reached them at ^dTroas, where we stayed for seven days.

7 Now on ^athe first day of the week (Sunday) , when ^bwe were gathered together to ^cbreak bread (share communion) , Paul began talking with them, intending to leave the next day; and he kept on with his message until midnight. 8 Now there were many ^alamps in the ^bupper room where we were assembled, 9 and there was a young man named Eutychus (“Lucky”) sitting on the window sill. He was sinking into a deep sleep, and as Paul ¹kept on talking longer and longer, he was completely overcome by sleep and fell down from the third story; and he was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down and ^athrew himself on him and embraced him, and ^bsaid to those standing around him, “Do not be troubled, because ¹he is alive.” 11 When Paul had gone back upstairs and had ^abroken the bread and eaten, he talked informally and confidentially with them for a long time—until daybreak in fact—and then he left. 12 They took the boy Eutychus home alive, and were greatly comforted and encouraged.

13 But ^awe went on ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for that was what he had arranged, intending himself to go a shorter route by land. 14 So when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and sailed on to Mitylene. 15 Sailing from there, we arrived the next day at a point opposite Chios; the following day we crossed over to Samos, and the next day we arrived at ^aMiletus about 30 miles south of Ephesus. 16 Paul had decided to sail on past ^aEphesus so that he would not end up spending time unnecessarily in the province of ^bAsia (modern Turkey) ; for he was in a hurry ^cto be in Jerusalem, if possible, ^don the day of ¹Pentecost.

17 However, from Miletus he sent word to ^aEphesus and summoned ^bthe elders of the church to meet him there. 18 And when they arrived he said to them:“You know well how I lived when I was with you, ^afrom the first day that I set foot in Asia until now, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of ^athe plots of the Jews against me; 20 you know how I ^adid not shrink back in fear from telling you anything that was for your benefit, or from teaching you in public meetings, and from house to house, 21 solemnly and wholeheartedly ^atestifying to both Jews and Greeks, urging them to turn in ^brepentance to God and to have ^cfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. 22 And now, compelled by the Spirit and obligated by my convictions, ^aI am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that ^athe Holy Spirit solemnly and emphatically ^baffirms to me in city after city that ^cimprisonment and suffering await me. 24 But ^aI do not consider my life as something of value or dear to me, so that I may with joy ^bfinish my course and ^cthe ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to ^dtestify faithfully of the good news of ^eGod’s precious, undeserved grace which makes us free of the guilt of sin and grants us eternal life.

25 “And now, listen carefully: I know that none of you, among whom I went about ^apreaching the kingdom, ¹will see me again. 26 For that reason I testify to you on this our parting day that ^aI am innocent of the blood of all people. 27 For I ^adid not shrink from declaring to you the whole ^bpurpose and plan of God. 28 Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole ^aflock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) ^bthe church of God which ^cHe bought with His own blood. 29 I know that after I am gone, false teachers like ^aferocious wolves will come in among you, not sparing ^bthe flock; 30 even from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse and distorted things, to draw away ^athe disciples after themselves as their followers. 31 Therefore be continually alert, remembering that for ^athree years, night or day, I did not stop admonishing and advising each one of you ^bwith tears. 32 And now I ^acommend you to God placing you in His protective, loving care and I commend you to ^bthe word of His grace the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor. His grace is able to ^cbuild you up and to give you the rightful ^dinheritance among all those who are sanctified that is, among those who are set apart for God’s purpose—all believers. 33 ^aI had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or expensive clothes. 34 You know personally that ^athese hands ministered to my own needs working in manual labor and to those of the ^bpeople who were with me. 35 In everything I showed you by example that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed and brings greater joy to give than to receive.’”

36 When he had said these things, he ^aknelt down and prayed with them all. 37 And ¹they began to weep openly and ^athrew their arms around Paul’s neck, and repeatedly kissed him, 38 grieving and distressed especially over ^athe word which he had spoken, that they would not see him again. And they ^baccompanied him to the ship.