Acts 20:26-35

English Standard Version

²⁶ Therefore ^(A)I testify to you this day that ^(B)I am innocent of the blood of all, ²⁷ for ^(C)I did not shrink from declaring to you ^(D)the whole counsel of God. ^28 (E)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^(F)the flock, in which ^(G)the Holy Spirit has made you ^(H)overseers, ^(I)to care for ^(J)the church of God,^[a] which he ^(K)obtained ^(L)with his own blood.^{[b] 29} I ^(M)know that after my departure ^(N)fierce wolves will come in among you, ^(O)not sparing the flock; ³⁰ and ^(P)from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore ^(Q)be alert, remembering that ^(R)for three years I did not cease night or day ^(S)to admonish every one ^(T)with tears. ³² And now ^(U)I commend you to God and to ^(V)the word of his grace, which is able to ^(W)build you up and to give you ^(X)the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. ^33 (Y)I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. ^34 (Z)You yourselves know that ^(AA)these hands ministered to my necessities and ^(AB)to those who were with me. ³⁵ In all things ^(AC)I have shown you that ^(AD)by working hard in this way we must ^(AE)help the weak and ^(AF)remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed ^(AG)to give than to receive.’”