Acts 20:28-38

English Standard Version

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

³⁶And when he had said these things, ^(AD)he knelt down and prayed with them all. ³⁷And ^(AE)there was much weeping on the part of all; ^(AF)they embraced Paul and ^(AG)kissed him, ³⁸being sorrowful most of all because of ^(AH)the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And ^(AI)they accompanied him to the ship.