Acts 20
New King James Version
Journeys in Greece
20 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and (A)departed to go to Macedonia. 2 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to (B)Greece 3 and stayed three months. And (C)when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also (D)Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and (E)Gaius of Derbe, and (F)Timothy, and (G)Tychicus and (H)Trophimus of Asia. 5 These men, going ahead, waited for us at (I)Troas. 6 But we sailed away from Philippi after (J)the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them (K)at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
Ministering at Troas
7 Now on (L)the first day of the week, when the disciples came together (M)to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. 8 There were many lamps (N)in the upper room where [a]they were gathered together. 9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. 10 But Paul went down, (O)fell on him, and embracing him said, (P)“Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.” 11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. 12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
From Troas to Miletus
13 Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had [b]given orders, intending himself to go on foot. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. 15 We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for (Q)he was hurrying (R)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on (S)the Day of Pentecost.
The Ephesian Elders Exhorted
17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. 18 And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, (T)from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, 19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me (U)by the plotting of the Jews; 20 how (V)I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, 21 (W)testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, (X)repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And see, now (Y)I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, 23 except that (Z)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 [c]But (AA)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, (AB)so that I may finish my [d]race with joy, (AC)and the ministry (AD)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
25 “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am (AE)innocent[e] of the blood of all men. 27 For I have not [f]shunned to declare to you (AF)the whole counsel of God. 28 (AG)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit (AH)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church [g]of God (AI)which He purchased (AJ)with His own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departure (AK)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also (AL)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking [h]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that (AM)for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
32 “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and (AN)to the word of His grace, which is able (AO)to build you up and give you (AP)an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34 [i]Yes, you yourselves know (AQ)that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. 35 I have shown you in every way, (AR)by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. 37 Then they all (AS)wept [j]freely, and (AT)fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, 38 sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
Footnotes
- Acts 20:8 NU, M we
- Acts 20:13 arranged it
- Acts 20:24 NU But I do not count my life of any value or dear to myself
- Acts 20:24 course
- Acts 20:26 Lit. clean
- Acts 20:27 avoided declaring
- Acts 20:28 M of the Lord and God
- Acts 20:30 misleading
- Acts 20:34 NU, M omit Yes
- Acts 20:37 Lit. much
Hechos 20
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Pablo en Macedonia y Grecia
20 Cuando todo aquel alboroto terminó, Pablo mandó llamar a los que habían creído y les pidió que no dejaran de confiar en Jesús. Luego se despidió de ellos, y fue a la provincia de Macedonia. 2 Pablo iba de lugar en lugar, animando a los miembros de las iglesias de esa región. De allí se fue a Grecia, 3 país donde se quedó tres meses.
Estaba Pablo a punto de salir en barco hacia la provincia de Siria, cuando supo que algunos judíos planeaban atacarlo. Entonces decidió volver por Macedonia. 4 Varios hombres lo acompañaron: Sópatro, que era hijo de Pirro y vivía en la ciudad de Berea; Aristarco y Segundo, que eran de la ciudad de Tesalónica; Gayo, del pueblo de Derbe; y Timoteo, Tíquico y Trófimo, que eran de la provincia de Asia. 5 Todos ellos viajaron antes que nosotros y nos esperaron en la ciudad de Tróade.
6 Cuando terminó la fiesta de los panes sin levadura, Pablo y los que estábamos con él salimos en barco, desde el puerto de Filipos hacia la ciudad de Tróade. Después de cinco días de viaje, llegamos y encontramos a aquellos hombres, y nos quedamos allí siete días.
Pablo viaja a Tróade
7-8 El domingo nos reunimos en uno de los pisos altos de una casa, para celebrar la Cena del Señor. Había muchas lámparas encendidas. Como Pablo saldría de viaje al día siguiente, estuvo hablando de Jesús hasta la media noche. 9 Mientras Pablo hablaba, un joven llamado Eutico, que estaba sentado en el marco de la ventana, se quedó profundamente dormido y se cayó desde el tercer piso. Cuando fueron a levantarlo, ya estaba muerto. 10 Pero Pablo bajó, se inclinó sobre él, y tomándolo en sus brazos dijo: «¡No se preocupen! Está vivo.»
11 Luego, Pablo volvió al piso alto y celebró la Cena del Señor, y siguió hablándoles hasta que salió el sol. Después continuó su viaje.
12 En cuanto a Eutico, los miembros de la iglesia lo llevaron sano y salvo a su casa, y eso los animó mucho.
Pablo en Mileto
13 Pablo había decidido ir por tierra hasta Aso, pero nosotros tomamos un barco para recogerlo allá. 14 Cuando llegamos, él se nos unió en el barco y nos fuimos al puerto de Mitilene. 15-16 Al día siguiente, el barco pasó frente a la isla Quío, y un día más tarde llegamos al puerto de Samos, porque Pablo no quería pasar a Éfeso ni perder mucho tiempo en la provincia de Asia. Lo que deseaba era llegar lo más pronto posible a la ciudad de Jerusalén, para estar allá en el día de Pentecostés. Seguimos navegando, y un día después llegamos al puerto de Mileto.
Pablo y los líderes de Éfeso
17 Estando en la ciudad de Mileto, Pablo mandó llamar a los líderes de la iglesia de Éfeso para hablar con ellos. 18 Cuando llegaron, les dijo:
«Ustedes saben muy bien cómo me he portado desde el primer día que llegué a la provincia de Asia. 19 Aunque he sufrido mucho por los problemas que me han causado algunos judíos, con toda humildad he cumplido con lo que el Señor Jesús me ha ordenado. 20 Nunca he dejado de anunciarles a ustedes todas las cosas que les ayudarían a vivir mejor, ni de enseñarles en las calles y en sus casas. 21 A los judíos y a los que no son judíos les he dicho que le pidan perdón a Dios y crean en nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
22 »Ahora debo ir a Jerusalén, pues el Espíritu Santo me lo ordena. No sé lo que me va a pasar allá. 23 A dondequiera que voy, el Espíritu Santo me dice que en Jerusalén van a meterme a la cárcel, y que van a maltratarme mucho. 24 No me preocupa si tengo que morir. Lo que sí quiero es tener la satisfacción de haber anunciado la buena noticia del amor de Dios, como me lo ordenó el Señor Jesús.
25 »Estoy seguro de que no volverá a verme ninguno de ustedes, a los que he anunciado el mensaje del reino de Dios. 26 Por eso quiero decirles que no me siento responsable por ninguno de ustedes, 27 pues ya les he anunciado los planes de Dios. No les he ocultado nada.
28 »Ustedes deben cuidarse a sí mismos, y cuidar a los miembros de la iglesia de Dios. Recuerden que el Espíritu Santo los puso como líderes de la iglesia, para que cuiden a todos los que Dios salvó por medio de la sangre de su propio Hijo.
29 »Cuando yo muera, vendrán otros que, como si fueran lobos feroces, atacarán a todos los de la iglesia. 30 También algunos, que ahora son seguidores de Jesús, comenzarán a enseñar mentiras, para que todos en la iglesia los sigan y los obedezcan.
31 »Por eso, tengan mucho cuidado. Recuerden los consejos que les he dado durante tres años, a pesar de tantos problemas y dificultades.
32 »Ahora le pido a Dios que los cuide con mucho amor. Su amoroso mensaje puede ayudarles a ser cada día mejores. Si lo obedecen, Dios cumplirá las promesas que ha hecho a todos los que ha elegido para ser su pueblo.
33 »Nunca he querido que me den dinero ni ropa. 34 Ustedes bien saben que con mis propias manos he trabajado, para conseguir todo lo que mis ayudantes y yo hemos necesitado para vivir. 35 Les he enseñado que deben trabajar y ayudar a los que nada tienen. Recuerden lo que nos dijo el Señor Jesús: “Dios bendice más al que da que al que recibe.”»
36 Cuando Pablo terminó de hablar, se arrodilló con todos los líderes y oró por ellos. 37 Todos comenzaron a llorar, y abrazaron y besaron a Pablo. 38 Estaban muy tristes porque Pablo les había dicho que jamás lo volverían a ver. Después, todos acompañaron a Pablo hasta el barco.
Acts 20
English Standard Version
Paul in Macedonia and Greece
20 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and (A)departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 There he spent three months, and when (B)a plot was made against him by the Jews[a] as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, (C)Aristarchus and Secundus; and (D)Gaius of Derbe, and (E)Timothy; and the Asians, (F)Tychicus and (G)Trophimus. 5 These went on ahead and were waiting for (H)us at (I)Troas, 6 but we sailed away from Philippi after (J)the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
Eutychus Raised from the Dead
7 (K)On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together (L)to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in (M)the upper room where we were gathered. 9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he (N)fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. 10 But Paul went down and (O)bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, (P)“Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” 11 And when Paul had gone up and (Q)had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. 12 And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.
13 But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. 15 And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and[b] the day after that we went to Miletus. 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening (R)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, (S)on the day of Pentecost.
Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders
17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called (T)the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them:
(U)“You yourselves know (V)how I lived among you the whole time (W)from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19 (X)serving the Lord (Y)with all humility and with (Z)tears and with trials that happened to me through (AA)the plots of the Jews; 20 how I (AB)did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and (AC)teaching you in public and from house to house, 21 (AD)testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of (AE)repentance toward God and of (AF)faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.[c] 22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained (AG)by[d] the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that (AH)the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that (AI)imprisonment and (AJ)afflictions await me. 24 But (AK)I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only (AL)I may finish my course and (AM)the ministry (AN)that I received from the Lord Jesus, (AO)to testify to (AP)the gospel of (AQ)the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, (AR)I know that none of you among whom I have gone about (AS)proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore (AT)I testify to you this day that (AU)I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for (AV)I did not shrink from declaring to you (AW)the whole counsel of God. 28 (AX)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all (AY)the flock, in which (AZ)the Holy Spirit has made you (BA)overseers, (BB)to care for (BC)the church of God,[e] which he (BD)obtained (BE)with his own blood.[f] 29 I (BF)know that after my departure (BG)fierce wolves will come in among you, (BH)not sparing the flock; 30 and (BI)from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore (BJ)be alert, remembering that (BK)for three years I did not cease night or day (BL)to admonish every one (BM)with tears. 32 And now (BN)I commend you to God and to (BO)the word of his grace, which is able to (BP)build you up and to give you (BQ)the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 (BR)I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34 (BS)You yourselves know that (BT)these hands ministered to my necessities and (BU)to those who were with me. 35 In all things (BV)I have shown you that (BW)by working hard in this way we must (BX)help the weak and (BY)remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed (BZ)to give than to receive.’”
36 And when he had said these things, (CA)he knelt down and prayed with them all. 37 And (CB)there was much weeping on the part of all; (CC)they embraced Paul and (CD)kissed him, 38 being sorrowful most of all because of (CE)the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And (CF)they accompanied him to the ship.
Footnotes
- Acts 20:3 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 19
- Acts 20:15 Some manuscripts add after remaining at Trogyllium
- Acts 20:21 Some manuscripts omit Christ
- Acts 20:22 Or bound in
- Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own
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