¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past ^(A)Ephesus so that he would not have to lose time in ^[a](B)Asia; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him ^(C)to be in Jerusalem ^(D)the day of Pentecost.

Farewell to Ephesus

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent word to ^(E)Ephesus and called to himself ^(F)the elders of the church. ¹⁸ And when they came to him, he said to them,

“You yourselves know, ^(G)from the first day that I set foot in ^[b]Asia, how I was with you the whole time, ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came upon me ^[c]through ^(H)the plots of the Jews; ²⁰ how I ^(I)did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was beneficial, and teaching you publicly and ^[d]from house to house, ²¹ solemnly ^(J)testifying to both Jews and Greeks of ^(K)repentance toward God and ^(L)faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. ²² And now, behold, bound by the ^[e]Spirit, ^(M)I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, ²³ except that ^(N)the Holy Spirit solemnly ^(O)testifies to me in every city, saying that ^(P)chains and afflictions await me. ²⁴ But ^(Q)I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may ^(R)finish my course and ^(S)the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to ^(T)testify solemnly of the gospel of ^(U)God’s grace.