¹⁷ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called for the elders of the church.

¹⁸ And when they had come to him, he said unto them, “Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, in what manner I have been with you in all seasons,

¹⁹ serving the Lord in all humility of mind, and with many tears and temptations which befell me through the lying in wait of the Jews;