²⁰ You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything^(A) that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. ²¹ I have declared to both Jews^(B) and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance^(C) and have faith in our Lord Jesus.^(D)

²² “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,^(E) not knowing what will happen to me there. ²³ I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me^(F) that prison and hardships are facing me.^{(G) 24} However, I consider my life worth nothing to me;^(H) my only aim is to finish the race^(I) and complete the task^(J) the Lord Jesus has given me^(K)—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.^(L)

²⁵ “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom^(M) will ever see me again.^{(N) 26} Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.^{(O) 27} For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.^{(P) 28} Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock^(Q) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.^(R) Be shepherds of the church of God,^[a](S) which he bought^(T) with his own blood.^{[b](U) 29} I know that after I leave, savage wolves^(V) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.^{(W) 30} Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples^(X) after them. ³¹ So be on your guard! Remember that for three years^(Y) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.^(Z)

³² “Now I commit you to God^(AA) and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance^(AB) among all those who are sanctified.^(AC)

1 Paul, called to be an apostle^(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,^(B) and our brother Sosthenes,^(C)

² To the church of God^(D) in Corinth,^(E) to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called^(F) to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name^(G) of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(H)

Thanksgiving

⁴ I always thank my God for you^(I) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵ For in him you have been enriched^(J) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge^(K)— ⁶ God thus confirming our testimony^(L) about Christ among you. ⁷ Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift^(M) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.^{(N) 8} He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless^(O) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.^{(P) 9} God is faithful,^(Q) who has called you^(R) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.^(S)