Acts 20:17-24

Christian Standard Bible

Farewell Address to the Ephesian Elders

¹⁷ Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church. ¹⁸ When they came to him, he said to them, “You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,^{(A) 19} serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and during the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.^{(B) 20} You know that I did not hesitate to proclaim anything to you that was profitable and to teach you publicly and from house to house. ²¹ I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God^(C) and faith in our Lord Jesus.^(D)

²² “And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit,^[a] not knowing what I will encounter there,^{(E) 23} except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.^{(F) 24} But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course^[b] and the ministry^(G) I received from the Lord Jesus,^(H) to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.