Acts Chapter 20
Once the drama settled, Paul gathered the squad, gave them a huge hug, and bounced to Macedonia.
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto {him} the disciples, and embraced {them}, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
He cruised through those spots, hyping them up a ton, then rolled into Greece.
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
Chillaxing there for three months, but when the Jews were scheming against him while he was gearing up to jet to Syria, he opted to head back through Macedonia.
And {there} abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
Rolling with him to Asia were Sopater from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timotheus, plus Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
These homies went ahead and kicked it for us at Troas.
These going before tarried for us at Troas.
We set sail from Philippi after the feast of unleavened bread and hit Troas in five days, where we crashed for a week.
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
On the first day of the week, when the crew gathered to break bread, Paul was preaching to them, getting ready to roll the next day, and he kept going until midnight.
And upon the first {day} of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
There were mad vibes in the upper room where everyone was chilling.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
A young dude named Eutychus was sitting by the window, totally zonked out; as Paul preached on and on, he fell asleep and dropped from the third floor, and they found him dead.
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
Paul went down, hugged him tight, and said, "Don’t sweat it; he’s good, he’s still got life in him."
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing {him} said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
So he went back up, broke bread, ate, and vibed until dawn, then he bounced.
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
They brought the young dude back alive, and everyone felt mad comforted.
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
We dipped to the ship and cruised to Assos, waiting to scoop up Paul, 'cause he was down to walk it.
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
When we linked up with him at Assos, we brought him along and hit up Mitylene.
And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
We sailed out and the next day hit Chios; then the day after that, we made it to Samos and chilled at Trogyllium; next day, we rolled into Miletus.
And we sailed thence, and came the next {day} over against Chios; and the next {day} we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next {day} we came to Miletus.
Paul was trying to skip Ephesus 'cause he didn’t wanna waste time in Asia; he was in a rush to get to Jerusalem for Pentecost.
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
From Miletus, he texted Ephesus and called the church elders to pull up.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
When they rolled up, he was like, "Y'all know from day one in Asia how I kept it 100 with you. "
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
Serving the Lord with all that humility, shedding tears, and facing mad challenges from the Jews lurking around.
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
I held nothing back that was solid for you, but showed and taught you in public and from crib to crib.
{And} how I kept back nothing that was profitable {unto you}, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
I'm here telling both the Jews and the Greeks to turn back to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. No cap.
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And now, check it, I'm headed to Jerusalem with my spirit on lock, not knowing what’s about to pop off there.
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
But the Holy Spirit is out here warning me in every city that chains and struggles are coming my way.
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. {abide me: or, wait for me}
But none of that fazes me, I’m just tryna finish my journey with joy and do the ministry I got from the Lord Jesus, sharing the gospel of God’s grace.
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
And now, for real, I know I won’t see your faces again since I’ve been out here preaching the kingdom of God.
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
So, I’m telling you straight up today, I'm clean from the blood of all people.
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I {am} pure from the blood of all {men}.
I didn’t hold back from spilling all of God’s wisdom with you.
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
So, watch yourselves and the whole crew, since the Holy Spirit made you the leaders to take care of God’s church, which He bought with His own blood.
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
I know this: after I bounce, some savage wolves will slide in among you, not caring about the flock.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Even from your own crew, some will pop up, saying sus things to pull disciples away after them.
Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
So peep this, I was out here warning y’all for three years straight, night and day, no cap, with mad tears.
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Now fam, I’m handing you over to God and His vibes, which can level you up and hook you up with a solid inheritance with the squad.
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
I ain't ever tripped over no one's cash, bling, or drip.
I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
For real, you know these hands have been grinding for what I needed and for my crew too.
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
I showed you how to put in work, support the weak, and remember Jesus said, it’s way better to give than to get, periodt.
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
After he said that, he dropped to his knees and prayed with everyone, no cap.
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
They were all crying hard, hugging Paul tight, and showing him some love.
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
They were feeling it most because he said they wouldn’t see his face again. Then they walked him to the ship.
Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.