Darby Bible Translation

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Paul in Macedonia and Greece

But after the tumult had ceased, Paul having called the disciples to [him] and embraced [them], went away to go to Macedonia.

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Paul in Macedonia and Greece

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he left to go to Macedonia.

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And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece.

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When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.

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And having spent three months [there], a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, [the] resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia.

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And there he spent three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

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And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater [son] of Pyrrhus, a Berean; and of Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius and Timotheus of Derbe, and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

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And he was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

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These going before waited for us in Troas;

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But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.

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but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days.

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We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

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Eutychus Raised from the Dead

And the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged the discourse till midnight.

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On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

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And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled.

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There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.

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And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, sitting at the window-opening, overpowered by deep sleep, while Paul discoursed very much at length, having been overpowered by the sleep, fell from the third story down to the bottom, and was taken up dead.

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And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

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But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

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But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, “Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.”

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And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away.

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When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

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And they brought [away] the boy alive, and were no little comforted.

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They took away the boy alive, and were greatly comforted.

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From Troas to Miletus

And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot.

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Troas to Miletus

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.

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And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene;

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And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

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and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at Samos; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus:

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Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day following we came to Miletus.

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for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

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For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.

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Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly.

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Farewell to Ephesus

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.

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And when they were come to him, he said to them, *Ye* know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,

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And when they had come to him, he said to them,
“You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

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serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

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serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

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how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce [it] to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,

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how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

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testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

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solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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And now, behold, bound in my spirit *I* go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it;

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“And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

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only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

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except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

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But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

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“But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

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And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom [of God], shall see my face no more.

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“And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.

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Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all,

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“Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

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for I have not shrunk from announcing to you all the counsel of God.

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“For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.

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Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

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“Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

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[For] *I* know [this,] that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

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“I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

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and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.

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and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

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Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one [of you] with tears.

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“Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.

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And now I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up and give [to you] an inheritance among all the sanctified.

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“And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

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I have coveted [the] silver or gold or clothing of no one.

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“I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

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Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

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“You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.

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I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring [we] ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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“In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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And having said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

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When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

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And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

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And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him,

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specially pained by the word which he had said, that they would no more see his face. And they went down with him to the ship.

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grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.

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