From Troas to Miletus
13 Then we went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, from there intending to take Paul on board. For these were his instructions, since he himself was going by land.
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When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
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Sailing from there, the next day we arrived off Chios. The following day we crossed over to Samos, and the day after, we came to Miletus.
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For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so he would not have to spend time in the province of Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, for the day of Pentecost.
Farewell Address to the Ephesian Elders
17 Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.
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And 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-
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serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews-
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and that I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you anything that was profitable, or from teaching it to you in public and from house to house.
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I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
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"And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, bound in my spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,
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except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.