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for
1I did not shrink from declaring to you
2the whole counsel of God.
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3Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all
4the flock, in which
5the Holy Spirit has made you
6overseers,
7to care for
8the church of God, which he
9obtained
10with his own blood.
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I
11know that after my departure
12fierce wolves will come in among you,
13not sparing the flock;
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and
14from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
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Therefore
15be alert, remembering that
16for three years I did not cease night or day
17to admonish everyone
18with tears.
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And now
19I commend you to God and to
20the word of his grace, which is able to
21build you up and to give you
22the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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23I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.
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24You yourselves know that
25these hands ministered to my necessities and
26to those who were with me.
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In all things
27I have shown you that
28by working hard in this way we must
29help the weak and
30remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said,
'It is more blessed 31to give than to receive.'"
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And when he had said these things,
32he knelt down and prayed with them all.
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And
33there was much weeping on the part of all;
34they embraced Paul and
35kissed him,