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The people took the boy home. They were greatly relieved that he was alive.
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We went ahead to the ship and sailed for the city of Assos. At Assos, we were going to pick up Paul. He had made these arrangements, since he had planned to walk overland to Assos.
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When Paul met us in Assos, we took him on board and went to the city of Mitylene.
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We sailed from there. On the following day we approached the island of Chios. The next day we went by the island of Samos, and on the next day we arrived at the city of Miletus.
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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia. He was in a hurry to get to Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if that was possible.
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From Miletus Paul sent messengers to the city of Ephesus and called the spiritual leaders of the church to meet with him [in Miletus].
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When they were with him, he said to them, "You know how I spent all my time with you from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
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I humbly served the Lord, often with tears in my eyes. I served the Lord during the difficult times I went through when the Jews plotted against me.
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I didn't avoid telling you anything that would help you, and I didn't avoid teaching you publicly and from house to house.
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I warned Jews and Greeks to change the way they think and act and to believe in our Lord Jesus.
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"I am determined to go to Jerusalem now. I don't know what will happen to me there.