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The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Chios. The day after that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at Miletus.
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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
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From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
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When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.
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I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.
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You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.
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I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.