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Meanwhile they had taken the boy away alive and were not a little comforted.
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We went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for he had made this arrangement, intending to go by land himself.
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When he met us in Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.
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We sailed from there, and on the following day we arrived opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos, and the day after that we came to Miletus.
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For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; he was eager to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
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From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him.
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When they came to him, he said to them: "You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,
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serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.
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I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house,
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as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
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And now, as a captive to the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,