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But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.
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"And now, I know that none of you among whom I have gone in and out proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom will any longer see my face.
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Therefore I protest to you to-day that I am not responsible for the ruin of any one of you.
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For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.
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"Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.
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I know that, when I am gone, cruel wolves will come among you and will not spare the flock;
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and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.
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Therefore be on the alert; and remember that, night and day, for three years, I never ceased admonishing every one, even with tears.
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"And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace. He is able to build you up and to give you your inheritance among His people.
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No one's silver or gold or clothing have I coveted.
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You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.