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Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot.
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And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
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We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus.
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For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.
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From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.
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And when they had come to him, he said to them: "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,
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serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;
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how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house,
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testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,
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except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.