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For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
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And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.
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And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,
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Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:
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And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,
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Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:
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Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.
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But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
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And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.
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And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.