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for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.
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But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly.
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And when they were come to him, he said to them, *Ye* know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,
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serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
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how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce [it] to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,
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testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
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And now, behold, bound in my spirit *I* go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it;
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only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.
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But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.
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And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom [of God], shall see my face no more.
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Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all,