Acts 20:17-38 - Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders
17 And from Miletus sending to Ephesus he called for the elders of the church. 18 And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the first day that I came into Asia, how I was with you at all times, 19 serving the Lord with all humility, and tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews, 20 how I kept not back from declaring to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house any thing that was profitable, 21 testifying both to Jews and Greeks the change of mind to God, and the faith in our Lord Jesus.
22 And behold now, I go constrained by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things which shall befall me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me. 24 But life precious to myself, I make of no account that I may finish my course and the service which I received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25 And now, behold, I know that you all among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men; 27 for I have not kept back from declaring to you all the counsel of God. 28 Take heed to yourselves, therefore, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his blood. 29 For I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come among you, not sparing the flock, 30 and of yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31 Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not to admonish every one of you with tears.
32 And now I commend you to God, and the word of his grace, who is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance with all the sanctified. 33 I have coveted no man's silver or gold or clothing; 34 you yourselves know that these hands have served my necessities and those with me. 35 I have showed you all things, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
36 And having said these words he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him, 38 grieving most of all for the word which he said, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.