Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece

¹ Now after the turmoil had ceased, Paul summoned¹ the disciples, and after² encouraging them,³ he said farewell and⁴ departed to travel to Macedonia.

1. *Here the participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
2. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“encouraging”) which is understood as temporal
3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
4. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb

² And after he¹ had gone through those regions and encouraged them ⌞at length⌟,² he came to Greece

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had gone through”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “with many a word”

³ and stayed¹ three months. Because² a plot was made against him by the Jews as he³ was about to set sail for Syria, he came to a decision to return through Macedonia.

1. *Here the participle (“stayed”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
2. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the causal genitive absolute participle (“was made”)
3. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was about to”) which is understood as temporal

⁴ And Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, and Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia, were accompanying him.

⁵ And these had gone on ahead and¹ were waiting for us in Troas.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“had gone on ahead”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁶ And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.

Eutychus Falls from a Window

⁷ And on the first day of the week, when¹ we had assembled to break bread, Paul began conversing² with them, because he³ was going to leave on the next day, and he extended his⁴ message until midnight.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had assembled”)
2. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began conversing”)
3. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was going to”) which is understood as causal
4. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

⁸ Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.

⁹ And a certain young man ⌞named⌟¹ Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep while² Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

1. Literally “by name”
2. *Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was conversing”)

¹⁰ But Paul went down and¹ threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him,² said, “Do not be distressed, for his life is in him.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went down”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹¹ So he went up and broke bread,¹ and when he² had eaten and talked for a long time, until dawn, then he departed.

1. *This participle and the previous one (“went up”) have been translated as finite verbs in keeping with English style
2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had eaten”) which is understood as temporal

¹² And they led the youth away alive, and ⌞were greatly⌟¹ comforted.

1. Literally “were not moderately”

The Voyage to Miletus

¹³ But we went on ahead to the ship and¹ put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For having made arrangements in this way, he himself was intending to travel by land.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went on ahead”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁴ And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and¹ went to Mitylene.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took … on board”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁵ And we sailed from there on the next day, and¹ arrived opposite Chios. And on the next day we approached Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sailed”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not be having to spend time in Asia.¹ For he was hurrying if it could be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

1. A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)

Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

¹⁷ And from Miletus he sent word¹ to Ephesus and² summoned the elders of the church.

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁸ And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia¹ how I was the whole time with you—

1. A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)

¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews—

²⁰ how I did not shrink from proclaiming to you anything that would be profitable, and from teaching you in public and from house to house,

²¹ testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

²² “And now behold, bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me ⌞there⌟,¹

1. Literally “in it”

²³ except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town after town, saying that bonds and persecutions await me.

²⁴ But I consider my¹ life as worth ⌞nothing⌟² to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. Or “not a single word”; literally “not any thing”

²⁵ “And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.

²⁶ Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all of you,¹

1. *The words “of you” are not in the Greek text but are implied

²⁷ for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God.

²⁸ Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own Son.¹

1. Or “through his own blood”; the Greek construction can be taken either way, with “Son” implied if the meaning is “through the blood of his own”

²⁹ I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

³⁰ And from among you yourselves men will arise, speaking ⌞perversions of the truth⌟¹ in order to draw away the disciples after them.

1. Literally “crooked things”

³¹ Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you¹ with tears.

1. *The words “of you” are not in the Greek text but are implied

³² “And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you¹ up and to give you² the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

³³ I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing!

³⁴ You yourselves know that these hands served to meet¹ my needs and the needs of² those who were with me.

1. *The words “to meet” are not in the Greek text but are supplied for clarity
2. *The words “the needs of” are supplied in keeping with English style to maintain the parallelism with the earlier phrase “my needs”

³⁵ I have shown you with respect to all things that by¹ working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”²

1. *Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“working hard”) which is understood as means
2. Perhaps an allusion to Matt 10:8; these exact words are not found in the NT gospels

³⁶ And when he¹ had said these things, he fell to his knees and² prayed with them all.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“fell to”) has been translated as a finite verb

³⁷ And there was considerable weeping by all, and ⌞hugging⌟¹ Paul, they kissed him,

1. Literally “falling on the neck of”

³⁸ especially distressed at the statement that he had said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.