King James Version · Under Rome
Acts 20
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And after the uproar was ceased, called unto him , and embraced them, and departed for to go into . And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into , And there abode three months. And when the laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into , he purposed to return through . And there accompanied him into of ; and of the Thessalonians, and ; and of , and ; and of , and . These going before tarried for us at . And we sailed away from after the days of , and came unto them to in five days; where we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the week, when came together to break bread, preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up . And went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. And we went before to ship, and sailed unto , there intending to take in : for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. 14And when he met with us at , we took him in, and came to . And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to . For had determined to sail by , because he would not spend the time in : for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at the day of . And from he sent to , and called the of . And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into , after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, with all humility of , and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the : And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the , and also to , toward , and toward our . And now, behold, I go bound in unto , not knowing the things that shall befall me there: that the Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of , to testify of the of . And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching of , shall see no more. Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the of . Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed of , which he hath purchased with his own . For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to , and to the word of his , which is able to build you up, and to give you an among all them which are . I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of , how he said, It is more to give than to receive. And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on ’s neck, and kissed him, Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.