18 Who being come to him, and assembled together, he said to them: You know from the first day that I entered into Asia, in what manner I have been with you all the time,📜💬📚

19 serving our Lord with all humility and tears, and tentations that did chance to me by the conspiracies of the Jews:📜💬📚

20 How I have withdrawn nothing that was profitable, but that I preached it to you, and taught you openly and from house to house,📜💬📚

21 testifying to Jews and Gentiles penance toward God, and faith in our Lord JESUS CHRIST.📜💬📚

22 And now behold, being bound by the spirit, I go to Jerusalem; not knowing what things shall befall me in it,📜💬📚

23 but that the Holy Ghost through out all cities doth protest to me, saying: that bands and tribulations abide me at Jerusalem.📜💬📚

24 But I fear none of these things, neither do I make my life more precious than my self, so that I may consummate my course & ministry which I received of our Lord JESUS, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.📜💬📚

25 And now behold I do know, that you shall no more see my face all you, through whom I have passed preaching the Kingdom of God.📜💬📚

26 Wherefore I take you to witness this present day that I am clear from the blood of all.📜💬📚

27 For I have not spared to declare unto you all the counsel of God.📜💬📚

28 Take heed to your selves and to the whole flock wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood.📜💬📚

29 I know that after my departure there will ravening wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.📜💬📚

30 And out of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away Disciples after themselves.📜💬📚

31 For the which cause be vigilant, keeping in memory that for three years, night & day I ceased not with tears to admonish every one of you.📜💬📚

32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, who is able to edify, and to give inheritance in all the sanctified.📜💬📚

33 No man's silver and gold or garment have I coveted.📜💬📚

34 Your selves know that for such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have ministered.📜💬📚

35 I have shewed you all things, that so labouring, you must receive the weak, and remember the word of our Lord JESUS, because he said: It is a more blessed thing to give rather than to take.📜💬📚

36 And when he had said these things, falling on his knees he prayed with all them.📜💬📚

37 And there was great weeping made of all; and falling upon the neck of Paul, they kissed him,📜💬📚

38 being sorry most of all for the word which he had said, that they should see his face no more. And they brought him going unto the ship.📜💬📚

Douay Rheims Original ↷

Acts 20 📜 📕 ↷

Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians

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