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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   Day 338, 4 December 2025 - 12th Day of Advent   
      
   1) Acts 20:7-38, Acts 21, Acts 22, Acts 23   
      
   Paul's Farewell Visit to Troas   
      
   7 (Ac 20:11; 1Co 16:2; Rev 1:10) On the first day of the week,   
   when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to leave   
   the next day, preached to them and continued his message until midnight.   
   8 (Ac 1:13) There were many lamps in the upper room where they were   
   assembled.   
   9 A young man named Eutychus sat in the window, falling into a deep sleep   
   as Paul spoke for a longer time. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down   
   from the third floor and was taken up dead.   
   10 (Mk 5:39; Mt 9:23-24) Paul went down and leaned over him, and embracing   
   him said, "Do not be troubled, for he is alive."   
   11 (Ac 20:7) When he had gone up and had broken bread and eaten,   
   he conversed for a long while until dawn and departed.   
   12 They took the lad in alive and were greatly comforted.   
      
   [7] And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to   
   break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and   
   continued his speech until midnight.   
   [8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were   
   gathered together.   
   [9] And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being   
   fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with   
   sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.   
   [10] And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble   
   not yourselves; for his life is in him.   
   [11] 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.   
   [12] And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.   
      
   The Voyage From Troas to Miletus   
      
   13 We went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take   
   Paul on board there. For he had arranged this, intending to go on foot.   
   14 When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.   
   15 (Ac 20:17; 2Ti 4:20) The day after sailing from there we arrived off   
   Chios. And the next day we crossed over to Samos and stayed at Trogyllium,   
   and the following day we came to Miletus.   
   16 (Ac 2:1; 19:21) Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, to avoid spending   
   time in Asia. For he was hurrying so he could be in Jerusalem, if   
   possible, on the day of Pentecost.   
      
   [13] And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to   
   take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.   
   [14] And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.   
   [15] 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 Miletus.   
   [16] For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend   
   the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at   
   Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.   
      
   Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders   
      
   17 (Ac 11:30; 14:23) From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders   
   of the church.   
   18 (Ac 18:19; 19:1) When they came to him, he said to them,   
   "You know how I always lived among you from the first day that   
   I came to Asia,   
   19 (Ac 20:3; 20:31) serving the Lord with all humility   
   and with many tears and trials which befell me through   
   the plots of the Jews.   
   20 (Ac 20:27; 20:31) I did not keep from declaring what was beneficial   
   to you, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,   
   21 (Ac 2:38; 11:18; 20:24) testifying to both Jews and Greeks   
   of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.   
   22 "Now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing   
   what shall befall me there,   
   23 (Ac 9:16; 21:4) except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every   
   city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.   
   24 (Ac 21:13; 2Co 4:1) But none of these things deter me. Nor do I count   
   my life of value to myself, so that I may joyfully finish my course   
   and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify   
   to the gospel of the grace of God.   
   25 (Ac 28:31; Mt 4:23) "Now I know that all you, among whom I went   
   proclaiming the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.   
   26 (Ac 18:6) Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent   
   of the blood of all men.   
   27 (Ac 20:20; Lk 7:30) For I did not keep from declaring to you   
   the whole counsel of God.   
   28 (1Co 10:32; Isa 40:11) Therefore take heed to yourselves   
   and to the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you   
   overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased   
   with His own blood.   
   29 (Mt 7:15; Jn 10:12) For I know that after my departure,   
   dreadful wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.   
   30 (1Ti 1:19-20; 1Jn 2:19) Even from among you men will arise   
   speaking perverse things, to draw the disciples away after them.   
   31 (Ac 19:10; 19:8) Therefore watch, remembering that for three years   
   night and day I did not cease to warn everyone with tears.   
   32 (Ac 14:23; 26:18) "Now, brothers, I commend you to God and to the word   
   of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance   
   among all who are sanctified.   
   33 (1Co 9:12; 2Co 11:9) I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or   
   clothing.   
   34 (Ac 18:3) Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided   
   for my necessities and for those who were with me.   
   35 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:8) In all things I have shown you how, working like   
   this, you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus,   
   how He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "   
   36 (Lk 22:41; Ac 21:5) Having said these things, he knelt down with all   
   of them and prayed.   
   37 (Lk 15:20; 2Ti 1:4) They all wept much and embraced Paul's neck   
   and kissed him,   
   38 (Ac 15:3; 20:25) grieving most over the words he spoke, that they were   
   to see his face no more. Then they escorted him to the ship.   
      
   [17] And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the   
   church.   
   [18] And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the   
   first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at   
   all seasons,   
   [19] Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and   
   temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:   
   [20] 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,   
   [21] Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward   
   God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.   
   [22] And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing   
   the things that shall befall me there:   
   [23] Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds   
   and afflictions abide me.   
   [24] But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto   
      
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