16. Paul had already decided not to stop at Ephesus. He did not want to stay too long in Asia. He was hurrying because he wanted to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost if possible.
17. In Miletus Paul sent a message back to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church in Ephesus to come to him.
18. When they came, Paul said to them, “You know about my life from the first day I came to Asia. You know the way I lived all the time I was with you.
19. The Jews planned things against me, and this gave me much trouble. But you know that I always served the Lord, sometimes with tears. I never thought about myself first.