32. “Now I am putting you in God’s care. I am depending on the message about his grace to make you strong. That message is able to give you the blessings that God gives to all his holy people.
33. When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes.
34. You know that I always worked to take care of my own needs and the needs of the people who were with me.
35. I always showed you that you should work just as I did and help people who are weak. I taught you to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘You will have a greater blessing when you give than when you receive.’”
36. When Paul finished speaking, he knelt down, and they all prayed together.
37-38. They cried and cried. They were especially sad because Paul had said they would never see him again. They hugged him and kissed him. Then they went with him to the ship to say goodbye.