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Acts 20:1-15 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1. Now after the turmoil had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed to travel to Macedonia.

2. And after he had gone through those regions and encouraged them at length, he came to Greece

3. and stayed three months. Because a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he came to a decision to return through Macedonia.

4. And Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, and Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia, were accompanying him.

5. And these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

6. And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.

7. And on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul began conversing with them, because he was going to leave on the next day, and he extended his message until midnight.

8. Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.

9. And a certain young man named Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

10. But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said, “Do not be distressed, for his life is in him.”

11. So he went up and broke bread, and when he had eaten and talked for a long time, until dawn, then he departed.

12. And they led the youth away alive, and were greatly comforted.

13. But we went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For having made arrangements in this way, he himself was intending to travel by land.

14. And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

15. And we sailed from there on the next day, and arrived opposite Chios. And on the next day we approached Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.