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Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath
made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
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For
I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
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Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after
them.
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Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every
one night and day with tears.
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And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his
grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are
sanctified.
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I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
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Yea, ye yourselves know, that
these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
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I have shewed
you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of
the Lord Jesus, how he said,
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
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And they all
wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
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Sorrowing most of all for the words which
he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
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And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight
course unto Coos, and the
day
following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
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And finding
a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
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Now when we had discovered
Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was
to unlade her burden.
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And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through
the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
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And when we had accomplished those days, we
departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till
we
were
out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
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And when we had taken our
leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
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And when we had finished
our
course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
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And the next
day
we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we
entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was
one
of the seven; and abode with him.
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And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
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And as we tarried
there
many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
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And when he was
come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the
Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver
him
into the hands of the Gentiles.
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And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that
place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and
to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name
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