20 You know I held back nothing that would be helpful so that I could proclaim to you and teach you both publicly and privately in your homes.
21 You know I have testified to both Jews and Greeks that they must change their hearts and lives as they turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
22 Now, compelled by the Spirit, I’m going to Jerusalem. I don’t know what will happen to me there.
23 What I do know is that the Holy Spirit testifies to me from city to city that prisons and troubles await me.
24 But nothing, not even my life, is more important than my completing my mission. This is nothing other than the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus: to testify about the good news of God’s grace.
25 "I know that none of you will see me again—you among whom I traveled and proclaimed the kingdom.
26 Therefore, today I testify to you that I’m not responsible for anyone’s fate.