17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}.
18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19 serving the Lord with all humility and with many tears and temptations, which have befallen me by the ambushes of the Jews,
20 and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you and have taught you publicly and from house to house,
21 testifying both to the Jews and also to the Gentiles, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22 And now, behold, I go bound of the Spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there,
23 except that the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city, saying that prisons and tribulations await me.