16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not be having to spend time in Asia.[a] For he was hurrying if it could be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

17 And from Miletus he sent word[b] to Ephesus and[c] summoned the elders of the church. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia[d] how I was the whole time with you—

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:16 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
  2. Acts 20:17 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Acts 20:17 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Acts 20:18 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)