17From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.


In Context

14 When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

15 The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Kios. The day after that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at Miletus.

16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.

19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews.

Acts 20:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over to him the elders of the assembly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.