19I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews.
19I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews.
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.
20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.
21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
20:19Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
20:19Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews;
20:19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
20:19serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
20:19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews:
20:19Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
20:19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
20:19serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me;
20:19Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: