^{19 Ref} Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

^{20 Ref} And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,

^{21 Ref} Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

^{22 Ref} And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:

^{23 Ref} Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

^{24 Ref} But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

^{25 Ref} And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.

^{26 Ref} And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.

^{27 Ref} For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.

^{28 Ref} Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

^{29 Ref} I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;

^{30 Ref} And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

^{31 Ref} So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.