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Acts 20:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

From Miletus, Paul sent a message for the church leaders at Ephesus to come and meet with him.

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So they asked Barnabas and Saul to take their gifts to the church leaders in Jerusalem.

Paul and Barnabas chose some leaders for each of the churches. Then they went without eating and prayed that the Lord would take good care of these leaders.

They wrote a letter that said: We apostles and leaders send friendly greetings to all you Gentiles who are followers of the Lord in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

When the men arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, including the apostles and the leaders. They told them everything God had helped them do.

The apostles and church leaders met to discuss this problem about Gentiles.

As Paul and the others went from city to city, they told the followers what the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem had decided, and they urged them to follow these instructions.

The three of them arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He then went into the Jewish meeting place to talk with the people there.

The next day we came to a place near Chios, and the following day we reached Samos. The day after that we sailed to Miletus.

Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock that he bought with the blood of his own Son.

Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching.

I left you in Crete to do what had been left undone and to appoint leaders for the churches in each town. As I told you,

If you are sick, ask the church leaders to come and pray for you. Ask them to put olive oil on you in the name of the Lord.

Church leaders, I am writing to encourage you. I too am a leader, as well as a witness to Christ's suffering, and I will share in his glory when it is shown to us.

From the church leader. To a very special woman and her children. I truly love all of you, and so does everyone else who knows the truth.

From the church leader. To my dear friend Gaius. I love you because we follow the truth,




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