And whenthey had cometo him, he saidto them, "You yourselvesknow,from the firstdaythat I set footin Asia,howI was with you the wholetime,
It happenedthat whileApolloswas at Corinth,Paulpassed throughthe uppercountryand cameto Ephesus,and foundsomedisciples.
They cameto Ephesus,and he leftthem there.Nowhe himselfenteredthe synagogueand reasonedwith the Jews.
Thistook placefor twoyears,sothat allwho livedin Asiaheardthe wordof the Lord,bothJewsand Greeks.
Now you followedmy teaching,conduct,purpose,faith,patience,love,perseverance,
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
And he was accompaniedby Sopaterof Berea,[the son] of Pyrrhus,and by Aristarchusand Secundusof the Thessalonians,and Gaiusof Derbe,and Timothy,and Tychicusand Trophimusof Asia.
For Paulhad decidedto sail pastEphesussothat he wouldnot have to spend timein Asia;for he was hurryingto be in Jerusalem,ifpossible,on the dayof Pentecost.
