Twentieth_Century(i)
25 And now, I tell you, I know that none of you will ever see my face again--you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the Kingdom.
26 Therefore I declare to you this day, that my conscience is clear in regard to the fate of any of you,
27 For I have not shrunk from announcing the whole purpose of God regarding you.
28 Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the Church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.
29 I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
30 And from among yourselves, too, men will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.
31 Therefore, be on your guard, remembering how for three years, night and day, I never ceased, even with tears, to warn each one of you.
32 And now I commend you to the Lord and to the Message of his Love--a Message which has the power to build up your characters, and to give you your place among all those who have become Christ's People.
33 I have never coveted any one's gold or silver or clothing.
34 You, yourselves, know that these hands of mine provided not only for my own wants, but for my companions also.
35 I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself-- 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with them all.