NASB
"serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;"
— Acts 20:19, NASB
“Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:”
“serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; ”
“serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;”
“serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.”
“Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews:”
“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:”
“Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:”
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.
And when they had come to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;
how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,
solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
"And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,