15. We sailed from there and arrived off Chios the next day. A day later we came to Samos, and the following day we reached Miletus.
16. Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, so as not to lose any time in the province of Asia. He was in a hurry to arrive in Jerusalem by the day of Pentecost, if at all possible.
17. From Miletus Paul sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him.
18. When they arrived, he said to them, “You know how I spent the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
19. With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord's servant during the hard times that came to me because of the plots of some Jews.
20. You know that I did not hold back anything that would be of help to you as I preached and taught in public and in your homes.