23. except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town after town, saying that bonds and persecutions await me.
24. But I consider my life as worth nothing to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
25. “And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.
26. Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all of you,
27. for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God.
28. Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own Son.
29. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.