Miletus
Where Paul bade a tearful farewell to the Ephesian elders.
First mentioned in the Bible
Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.— Acts 20:28
Background
Miletus was an ancient Ionian harbor city about fifty kilometers south of Ephesus. Hastening to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost on his third journey's return, Paul sailed past Ephesus and anchored here, summoning the Ephesian elders for a moving farewell: "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive." They all wept sore, and fell on his neck and kissed him.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.— Acts 20:28
I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way, you must assist those who are weak and must keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, when he himself said: ‘There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.’— Acts 20:35
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