When they came to him, he addressed them, “You know how I lived among you the whole time from the day I first came to the province of Asia. I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came to me because of the plots of the Jews, and I did not at all shrink from telling you what was for your benefit, or from teaching you in public or in your homes. I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus. But now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem. What will happen to me there I do not know, except that in one city after another the Holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me. Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the Gospel of God’s grace. “But now I know that none of you to whom I preached the kingdom during my travels will ever see my face again. And so I solemnly declare to you this day that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you, for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God.” Akts 20:18-27
Upominanie ze łzami w oczach
Wiem, że po moim odejściu wejdą między was wilki drapieżne, nie oszczędzając stada. Także spośród was samych powstaną ludzie, którzy głosić będą przewrotne nauki, aby pociągnąć za sobą uczniów. Dlatego czuwajcie, pamiętając, że przez trzy lata we dnie i w nocy nie przestawałem ze łzami upominać każdego z was. A teraz polecam was Bogu i słowu Jego łaski, władnemu zbudować i dać dziedzictwo ze wszystkimi świętymi». Po tych słowach upadł na kolana i modlił się razem ze wszystkimi. Dz 20, 29-32. 36
This is the great love
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.
And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away after them. So be vigilant and remember that for three years, night and day, I unceasingly admonished each of you with tears. And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated. When he had finished speaking he knelt down and prayed with them all. Acts 20:29-32. 36
Look at the sky
And [behold] I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” Then he led them [out] as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple praising God. Luke 24:49-53
Spójrz w niebo
Oto Ja ześlę na was obietnicę mojego Ojca. Wy zaś pozostańcie w mieście, aż będziecie przyobleczeni w moc z wysoka». Potem wyprowadził ich ku Betanii i podniósłszy ręce, błogosławił ich. A kiedy ich błogosławił, rozstał się z nimi i został uniesiony do nieba. Oni zaś oddali Mu pokłon i z wielką radością wrócili do Jeruzalem, gdzie stale przebywali w świątyni, wielbiąc i błogosławiąc Boga. Łk 24, 49-53