Miletus
A coastal city where Paul gave his emotional farewell to the Ephesian elders
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An ancient Greek city on the western coast of Asia Minor. Paul stopped here on his final journey to Jerusalem and summoned the elders from Ephesus for one of the most moving speeches in Acts (Acts 20:17-38). He warned them about false teachers, reminded them of his example, and told them they would never see his face again. 'They all wept and embraced Paul.'
Chapters Mentioning Miletus
2 Timothy
Last Words from a Man Who Kept the Faith
Paul knows the end is near. He gives Timothy one last urgent charge to preach the truth no matter what, reflects on a life poured out for the gospel, and writes lines so personal and raw they feel almost too private to read.
Acts
The Longest Sermon and the Last Goodbye
Paul travels through Greece and Turkey saying goodbye to churches he built from scratch. Along the way, a teenager falls out a window during a late-night sermon (and lives), and Paul delivers a farewell speech that breaks the room open — knowing he'll never see these people again.
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