i consider my life worth nothing to me if only i may finish the race and complete the task the lord jesus has given me the task of testifying to the gospel of god s grace now i know that none of you whom i have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again therefore i declare to you that i am innocent of the blood of all men for i have not hesitated to proclaim the whole will of god keep watch over yourselves and all the flock to which the holy spirit has made you overseers be shepherds of the church of god which he bought with his own blood i know that when i leave savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them so be on your guard we are not the wolves at the gate we are the ones who face them 