serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and through the ordeals that came upon me from the plots of the Jews.
In context
17From Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church. 18When they arrived he said to them: “You know how I lived among you the whole time, from the first day I set foot in Asia: 19serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and through the ordeals that came upon me from the plots of the Jews. 20You know that I held back nothing that was for your good; I told you everything and taught you in public and from house to house, 21urging Jews and Greeks alike to turn to God in repentance and to have faith in our Lord Jesus.
