Paul told the elders of the congregation in Ephesus what it included, stating: “I do not consider my own life of any importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear thorough witness to the good news of the undeserved kindness of God. ” ​ — Acts 20: 24.
أَخْبَرَ بُولُسُ ٱلشُّيُوخَ فِي جَمَاعَةِ أَفَسُسَ :‏ « لَا أَحْسِبُ نَفْسِي ذَاتَ قِيمَةٍ ،‏ كَأَنَّمَا هِيَ عَزِيزَةٌ عَلَيَّ ،‏ حَسْبِي أَنْ أُنْهِيَ شَوْطِي وَٱلْخِدْمَةَ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذْتُهَا مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ ،‏ لِأَشْهَدَ كَامِلًا بِبِشَارَةِ نِعْمَةِ ٱللهِ » .‏ ‏ —‏ اع ٢٠ :‏ ٢٤‏ .‏