Acts 21:5-15

5 When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, 1escorted us until we were out of the city. After 2kneeling * down * on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.
6 Then we went on board the ship, and they returned 3home again.
7 When we had finished the voyage from 4Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting 5the brethren, we stayed with them for a day.
8 On the next day we left and came to 6Caesarea, and entering the house of 7Philip the 8evangelist, who was 9one of the seven, we stayed with him.
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who were 10prophetesses.
10 As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named 11Agabus came down from Judea.
11 And coming to us, he 12took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, "This 13is what the Holy Spirit says: 'In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will 14bind the man who owns this belt and 15deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' "
12 When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him 16not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For 17I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for 18the name of the Lord Jesus."
14 And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, remarking, "19The will of the Lord be done!"

Paul at Jerusalem

15 After these days we got ready and 20started on our way up to Jerusalem.

Cross References 20

  • 1. Acts 15:3
  • 2. Luke 22:41; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:36
  • 3. John 19:27
  • 4. Acts 12:20; Acts 21:3
  • 5. Acts 1:15; Acts 21:17
  • 6. Acts 8:40; Acts 21:16
  • 7. Acts 6:5; Acts 8:5
  • 8. Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5
  • 9. Acts 6:5; Acts 8:5
  • 10. Luke 2:36; Acts 13:1; 1 Corinthians 11:5
  • 11. Acts 11:28
  • 12. 1 Kings 22:11; Isaiah 20:2; Jeremiah 13:1-11; Jeremiah 19:1, 11; John 18
  • 13. Acts 8:29
  • 14. Acts 9:16; Acts 21:33
  • 15. Matthew 20:19
  • 16. Acts 21:15
  • 17. Acts 20:24
  • 18. Acts 5:41; Acts 9:16
  • 19. Luke 22:42
  • 20. Acts 21:12

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "we had completed the days"
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