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The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food.
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He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
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Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea.
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He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’”
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When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
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But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”
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When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
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After this we packed our things and left for Jerusalem.
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Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers.
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When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly.
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The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.