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When we all heard this, we and the people there begged Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
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But he said, "Why are you crying and making me so sad? I am not only ready to be tied up in Jerusalem, I am ready to die for the Lord Jesus!"
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We could not persuade him to stay away from Jerusalem. So we stopped begging him and said, "We pray that what the Lord wants will be done."
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After this, we got ready and started on our way to Jerusalem.
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Some of the followers from Caesarea went with us and took us to the home of Mnason, where we would stay. He was from Cyprus and was one of the first followers.
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In Jerusalem the believers were glad to see us.
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The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.
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Paul greeted them and told them everything God had done among the non-Jewish people through him.
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When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul, "Brother, you can see that many thousands of Jews have become believers. And they think it is very important to obey the law of Moses.
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They have heard about your teaching, that you tell the Jews who live among those who are not Jews to leave the law of Moses. They have heard that you tell them not to circumcise their children and not to obey Jewish customs.
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What should we do? They will learn that you have come.