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But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for *I* am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
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And after these days, having got our effects ready, we went up to Jerusalem.
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And [some] of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing [with them] a certain Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.
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And when we arrived at Jerusalem the brethren gladly received us.
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And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there.
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And having saluted them, he related one by one the things which God had wrought among the nations by his ministry.
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And they having heard [it] glorified God, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law.
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And they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews among the nations apostasy from Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk in the customs.
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What is it then? a multitude must necessarily come together, for they will hear that thou art come.
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This do therefore that we say to thee: We have four men who have a vow on them;