Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 21:13

13 Bǎoluó shuō , nǐmen wèishénme zhèyàng tòngkū , shǐ wǒ xīn suì ne . wǒ wéi zhǔ Yēsū de míng , búdàn beì rén kúnbǎng , jiù shì sǐ zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , yĕ shì yuànyì de .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 21:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, what mean ye to weep
For they were crying about him, both his companions and the disciples of Caesarea; which affected him, and gave him great uneasiness, even more than the prophecies of Agabus did:

and to break my heart?
for though he was resolved to go to Jerusalem, and nothing could move him from it, his heart was firm as a rock; there was no shaking him, or making impressions upon him that way; yet their tears and importunity greatly afflicted him, and the more because he could by no means comply with their request:

for I am ready not to be bound only, but to die at Jerusalem for the
name of the Lord Jesus;
for as yet, he knew not but he should die there; it was revealed to him that he should be bound there, but it was not yet suggested to him where he should suffer death, whether there or elsewhere; and since he knew not but it might be there, he was ready for it; bonds were so far from distressing his mind, and deterring him from his intended journey, that death itself could not do it; which showed great intrepidity, courage, and firmness of mind.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 21:13 In-Context

11 Dào le wǒmen zhèlǐ , jiù ná Bǎoluó de yàodaì , kún shàng zìjǐ de shǒu jiǎo , shuō , Shènglíng shuō , Yóutaìrén zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , yào rúcǐ kúnbǎng zhè yàodaì de zhǔrén , bǎ tā jiāo gĕi waìbāngrén shǒu lǐ .

12 Wǒmen hé nà bĕn dì de rén , tīngjian zhè huà , dōu kǔ quàn Bǎoluó búyào shàng Yēlùsǎlĕng qù .

13 Bǎoluó shuō , nǐmen wèishénme zhèyàng tòngkū , shǐ wǒ xīn suì ne . wǒ wéi zhǔ Yēsū de míng , búdàn beì rén kúnbǎng , jiù shì sǐ zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , yĕ shì yuànyì de .

14 Bǎoluó jì bú tīng quàn , wǒmen biàn zhù kǒu le , zhǐ shuō , yuàn zhǔ de zhǐyì chéngjiù biàn shì le .

15 Guò le jǐ rì , wǒmen shōushi xíngli shàng Yēlùsǎlĕng qù .