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And the next
day Paul and those of us that were with him departed and came unto Caesarea; and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was
one of the seven, and abode with him.
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And he had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.
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And as we tarried
there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
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And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle and bound his own hands and feet and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle and shall deliver
him into the hands of the Gentiles.
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And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, Let the will of the Lord be done.
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And after those days we packed our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.
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There went with us also
certain of the disciples of Caesarea and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
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And when we arrived at Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
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And the
day following, Paul went in with us to
see James, and all the elders were gathered.
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And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
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And when they heard
it, they glorified the Lord and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous of the law;
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and they are informed of thee that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise
their children, neither to walk after the customs.
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What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together, for they will hear that thou art come.
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Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men among us who have a vow on them;
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them take, and purify thyself with them, and pay their expenses, that they may shave
their heads, and all may know that those things, of which they were informed concerning thee, are nothing, but
that thou thyself dost also walk orderly and keep the law.
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As touching the Gentiles who believe, we have written
and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from
things offered to idols and from blood and from
that which has been strangled and from fornication.
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Then Paul took the men and the next day, purifying himself with them, entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification until an offering should be offered for each one of them.
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And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews, who were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands on him,
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crying out, Men of Israel, help; this is the man that teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and has polluted this holy place.