Atti 21:13

13 Paolo allora rispose: Che fate voi, piangendo e spezzandomi il cuore? Poiché io son pronto non solo ad esser legato, ma anche a morire a Gerusalemme per il nome del Signor Gesù.

Atti 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.

Atti 21:13 In-Context

11 il quale, venuto da noi, prese la cintura di Paolo, se ne legò i piedi e le mani, e disse: Questo dice lo Spirito Santo: Così legheranno i Giudei a Gerusalemme l’uomo di cui è questa cintura, e lo metteranno nelle mani dei Gentili.

12 Quando udimmo queste cose, tanto noi che quei del luogo lo pregavamo di non salire a Gerusalemme.

13 Paolo allora rispose: Che fate voi, piangendo e spezzandomi il cuore? Poiché io son pronto non solo ad esser legato, ma anche a morire a Gerusalemme per il nome del Signor Gesù.

14 E non lasciandosi egli persuadere, ci acquetammo, dicendo: Sia fatta la volontà del Signore.

15 Dopo que’ giorni, fatti i nostri preparativi, salimmo a Gerusalemme.