Acts 21:1-16 - Paul Travels On To Jerusalem

¹ And when it came to pass to launch us, after being drawn away from them, after going a straight course, we came to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. ² And having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, having gotton on, we launched. ³ And having sighted Cyprus, and having left it behind on the left side, we sailed to Syria and came down to Tyre, for there the ship was unloading the merchandise. ⁴ And having found disciples (we remained there seven days) who said to Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. ⁵ And when it came to pass for us to finish the days, having gone forth, we were departing, all accompanying us, with women and children, as far as outside the city. And having knelt on the beach we prayed. ⁶ And having bid farewell to each other, we went up in the ship, and those men returned to their own things.

⁷ And when we finished the voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais. And having greeted the brothers, we remained with them one day. ⁸ And on the morrow, after going forth, those around Paul came to Caesarea. And having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, being of the seven, we dwelt with him. ⁹ Now four virgin daughters who prophesied were with this man.

¹⁰ And as we remained more days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ And having come to us, and having taken Paul's belt, having bound both his feet and hands, he said, The Holy Spirit says these things: Thus the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the h ¹² And when we heard these things, both we and those local men urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

¹³ And Paul answered, What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I fare ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁴ And since he was not persuaded, we were quiet, having said, May the will of the Lord happen.

¹⁵ And after these days, having made preparation, we went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁶ And also the disciples from Caesarea went together with us, bringing a certain Mnason, a Cypriot, an old disciple with whom we would lodge.