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

¹ When at least we had torn ourselves away, and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos, and next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. ² And when we had found a ship bound for Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. ³ After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on the left hand, we sailed for Syria, and put in at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. ⁴ We looked up the local disciples and remained there seven days; and these disciples kept telling Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem. ⁵ When, however, our time was up, we left and started on our journey; and all of them, with wives and children, were escorting us on our way until we were out of the city; then, kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, ⁶ and said good-bye, and went on board the ship, while they returned home again.

⁷ And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we reached Ptolemais, and greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day. ⁸ On the morrow we started for Caesarea, where we went into the house of Philip, the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. ⁹ Now Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied,

¹⁰ and while we remained there many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ He came to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, saying, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'so will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the owner of this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" ¹² As soon as we heard these words, both we and those who were standing near entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

¹³ "What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."

¹⁴ And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

¹⁵ A few days after this we took up our luggage and went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁶ And some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us. They led us to the house of Mnason, a Cypriote, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to lodge.