Acts 21:1-16 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Acts 21:1-16

Paul Sets Out for Jerusalem

Now when ^awe had parted from them and had set sail, we came by ^ba straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara; 2 and having found a ship crossing over to ^aPhoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 And when we came in sight of ^aCyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to ^bSyria and landed at ^cTyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo. 4 And after looking up ^athe disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept telling Paul ^bthrough the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. 5 And when ¹our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, ^aescorted us until we were out of the city. After ^bkneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. 6 Then we went on board the ship, and they returned ^ahome again.
7 And when we had finished the voyage from ^aTyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting ^bthe brothers, we stayed with them for a day. 8 And on the next day we left and came to ^aCaesarea, and entering the house of ^bPhilip the ^cevangelist, who was ^bone of the seven, we stayed with him. 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who ^aprophesied. 10 And as we were staying there for some days, a prophet named ^aAgabus came down from Judea. 11 And coming to us, he ^atook Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This ^bis what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will ^cbind the man who owns this belt and ^ddeliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” 12 And when we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him ^anot to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying and breaking my heart? For ^aI am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for ^bthe name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying, “^aThe will of the Lord be done!”
15 Now after these days we got ready and ^astarted on our way up to Jerusalem. 16 And some of ^athe disciples from ^bCaesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of ^cCyprus, an ^dearly disciple with whom we were to lodge.