1 And whensSee ch. 16:10 we had parted from them and set sail, wetch. 16:11 came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo. 4 And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. Anduver. 11; ch. 20:23 through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. 5 When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children,vch. 20:38 accompanied us until we were outside the city. Andwch. 20:36 kneeling down on the beach, we prayed 6 and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greetedxSee John 21:23 the brothers and stayed with them for one day. 8 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house ofych. 6:5; 8:5 PhilipzEph. 4:11; 2 Tim. 4:5 the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 He had four unmarried daughters,ach. 2:17, 18; Luke 2:36; 1 Cor. 11:5; See ch. 13:1 who prophesied. 10 While we were staying for many days, a prophet namedbch. 11:28 Agabus came down from Judea. 11 And coming to us, hec[1 Sam. 15:27, 28; 1 Kgs. 11:30; Isa. 20:3; Jer. 13:1-11; 27:2] took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said,dSee ch. 20:23 “Thus says the Holy Spirit,e[ver. 33]; See ch. 9:16 ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt andf[ver. 31-33; Matt. 20:19] deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. ’ ” 12 When we heard this, we and the people thereg[Matt. 16:21-23] urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered,g[See ver. 12 above] “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? Forhch. 20:24; Rom. 8:36; 2 Cor. 4:16; 12:10; Phil. 2:17; [ch. 15:26] I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in JerusalemiSee ch. 5:41 for the name of the Lord Jesus. ” 14 And since he would not be persuaded,j[Ruth 1:18] we ceased and said,kSee Matt. 6:10 “Let the will of the Lord be done. ”
15 After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. 16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17 When we had come to Jerusalem,lver. 7; [ch. 15:4] the brothers received us gladly. 18 On the following day Paul went in with us tomSee ch. 12:17 James, and allnSee ch. 11:30 the elders were present. 19 After greeting them,oSee ch. 14:27 he related one by onep[Rom. 15:18, 19] the things that God had done among the Gentiles through hisqSee ch. 1:17 ministry. 20 And when they heard it, theyrch. 11:18 glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are allsch. 22:3; Rom. 10:2; Gal. 1:14 zealous for the law, 21 and they have been told about you that you teach allt[James 1:1] the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses,uver. 28 telling themv[Rom. 2:28, 29; 1 Cor. 7:19] not to circumcise their children orw[Mark 7:5; Gal. 2:14] walk according toxch. 6:14; 15:1 our customs. 22 What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. 23 Do therefore what we tell you. We have four meny[ch. 18:18] who are under a vow; 24 take these men andzver. 26; ch. 24:18; [John 11:55] purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses,y[See ver. 23 above] so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law. 25 But as for the Gentiles who have believed,aSee ch. 15:19, 20, 29 we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. ” 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next dayz[See ver. 24 above] he purified himself along with them andb[Num. 6:13] went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled andc[Num. 6:9-12] the offering presented for each one of them.
27 Whenc[See ver. 26 above] the seven days were almost completed,dSee ch. 13:50 the Jews from Asia,ech. 24:18; 26:21 seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man whofver. 21 is teaching everyone everywhere against the people andgSee ch. 6:13 the law andgSee ch. 6:13 this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple andhch. 24:6 has defiledgSee ch. 6:13 this holy place. ” 29 For they had previously seenich. 20:4 Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul andjch. 26:21; [2 Kgs. 11:15] dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. 31 j[See ver. 30 above] And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune ofkSee ch. 10:1 the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32 l[ch. 23:27] He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered himmch. 20:23; [ver. 11] to be boundnch. 12:6; [ch. 22:29; 26:29; 28:20; Eph. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:16] with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done. 34 och. 19:32 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought intopch. 22:24; 23:10 the barracks. 35 And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, 36 for the mob of the people followed, crying out,qch. 22:22; [Luke 23:18; John 19:15] “Away with him! ”
37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you? ” And he said, “Do you know Greek? 38 Are you notr[ch. 5:36] the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins outsMatt. 24:26 into the wilderness? ” 39 Paul replied,tch. 9:11; 22:3 “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people. ” 40 And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps,uSee ch. 12:17 motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them invch. 22:2; 26:14 the Hebrew language, saying: