Deeds (Act) of Apostles 21:4-25

⁴And when we found disciples, we dwelled there seven days; which said by Spirit to Paul, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

⁵And when the days were ful filled, we went forth, and all men with wives and children led forth us with-out the city; and we kneeled in the sea brink, and we prayed.

⁶And when we had made farewell together, we went up into the ship; and they turned again into their own places.

⁷And when the ship sailing was filled from Tyre, we came down to Ptolemais, and when we had greeted well the brethren, we dwelled one day at them.

⁸And another day we went forth, and came to Caesarea. And we entered into the house of Philip evangelist, that was one of the seven, and dwelled at him.

⁹And to him were four daughters, virgins, that prophesied.

¹⁰And when we dwelled there some days, a prophet, Agabus by name, came over from Judea.

¹¹This when he came to us, took the girdle of Paul, and bound together his feet and hands, and said, The Holy Ghost saith these things, Thus the Jews shall bind in Jerusalem the man, whose is this girdle; and they shall betake him into heathen men’s hands.

¹²Which thing when we heard, we prayed, and they that were of that place, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

¹³Then Paul answered, and said, What do ye, weeping and tormenting mine heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁴And when we might not counsel him, we were still, and said, The will of the Lord be done.

¹⁵And after these days we were made ready, and went up to Jerusalem.

¹⁶And some of the disciples came with us from Caesarea, and led with them a man, Jason of Cyprus, an old disciple, at whom we should be harboured.

¹⁷And when we came to Jerusalem, brethren received us willfully.

¹⁸And in the day pursuing, Paul entered with us to James, and all the elder men were gathered.

¹⁹Which when he had greeted, he told by all things, what things God had done in heathen men, by the ministry of him.

²⁰And when they heard, they mag-nified God, and said to him, Brother, thou seest how many thousands be in Jews, that have believed to God, and all be lovers or pursuers of the law.

²¹And they heard of thee, that thou teachest departing from Moses of those Jews that be by heathen men, that say, that they owe not to circumcise their sons, neither owe to enter by or after custom.

²²Therefore what is this? It behooveth that the multitude come together; for they shall hear, that thou art come.

²³Therefore do thou this thing, that we say to thee. There be to us four men, that have a vow on them.

²⁴Take thou these men, and hallow thee with them; hang on them, that they shave their heads; and that all men know, that those things that they heard of thee be false, but that thou walkest, and thyself keepest the law.

²⁵But of these that believed of heathen men, we have written, deeming that they abstain them from thing offered to idols, and from blood, and also from strangled thing, and from fornication.