Acts 21
1. And it came to pass * , that after we were gotten * from them, and had launched * , we came * with a straight course * unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
2. And finding * a ship sailing over * unto Phenicia, we went aboard * , and set forth * .
3. Now when we had discovered * Cyprus, we left * it on the left hand,and sailed * into Syria, and landed * at Tyre: for there the ship was * to unlade * her burden.
4. And finding * disciples, we tarried * there seven days: who said * to Paul through the Spirit, that he should * not go up * to Jerusalem.
5. And when we had * accomplished * those days, we departed * and went our way * ; and they all brought * us on our way * , with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down * on the shore, and prayed * .
6. And when we had taken our leave * one of another, we took * ship; and they returned * home again * .
7. And when we had finished * our course from Tyre, we came * to Ptolemais, and saluted * the brethren, and abode * with them one day.
8. And the next day we that were of * Paul's company departed * , and came * unto Caesarea:and we entered * into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was * one of the seven; and abode * with him.
9. And the same man had * four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy * .
10. And as we tarried * there many days, there came down * from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11. And when he was come * unto us, he took * Paul's girdle,and bound * his own hands and feet, and said * , Thus saith * the Holy Ghost, So shall * the Jews at Jerusalem bind * the man that owneth * this girdle, and shall deliver * him into the hands of the Gentiles.
12. And when we heard * these things, both we, and they of that place, besought * him not to go up * to Jerusalem.
13. Then Paul answered * , What mean ye * to weep * and to break * mine heart? 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. And after those days we took up our carriages * , and went up * to Jerusalem.
16. There went * with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought * with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple,with whom we should lodge * .
17. And when we were come * to Jerusalem, the brethren received * us gladly.
18. And the day following * Paul went in * with us unto James; and all the elders were present * .
19. And when he had saluted * them, he declared * particularly what things God had wrought * among the Gentiles by his ministry.
20. And when they heard * it, they glorified * the Lord, and said * unto him, Thou seest * , brother, how many thousands of Jews there are * which believe * ; and they are * all zealous of the law:
21. And they are informed * of thee, that thou teachest * all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying * that they ought * not to circumcise * their children, neither to walk * after the customs.
22. What is it * therefore? the multitude must * needs come together * : for they will hear * that thou art come * .
23. Do * therefore this that we say * to thee: We have * four men which have a vow * on them;
24. Them take * , and purify thyself * with them, and be at charges * with them, that they may shave * their heads: and all may know * that those things, whereof they were informed * concerning thee, are * nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly * , and keepest * the law.
25. As touching the Gentiles which believe * , we have written * and concluded * that they observe * no such thing, save only that they keep * themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
26. Then Paul took * the men,and the next * day purifying himself * with them entered * into the temple, to signify * the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered * for every one of them.
27. And when the seven days were almost * ended * , the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw * him in the temple, stirred up * all the people, and laid * hands on him,
28. Crying out * , Men of Israel, help * : This is * the man, that teacheth * all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought * Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted * this holy place.
29. (For they had * seen before * with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed * that Paul had brought * into the temple.)
30. And all the city was moved * , and the people ran together * : and they took * Paul, and drew * him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut * .
31. And as they went about * to kill * him, tidings came * unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar * .
32. Who immediately took * soldiers and centurions, and ran down * unto them: and when they saw * the chief captain and the soldiers, they left * beating * of Paul.
33. Then the chief captain came near * , and took * him, and commanded * him to be bound with * two chains; and demanded * who he was * , and what he had * done * .
34. And some cried * one thing,some another, among the multitude: and when he could * not know * the certainty for the tumult, he commanded * him to be carried * into the castle.
35. And when he came * upon the stairs, so it was * , that he was borne * of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
36. For the multitude of the people followed after * , crying * , Away * with him.
37. And as Paul was to be * led * into the castle, he said * unto the chief captain, May * I speak * unto thee? Who said * , Canst thou speak * Greek?
38. Art * not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar * , and leddest out * into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39. But Paul said * , I am * a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech * thee, suffer * me to speak * unto the people.
40. And when he had given * him licence * , Paul stood * on the stairs, and beckoned * with the hand unto the people. And when there was made * a great silence, he spake * unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying * ,
