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Acts 21:12

Jerusalem
Grief

10 After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

11 Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

14 When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
KJV
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
WEB
When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
ASV
And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
DARBY
And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place besought [him] not to go up to Jerusalem.
BLB
And when we had heard these things, both we and those of that place were begging him not to go up to Jerusalem.
ÅB
Da vi hørte dette, ba vi ham, både vi og de der på stedet, at han ikke måtte dra opp til Jerusalem.
OTB
Da vi hørte dette, ba vi, sammen med de lokale innbyggerne, Paulus om ikke å dra opp til Jerusalem.
B1930
Da vi hørte dette, bad vi ham, både vi og de der på stedet, at han ikke måtte dra op til Jerusalem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 20:22

    And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

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  • Matthew 16:21–23

    From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

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  • Acts 21:4

    We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

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