Acts 21:13

Courage and strength Obedience Suffering Jesus Christ

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.

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.

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.

Compare

BSB: 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.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
ASV: Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
DARBY: But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for *I* am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
BLB: Then Paul answered, “What are you⁺ doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I have readiness not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

ÅB: Men Paulus svarte: Hvorfor gråter dere og sønderriver mitt hjerte? Jeg er rede ikke bare til å bindes, men også til å dø i Jerusalem for den Herre Jesu navn.
OTB: Da svarte Paulus: "Hvorfor gråter dere og knuser mitt hjerte? Jeg er rede ikke bare til å bli bundet, men også til å dø i Jerusalem for Herrens Jesu navn."
B1930: Men Paulus svarte: Hvorfor gråter I og sønderriver mitt hjerte? Jeg er rede ikke bare til å bindes, men også til å dø i Jerusalem for den Herre Jesu navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 20:24
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
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Philippians 1:20–21
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
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Philippians 2:17
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
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Romans 8:35–37
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
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Colossians 1:24
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
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2 Timothy 4:6
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
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2 Timothy 2:4–6
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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Acts 20:37
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
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