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Acts 21

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After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos , and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara .
And it came to pass, at our sailing, having been parted from them, having run direct, we came to Coos , and the succeeding ` day ' to Rhodes, and thence to Patara ,
Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia , we boarded it and set sail.
and having found a ship passing over to Phenicia , having gone on board, we sailed,
After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo .
and having discovered Cyprus , and having left it on the left , we were sailing to Syria , and did land at Tyre, for there was the ship discharging the lading .
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 .
And having found out the disciples , we tarried there seven days , and they said to Paul, through the Spirit , not to go up to Jerusalem ;
But when our time there had ended , we set out on our journey. All the disciples , with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
but when it came that we completed the days , having gone forth, we went on , all bringing us on the way , with women and children, unto the outside of the city , and having bowed the knees upon the shore, we prayed,
And after we had said our farewells , we went aboard the ship, and they returned home .
and having embraced one another , we embarked in the ship, and they returned to their own friends .
When we had finished our voyage from Tyre , we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
And we , having finished the course, from Tyre came down to Ptolemais, and having saluted the brethren, we remained one day with them ;
Leaving the next day , we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist , who was one of the Seven .
and on the morrow Paul and his company having gone forth , we came to Cesarea, and having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist -- who is of the seven -- we remained with him,
He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied .
and this one had four daughters , virgins, prophesying .
After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea .
And we remaining many more days, there came down a certain one from Judea , a prophet, by name Agabus,
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 . ’”
and he having come unto us, and having taken up the girdle of Paul , having bound also his own hands and feet, said, `Thus saith the Holy Spirit , The man whose is this girdle -- so shall the Jews in Jerusalem bind , and they shall deliver ` him ' up to the hands of nations . '
When we heard this , we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem .
And when we heard these things , we called upon `him' -- both we, and those of that place -- not to go up to Jerusalem ,
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 .”
and Paul answered, `What do ye -- weeping , and crushing mine heart? for I , not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem , am ready, for the name of the Lord Jesus ;'
When he would not be dissuaded , we fell silent and said , The Lord’s will be done.
and he not being persuaded , we were silent, saying, ` The will of the Lord be done. '
After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem .
And after these days, having taken `our' vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem ,
Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot , an early disciple.
and there went also of the disciples from Cesarea with us, bringing with them him with whom we may lodge, a certain Mnason of Cyprus , an aged disciple.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us ,
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
and on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came,
Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one , each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration,
When they heard this , they glorified God . Then they said to Paul , “You see , brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law .
and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord . They said also to him , `Thou seest , brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law ,
But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses , telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs .
and they are instructed concerning thee, that apostacy from Moses thou dost teach to all Jews among the nations , saying -- Not to circumcise the children , nor after the customs to walk;
What then should we do ? They will certainly hear that you have come.
what then is it ? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.
Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow .
`This, therefore , do that we say to thee: We have four men having a vow on themselves,
Take these men , purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you , but that you also live in obedience to the law.
these having taken , be purified with them, and be at expence with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning thee are nothing , but thou dost walk -- thyself also -- the law keeping .
As for the Gentile believers , we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols , from blood, from the meat of strangled animals , and from sexual immorality .
`And concerning those of the nations who have believed , we have written , having given judgment, that they observe no such thing , except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing , and whoredom . '
So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them . Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
Then Paul , having taken the men , on the following day, with them having purified himself, was entering into the temple , announcing the fulfilment of the days of the purification , till the offering was offered for each one of them.
When the seven days were almost over , some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple . They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
And, as the seven days were about to be fully ended , the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple , were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands upon him,
crying out, Men of Israel , help us ! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place . Furthermore , he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place .”
crying out, ` Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who , against the people , and the law , and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple , and hath defiled this holy place ;'
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
for they had seen before Trophimus , the Ephesian , in the city with him , whom they were supposing that Paul brought into the temple.
The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut .
All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people , and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut ,
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,
Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions , ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.
The commander came up and arrested Paul , ordering that he be bound with two chains . Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Then the chief captain , having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains , and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,
Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another . And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar , he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
and some were crying out one thing, and some another , among the multitude, and not being able to know the certainty because of the tumult , he commanded him to be carried to the castle,
When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
and when he came upon the steps, it happened he was borne by the soldiers , because of the violence of the multitude,
For the crowd that followed him kept shouting , Away with him !”
for the crowd of the people was following after , crying, ` Away with him .'
As they were about to take Paul into the barracks , he asked the commander , “May I say something to you ? “Do you speak Greek? he replied.
And Paul being about to be led into the castle , saith to the chief captain , `Is it permitted to me to say anything unto thee ? ' and he said, ` Greek dost thou know ?
“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness ?
art not thou, then, the Egyptian who before these days made an uprising, and did lead into the desert the four thousand men of the assassins? '
But Paul answered , I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city . Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.
And Paul said , ` I , indeed, am a man, a Jew , of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. '
Having received permission , Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd , and he addressed them in Hebrew:
And he having given him leave , Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence , he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying :

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