Verse 15
Acts 21:15
Free Bible Version
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The next day Paul went with us to see James, and all the church leaders were there.
Original Language Text
greek
Μετὰ δὲ τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας ἐπισκευασάμενοι ἀνεβαίνομεν εἰς ⸀Ἱεροσόλυμα·
English Translation
And after these days, having prepared, we went up to Jerusalem.
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Chapter 21 Context
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After we had said goodbye to them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes. From th...
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where we found a ship going to Phoenicia. We went on board and set sail.
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We passed within sight of Cyprus on the left, and continued on to Syria where we landed at Tyre, whe...
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We found the believers and stayed there for a week. Through the Holy Spirit the believers told Paul...
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When the time was up, we left and went back to the ship to continue our journey. All the believers,...
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Then we boarded the ship, and they went back home.
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The next day we left and went to Caesarea. We stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist (one of t...
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After we'd stayed there for several days, a prophet called Agabus arrived from Judea.
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Approaching us, he took Paul's belt, and bound his own hands and feet. Then he said, “The Holy Spiri...
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When we heard this, we and the believers there pleaded with Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
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However, Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be...
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Since he couldn't be persuaded otherwise we gave up, and said, “May the Lord's will be done.”
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Some of the believers from Caesarea came with us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, where we w...
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When we arrived in Jerusalem, the believers there welcomed us warmly.
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The next day Paul went with us to see James, and all the church leaders were there.
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After greeting them, Paul went through in detail everything God (Elohim) had done for the foreigners...
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When they heard what had happened they praised God (Elohim) and told Paul, “Brother, you can see how...
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They have been told that you teach Jews living among the foreigners to ignore the Law of Moses, tell...
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So what should we do about it? People will certainly get to hear that you've arrived here.
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This is what we want you to do: Four men among us have taken a vow.
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Go with them and perform the purification rituals with them, paying for them to have their heads sha...
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As to the foreigners who have trusted the Lord, we already wrote a letter regarding our decision tha...
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So Paul took the men with him, and the next day went and purified himself with them. Then he went to...
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“Men of Israel, help!” they shouted. “This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere to oppose...
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(They said this because they had seen him previously in the city with Trophimus the Ephesian and pre...
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The whole city was shocked by this and people came running. They grabbed hold of Paul and dragged hi...
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As they tried to kill him, news came to the Roman troop commander that the whole of Jerusalem was in...
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Immediately the commander took some centurions and soldiers and ran down to the mob. When the mob sa...
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Then the commander came over and arrested Paul, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He aske...
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Some in the mob were shouting one thing and some another. Since the commander couldn't find out the...
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When Paul got to the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob was so violent.
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People in the crowd that was following were shouting, “Get rid of him!”
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Just as he was about to be taken inside the fortress, Paul asked the commander, “Can I tell you some...
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“Aren't you the Egyptian who recently incited a rebellion and led four thousand Assassins into the d...
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“I am a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, an important city,” Paul replied. “Please let me talk t...
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The commander gave Paul permission to speak. So Paul stood on the stairs and motioned for silence. W...
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