vvv vvv 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.
- Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia , we boarded (it) (and) set sail.
(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.
- 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.
But - when our - time (there) had ended , we set out on our journey. All (the disciples) , with (their) wives and children , accompanied us vvv out of the city and knelt down ... ... on the beach to pray (with us).
(And) after we had said our farewells ... , - we went aboard ... the ship , and they returned vvv vvv home.
(When) we had finished (our) voyage from Tyre , we landed at Ptolemais , (where) we greeted the brothers (and) stayed with them for a day.
- Leaving the next day , we went on to Caesarea and vvv stayed - - at the home of Philip the evangelist , who was (one) of the Seven.
- (He) had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
After we had been there several days , a prophet named Agabus came down from - Jude -a.
- 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.
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. ”
(When) he vvv would not be dissuaded , we fell silent (and) said , “ The vvv Lord’s will be done. ”
- After these - days , we packed up (and) went on to Jerusalem.
- (Some) of the disciples from Caesarea - accompanied ... us , (and) they took us vvv vvv to stay at the home - of Mnason (the) Cypriot , an early disciple.
- When we arrived in Jerusalem , the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
- The next (day) - Paul went in with us to (see) James - , and all the elders were present.
- (Paul) greeted them (and) recounted one by one the things that - God had done among the Gentiles through his - ministry.
- - 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.
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.
What then should (we do) ? vvv They will certainly hear that you have come.
Therefore do vvv what we advise you. There are four men with us vvv vvv who have taken a vow.
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.
- 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. ”
(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.
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 ,
crying out , “ Men (of) Israel , help us ! This is the man who teaches vvv 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. ”
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city , (and) they assumed that - Paul had brought (him) into the temple.
- The whole city was stirred up , and the people vvv rushed together. - They seized - Paul (and) dragged him out of the temple , and at once the gates were shut.
(While) they were trying to kill him , the commander of the (Roman) regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
- 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.
- The commander came up (and) arrested (Paul) , - ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what vvv he had done.
(Some) in the crowd were shouting one thing , (and) (some) another. And (since) (the commander) vvv could not get at the tRuth - because of the uproar , he ordered that (Paul) be brought into the barracks.
- When (Paul) reached ... the steps , - he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
For the crowd ... ... that followed (him) kept shouting , “ Away with him ! ”
(As) they were about to take - Paul into the barracks , he asked the commander , “ vvv May I say something to you ? ” “ Do you speak Greek ? ” (he) - replied.
“ - Aren’t ... you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago ... ... ... and led - four thousand members of the ‘ Assassins ’ into the wilderness ? ”
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. ”
- vvv 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 ... ... :