had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. 10 As we were staying
there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11
And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands,
and said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews at
Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the
hands of the Gentiles.'" 12 When we heard this, we and the people there
begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, "What are
you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be
bound but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." 14
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, "The will of
the Lord be done."
15 After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. 16
And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the
house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to
lodge.
17 When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brethren received us
gladly. 18 And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all
the elders were present. 19 After he had greeted them, he related one by
one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his
ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to
him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of
those who have believed; they are all zealous for the law, 21 and they
have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the
Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or
to walk according to the customs. 22 What then is to be done? They will
certainly hear that you have come. 23 Therefore do what we tell you. We
have four men who are under a vow; 24 take these men and purify
yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave
their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have
been told about you, but that you yourself live in observance of the law.
25 But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote to them our
decision that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from
blood and from what is strangled and from fornication." 26 The next day
Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to
the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would
end and the offering would be made for each one of them.
27 When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia,
upon seeing him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on
him, 28 crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching
all men everywhere against our people and our law and this place; and
besides he also brought Greeks into the temple, and he has defiled this
holy place." 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in
the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the
temple.
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