Act 21 | NASB1995 | STEP | When we had parted from them and had set sail , we ran a straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara ;

Acts 21

Paul Sails from Miletus

1 When ^awe had parted from them and had set sail, we ran ^ba straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara; 2 and having found a ship crossing over to ^cPhoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we came in sight of ^dCyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to ^eSyria and landed at ^fTyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo. 4 After looking up ^gthe disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept telling Paul ^{▼▼ I.e. because of impressions made by the Spirit
,} ⁱthrough the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. 5 When ^{▼▼ Lit we had completed the days}our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, ^kescorted us until we were out of the city. After ^lkneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. 6 Then we went on board the ship, and they returned ^mhome again.

7 When we had finished the voyage from ⁿTyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting ^othe brethren, we stayed with them for a day. 8 On the next day we left and came to ^pCaesarea, and entering the house of ^qPhilip the ^revangelist, who was ^sone of the seven, we stayed with him. 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who were ^tprophetesses. 10 As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named ^uAgabus came down from Judea. 11 And coming to us, he ^vtook Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This ^wis what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will ^xbind the man who owns this belt and ^ydeliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” 12 When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him ^znot to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^aaI am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for ^abthe name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, remarking, ^ac“The will of the Lord be done!”

Paul at Jerusalem

15 After these days we got ready and ^adstarted on our way up to Jerusalem. 16 Some of ^aethe disciples from ^afCaesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of ^agCyprus, a ^ahdisciple of long standing with whom we were to lodge.

17 After we arrived in Jerusalem, ^aithe brethren received us gladly. 18 And the following day Paul went in with us to ^{▼▼ Or Jacob
,} ^akJames, and all ^althe elders were present. 19 After he had greeted them, he ^am began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ^anministry. 20 And when they heard it they began ^aoglorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many ^{▼▼ Lit ten thousands}thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all ^aqzealous for the Law; 21 and they have been told about you, that you are ^arteaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them ^asnot to circumcise their children nor to ^{▼▼ I.e. observe or live by}walk according to ^authe customs. 22 “What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. 23 “Therefore do this that we tell you. We have four men who ^{▼▼ Lit have a vow on them
,} ^aware under a vow; 24 take them and ^axpurify yourself along with them, and ^{▼▼ Lit spend on them}pay their expenses so that they may ^azshave their ^{▼▼ Lit head}heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the Law. 25 “But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, ^bbhaving decided that they should abstain from ^{▼▼ Lit the thing}meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication.” 26 Then Paul ^{▼▼ Or took the men the next day, and purifying himself}took the men, and the next day, ^bepurifying himself along with them, ^bfwent into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.

Paul Seized in the Temple

27 When ^bgthe seven days were almost over, ^bhthe Jews from ^{▼▼ I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor
,} ^bjAsia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, come to our aid! ^bkThis is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has ^bldefiled this holy place.” 29 For they had previously seen ^bmTrophimus the ^bnEphesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 Then all the city was provoked, and ^{▼▼ Lit a running together of the people occurred}the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they ^bpdragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. 31 While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the ^{▼▼ I.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops}commander of the ^br Roman ^{▼▼ Or battalion}cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32 At once he ^bttook along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the ^{▼▼ V 31, note 1}commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the ^{▼▼ V 31, note 1}commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be ^bwbound with ^bxtwo chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done. 34 But among the crowd ^bysome were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the ^{▼▼ Lit certainty}facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into ^cathe barracks. 35 When he got to ^cbthe stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the ^{▼▼ Lit crowd}mob; 36 for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting, ^cd“Away with him!”

37 As Paul was about to be brought into ^cethe barracks, he said to the ^{▼▼ V 31, note 1}commander, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek? 38 “Then you are not ^cgthe Egyptian who some ^{▼▼ Lit days}time ago stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out ^ciinto the wilderness?” 39 But Paul said, ^cj“I am a Jew of Tarsus in ^ckCilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.” 40 When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on ^clthe stairs, ^cmmotioned to the people with his hand; and when there ^{▼▼ Lit occurred}was a great hush, he spoke to them in the ^{▼▼ I.e. Jewish Aramaic
,} ^cpHebrew dialect, saying,