g Mar. i. 14

25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, h Ac. xviii. 6 that I am pure from the blood of all men.

i verse 20

L I Pe. v. 2

1 Eph. i. 7; Heb. ix. 12; 1 Pe. i. 19

m Mat. vii. 15

n 1 Tim. i.

19; 2 Tim. i. 15

o Ac. xix. IO

P Col. i, 28

9 Fude 24

27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

28 ¶ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, kand to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, 'which he hath purchased with his own blood.

29 For I know this, that after my departing mshall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

30 Also of your own selves "shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

31 Therefore watch, and remember, that "by the space of three years I ceased not to Pwarn every one night and day with tears.

32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is Eph. ii. 20 able to build you up, and to give you "an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

s 1 Pe. i. 4;

Col. i. 12

t 2 Cor. xi. 9

"I Thess. ii. 9; 2 Thess. iii. 8

x Ro. xv. 1;

33 I have 'coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

34 Yea, ye yourselves know, "that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, 1 Thess. v.14 and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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36 ¶ And when he had thus spoken, kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

Chapter xxi.

1 Paul will not by any means be dissuaded from going to Jerusalem. 9 Philip's daughters prophetesses. 17 Paul cometh to Jerusalem: 27 where he is apprehended, and in great danger, 31 but by the chief captain is rescued, and permitted to speak to the people.

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ND it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara :

2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.

3 Now when we had discovered "Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at bTyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

y Ac. xxi. 5; Eph. iii. 14

z verse 25

a Ac. iv. 36; xiii. 4; xv. 39

b Ac. xii. 20

c Ac. XX. 23

5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and Ac. xv. 3 they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

6 And when we had taken our leave one of

e Ac. xx. 36

1 Mat. v. 47

another, we took ship; and they returned home again.

7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and fsaluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the h Eph. iv. 11; evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

g Ac. vi. 5

2 Tim. iv. 5

i Foel ii. 28

k Ac. xi. 28

1 see I Ki. xxii. 11

m Ac. xx. 23 Ac. xxii. 22

o verse 4

9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

IO And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, knamed Agabus.

II And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, 1and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem "bind the man that owneth this girdle, "and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to Ac. xx. 24; weep and to break mine heart? Pfor I am Ro. viii. 35; ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Phil. ii. 17

a Mat. vi. 10; Fa. iv. 15

1 Pro. xvi. 31

14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done. 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.

16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cæsarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

"Ac. xx. 24; Gal. i. I

1 Ac. iv. 21:

19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had Ro.xv.18, 19 wrought among the Gentiles "by his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law :

xi.18; xiii. 48

Ro. x. 2

21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they Gal.v.1,&c. ought not to circumcise their children, "neither to walk after the customs.

22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;

a Ac. vi. 14; xvi. 21

Ac. xviii. 18

24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may bshave their heads: and all may know that Nu. vi. 18; those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, "save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

c Ac. xv. 19,

20

d1 Cor. ix. 19 Ac. xxiv. 18

f Nu. vi. 13

8 Ac. xxiv. 18

h Ac. xxvi.21

iAc.xxiv. 5,6

26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

27 And when the seven days were almost ended, "the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, hand laid hands on him,

28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the Ac. vi. 13 temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

1 Ac. xx. 4

29 (For they had seen before with him in the city 'Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

30 And all the city was moved, and the mAc. xix. 30, people ran together: and they took Paul, mand drew him out of the temple : and forthwith the doors were shut.

31

n Ac. xxvi. 21

31 And as they "went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, Ac. xxill, 27 they left beating of Paul.

P Ac.. xxiv. 7

9 verse II Ac. xx. 23

Ac. xix. 32

33 Then the chief captain came near, Pand took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

34 And 'some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.