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these hands have furnished. from Tyre came down to Ptolemais: and saluting
35 I have shewed you all things, how that so the brethren, we abode one day with them.
labouring you ought to support the weak, and 8 And the next day departing, we came to
to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he Caesarea. And entering into the house of Philip
said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we
than to receive. abode with him.
36 And when he had said these things, kneel- 9 And he had four daughters, virgins, who did
ing down, he prayed with them all. prophesy.
37 And there was much weeping among them 10 And as we tarried there for some days,
all; and falling on the neck of Paul, they kissed there came from Judea a certain prophet, named
him, Agabus.
38 Being grieved most of all for the word 11 Who, when he was come to us, took Paul’s
which he had said, that they should see his face girdle: and binding his own feet and hands, he
no more. And they brought him on his way to said: Thus saith the Holy Ghost: The man
the ship. whose girdle this is, the Jews shall bind in this
manner in Jerusalem, and shall deliver him into
the hands of the Gentiles.
Chapter 21
12 Which when we had heard, both we and
they that were of that place, desired him that he
And when it came to pass that, being parted
would not go up to Jerusalem.
from them, we set sail, we came with a straight
course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, 13 Then Paul answered, and said: What do
you mean weeping and afflicting my heart? For
and from thence to Patara.
I am ready not only to be bound, but to die also
2 And when we had found a ship sailing over
to Phenice, we went aboard, and set forth. in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.
3 And when we had discovered Cyprus, leav- 14 And when we could not persuade him, we
ing it on the left hand, we sailed into Syria, and ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done.
came to Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade 15 And after those days, being prepared, we
her burden. went up to Jerusalem.
4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven 16 And there went also with us some of the
days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that disciples from Caesarea, bringing with them one
he should not go up to Jerusalem. Mnason a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom
5 And the days being expired, departing we we should lodge.
went forward, they all bringing us on our way, 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the
with their wives and children, till we were out of brethren received us gladly.
the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and 18 And the day following, Paul went in with us
we prayed. unto James; and all the ancients were assembled.
6 And when we had bid one another farewell, 19 Whom when he had saluted, he related par-
we took ship; and they returned home. ticularly what things God had wrought among
7 But we having finished the voyage by sea, the Gentiles by his ministry.