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Acts 21:12
And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place besought [him] not to go up to Jerusalem.
Acts 21:12 · Darby Bible
Acts 21:12 in other translations
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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In context
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
10 And as we stayed there many days, a certain man, by name Agabus, a prophet, came down from Judaea,
11 and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of [the] Gentiles.
12 And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place besought [him] not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14 And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15 And after these days, having got our effects ready, we went up to Jerusalem.
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