Acts 21:12
“And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place, besought him not to goe vp to Hierusalem.”
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Acts 21:12 Context
10And as wee taried there many dayes, there came downe from Iudea a certaine Prophet, named Agabus. 11And when he was come vnto vs, he tooke Pauls girdle, and bound his owne hands and feete, and said, Thus sayth the holy Ghost, So shall the Iewes at Hierusalem binde the man that oweth this girdle, and shall deliuer him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place, besought him not to goe vp to Hierusalem. 13Then Paul answered, What meane ye to weepe and to breake mine heart? for I am ready, not to bee bound onely, but also to die at Hierusalem for the Name of the Lord Iesus. 14And when he would not bee perswaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
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And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
- King James Version
When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents {began} begging him not to go up to Jerusalem.
- New American Standard Version (1995)