while they returned home.
021:007 As for us, our voyage was over when having sailed from Tyre
we reached Ptolemais. here we inquired after the welfare
of the brethren, and remained a day with them.
021:008 On the morrow we left Ptolemais and went on to Caesarea,
where we came to the house of Philip the Evangelist,
who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
021:009 Now Philip had four unmarried daughters who were prophetesses;
021:010 and during our somewhat lengthy stay a Prophet of the name
of Agabus came down from Judaea.
021:011 When he arrived he took Paul's loincloth, and bound his own feet
and arms with it, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, `So will
the Jews in Jerusalem bind the owner of this loincloth,
and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'"
021:012 As soon as we heard these words, both we and the brethren
at Caesarea entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
021:013 His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart
with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go
to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there
for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
021:014 So when he was not to be dissuaded, we ceased remonstrating
with him and said, "The Lord's will be done!"
021:015 A few days afterwards we loaded our baggage-cattle and continued
our journey to Jerusalem.
021:016 Some of the disciples from Caesarea also joined our party,
and brought with them Mnason, a Cyprian, one of the early disciples,
at whose house we were to lodge.
021:017 At length we reached Jerusalem, and there the brethren gave
us a hearty welcome.
021:018 On the following day we went with Paul to call on James,