1And when it came to pass that we were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos , and the next day unto Rhodes , and from thence unto Patara : 2and having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia , we went aboard , and set sail. 3And when we had come in sight of Cyprus , leaving it on the left hand , we sailed unto Syria , and landed at Tyre ; for there the ship was to unlade her burden . 4And having found the disciples , we tarried there seven days : and these said to Paul through the Spirit , that he should not set foot in Jerusalem . 5And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days , we departed and went on our journey ; and they all , with wives and children , brought us on our way till we were out of the city : and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed , and bade each other farewell; 6and we went on board the ship , but they returned home again .
Prophecy and Warning
7And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre , we arrived at Ptolemais ; and we saluted the brethren , and abode with them one day . 8And on the morrow we departed , and came unto Cæsarea : and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist , who was one of the seven , we abode with him . 9Now this man had four virgin daughters , who prophesied . 10And as we tarried there some days , there came down from Judæa a certain prophet , named Agabus. 11And coming to us , and taking Paul ’s girdle , he bound his own feet and hands , and said , Thus saith the Holy Spirit , So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle , and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles . 12And when we heard these things , both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem . 13Then Paul answered , What do ye , weeping and breaking my heart ? for I am ready not to be bound only , but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus . 14And when he would not be persuaded , we ceased , saying , The will of the Lord be done .
Arrival in Jerusalem
15And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem . 16And there went with us also certain of the disciples from Cæsarea , bringing with them one Mnason of Cyprus , an early disciple , with whom we should lodge . 17And when we were come to Jerusalem , the brethren received us gladly. 18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James ; and all the elders were present . 19And when he had saluted them , he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry . 20And they , when they heard it , glorified God ; and they said unto him , Thou seest , brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed ; and they are all zealous for the law : 21and they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses , telling them not to circumcise their children , neither to walk after the customs . 22What is it therefore ? they will certainly hear that thou art come . 23Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men that have a vow on them ; 24these take , and purify thyself with them , and be at charges for them , that they may shave their heads : and all shall know that there is no truth in the things whereof they have been informed concerning thee ; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly , keeping the law . 25But as touching the Gentiles that have believed , we wrote , giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols , and from blood, and from what is strangled , and from fornication . 26Then Paul took the men , and the next day purifying himself with them went into the temple , declaring the fulfilment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them .
Paul's Arrest
27And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia , when they saw him in the temple , stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him , 28crying out , Men of Israel , help: This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people , and the law , and this place ; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple , and hath defiled this holy place . 29For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian , whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple . 30And all the city was moved , and the people ran together ; and they laid hold on Paul , and dragged him out of the temple : and straightway the doors were shut . 31And as they were seeking to kill him , tidings came up to the chief captain of the band , that all Jerusalem was in confusion . 32And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions , and ran down upon them : and they , when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers , left off beating Paul . 33Then the chief captain came near , and laid hold on him , and commanded him to be bound with two chains ; and inquired who he was , and what he had done . 34And some shouted one thing , some another , among the crowd : and when he could not know the certainty for the uproar , he commanded him to be brought into the castle . 35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd ; 36for the multitude of the people followed after , crying out , Away with him .
Paul's Defense
37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle , he saith unto the chief captain , May I say something unto thee? And he said , Dost thou know Greek ? 38Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins ? 39But Paul said , I am a Jew , of Tarsus in Cilicia , a citizen of no mean city : and I beseech thee, give me leave to speak unto the people . 40And when he had given him leave , Paul , standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people ; and when there was made a great silence , he spake unto them in the Hebrew language , saying ,