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Acts 21:7-17 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

7. Continuing on from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais. There we greeted the brothers and sisters. We stayed with them for a day.

8. The next day we left and arrived at Caesarea. We stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist. He was one of the seven deacons.

9. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

10. We stayed there several days. Then a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

11. He came over to us. Then he took Paul's belt and tied his own hands and feet with it. He said, "The Holy Spirit says, 'This is how the Jews of Jerusalem will tie up the owner of this belt. They will hand him over to people who are not Jews.' "

12. When we heard this, we all begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

13. He asked, "Why are you crying? Why are you breaking my heart? I'm ready to be put in prison. In fact, I'm ready to die in Jerusalem for the Lord Jesus."

14. We couldn't change his mind. So we gave up. We said, "May what the Lord wants to happen be done."

15. After this, we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

16. Some of the believers from Caesarea went with us. They brought us to Mnason's home. We were supposed to stay there. Mnason was from Cyprus. He was one of the first believers.

17. When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters gave us a warm welcome.

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