Acts 21:11
“And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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“For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
“Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.”
“Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.”
“Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.”
“But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.”