Focused Passage

Acts 21:7-14

Paul Goes to Jerusalem and Is Seized in the Temple

Paul travels resolutely toward Jerusalem despite warnings, submits to the Lord’s will, reports Gentile mission fruit to the Jerusalem leaders, participates in a temple-related purification plan, is falsely accused and seized, and receives Roman protection before addressing the crowd.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7 When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.

8 Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.

9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

10 After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

11 Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

12 When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

14 When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

[When] δὲ G1161 Conjunction we had finished διανύσαντες G1274 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [our] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular voyage πλοῦν G4144 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Tyre Τύρου G5184 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular we Ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural landed κατηντήσαμεν G2658 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural at εἰς G1519 Preposition Ptolemais Πτολεμαΐδα G4424 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [where] καὶ G2532 Conjunction we greeted ἀσπασάμενοι G782 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοὺς G80 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [and] stayed ἐμείναμεν G3306 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural with παρ’ G3844 Preposition them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural for a μίαν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular day ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Leaving ἐξελθόντες G1831 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the Τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular next day ἐπαύριον G1887 Adverb we went on ἤλθομεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition Caesarea Καισάρειαν G2542 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv εἰσελθόντες G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural stayed ἐμείναμεν G3306 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural - παρ’ G3844 Preposition - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular at εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular home οἶκον G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of Philip Φιλίππου G5376 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular evangelist εὐαγγελιστοῦ G2099 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular who was ὄντος G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular [one] of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Seven ἑπτὰ G2033 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • See Acts 6:5.
Verse 9

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [He] τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular had ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural four τέσσαρες G5064 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural unmarried παρθένοι G3933 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural daughters θυγατέρες G2364 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural who prophesied προφητεύουσαι G4395 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural
Verse 10

Original words

After δὲ G1161 Conjunction we had been there Ἐπιμενόντων G1961 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural several πλείους G4119 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative days ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural a τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular named ὀνόματι G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Agabus Ἅγαβος G13 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular came down κατῆλθέν G2718 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction Coming over ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction he took ἄρας G142 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Paul’s Παύλου G3972 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular belt ζώνην G2223 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular bound δήσας G1210 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular his ἑαυτοῦ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular [own] τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural [and] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - Τάδε G3592 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural The τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Holy Ἅγιον G40 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular says λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular In this way οὕτως G3779 Adverb the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐν G1722 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ G2419 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular will bind δήσουσιν G1210 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the Τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular owner of ἄνδρα G435 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular belt ζώνη G2223 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction hand [him] over παραδώσουσιν G3860 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition . . . χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural to [the] Gentiles ἐθνῶν G1484 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 12

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction When ὡς G5613 Adverb we heard ἠκούσαμεν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural this ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural - τε G5037 Conjunction we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the [people] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural there ἐντόπιοι G1786 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural pleaded with παρεκαλοῦμεν G3870 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [Paul] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular not μὴ G3361 Adverb - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular to go up ἀναβαίνειν G305 Verb - Present Infinitive Active to εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ G2419 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

Then Τότε G5119 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered ἀπεκρίθη G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Why Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular are you ποιεῖτε G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural weeping κλαίοντες G2799 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction breaking συνθρύπτοντές G4919 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular heart καρδίαν G2588 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular am ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular ready ἑτοίμως G2093 Adverb not οὐ G3756 Adverb only μόνον G3440 Adverb to be bound δεθῆναι G1210 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction also καὶ G2532 Conjunction to die ἀποθανεῖν G599 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active in εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ G2419 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular name ὀνόματος G3686 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

[When] δὲ G1161 Conjunction he αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb would not be dissuaded πειθομένου G3982 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular we quieted down ἡσυχάσαμεν G2270 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [and] said εἰπόντες G2036 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural The τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv Τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Lord’s Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular will θέλημα G2307 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular be done γινέσθω G1096 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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