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Acts 21:12 KJV
Acts · chapter 21 · verse 12
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.Acts 21:12 · King James Version
Acts 21:12 in context
10And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11And 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.
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 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.
14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- besoughtparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- placeentopiosa dweller in a place, a resident or native of a placeG1786 →
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We have here Paul and his company arrived at length at Caesarea, where he designed to make some stay, it being the place where the gospel was first preached to the Gentiles, and the Holy Ghost fell upon them, Act 10:1, Act 10:44. Now here we are told, I. Who it was that entertained Paul and his company at Caesarea.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-14