Common English Bible

Acts Of The Apostles 21:11-15 Common English Bible (CEB)

11. He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In Jerusalem the Jews will bind the man who owns this belt, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles.’"

12. When we heard this, we and the local believers urged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

13. Paul replied, "Why are you doing this? Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I’m ready not only to be arrested but even to die in Jerusalem for the sake of the name of the Lord Jesus."

14. Since we couldn’t talk him out of it, the only thing we could say was, "The Lord’s will be done."

15. After this, we got ready and made our way up to Jerusalem.