1. After we said goodbye to the elders, we sailed away straight to Cos island. The next day we went to the island of Rhodes, and from there we went to Patara.
2. There we found a ship that was going to the area of Phoenicia. We got on the ship and sailed away.
3. We sailed near the island of Cyprus. We could see it on the north side, but we did not stop. We sailed to the country of Syria. We stopped at Tyre because the ship needed to unload its cargo there.
4. We found the Lord’s followers there and stayed with them for seven days. They warned Paul not to go to Jerusalem because of what the Spirit had told them.
5. But when our time there was up, we returned to the ship to continue our trip. All the followers, even the women and children, came with us to the seashore. We all knelt down on the beach, prayed,
6. and said goodbye. Then we got on the ship, and the followers went home.
7. We continued our trip from Tyre and went to the city of Ptolemais. We greeted the believers there and stayed with them one day.
8. The next day we left Ptolemais and went to the city of Caesarea. We went into the home of Philip and stayed with him. He had the work of telling the Good News. He was one of the seven helpers.
9. He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophesying.
10. After we had been there for several days, a prophet named Agabus came from Judea.
11. He came to us and borrowed Paul’s belt. He used it to tie his own hands and feet. He said, “The Holy Spirit tells me, ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man who wears this belt. Then they will hand him over to people who don’t know God.’”
12. When we heard this, we and the other followers there begged Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
13. But he said, “Why are you crying and making me feel so sad? I am willing to be put in jail in Jerusalem. I am even ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!”
14. We could not persuade him to stay away from Jerusalem. So we stopped begging him and said, “We pray that what the Lord wants will be done.”
15. After this, we got ready and left for Jerusalem.
16. Some of the followers of Jesus from Caesarea went with us. These followers took us to the home of Mnason, a man from Cyprus, who was one of the first people to be a follower of Jesus. They took us to his home so that we could stay with him.
17. The brothers and sisters in Jerusalem were very happy to see us.
18. The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.