Acts 21:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.”
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“When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And when we heard these things, we called upon <FI>him<Fi> --both we, and those of that place--not to go up to Jerusalem,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 21:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 16:21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Acts 20:22And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
- Acts 21:4We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
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