Acts 21:11
Approaching us, he took Paul's belt, and bound his own hands and feet. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will hand him over to the foreigners.’”
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In Context
10After we'd stayed there for several days, a prophet called Agabus arrived from Judea.
12When we heard this, we and the believers there pleaded with Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:27As Samuel turned away to leave, Saul grabbed hold of the hem of his robe, and it ripped.
1 Kings 22:11One of them, Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, had made himself iron horns. He announced, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these horns you will gore the Arameans until they're dead!’”
Jeremiah 13:1This is what the Lord told me to do: Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it on, but don't wash it.
Ezekiel 24:19The people asked me, “What are you doing? Aren't you going to explain to us what this means?”
Matthew 20:18“Look, we're going to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and religious teachers. They will condemn him to death
Acts 9:16I will show him what he'll have to suffer for my name's sake.”
Matthew Henry on Acts 21:9-15
The Prophecy of Agabus; Paul's Adherence to His Resolution to Visit Jerusalem. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and… Read the whole commentary →