Acts 21:11

and he having come unto us, and having taken up the girdle of Paul, having bound also his own hands and feet, said, 'Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose is this girdle — so shall the Jews in Jerusalem bind, and they shall deliver [him] up to the hands of nations.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

10And we remaining many more days, there came down a certain one from Judea, a prophet, by name Agabus,

12And when we heard these things, we called upon [him] — both we, and those of that place — not to go up to Jerusalem,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:27And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe — and it is rent!

1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, By these thou dost push the Aramaeans till they are consumed;'

Jeremiah 13:1Thus said Jehovah unto me, 'Go, and thou hast got for thee a girdle of linen, and hast placed it on thy loins, and into water thou dost not cause it to enter:'

Ezekiel 24:19And the people say unto me, 'Dost thou not declare to us what these [are] to us, that thou art doing?'

Matthew 20:18'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

Acts 9:16for I will shew him how many things it behoveth him for My name to suffer.'

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 →

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