KJV King James Version
And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 21:10
And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
WEB World English Bible
As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
ASV American Standard Version
And as we tarried there some days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And we remaining many more days, there came down a certain one from Judea, a prophet, by name Agabus,
Surrounding context — Acts 21
7 And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
8 And the next [day] we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: 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 Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11 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.
12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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ἘπιμενόντωνG1961 · epimenōto remain/keep onδὲG1161 · dethenἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayπλείουςG4183 · polusmuchκατῆλθένG2718 · katerchomaito descendτιςG5100 · tisoneἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαίαςG2449 · IoudaiaJudeaπροφήτηςG4396 · prophētēsprophetὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameἍγαβος,G13 · AgabosAgabus
Cross-references
Acts 11:28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.Acts 21:4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.Acts 20:16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.Acts 21:7And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
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