Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
as/when then to be to lead me to draw away away from it/s/he to sail straight to come/go toward the/this/who Cos the/this/who then next/afterward toward the/this/who Rhodes and from there toward Patara
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
and to find/meet boat to cross toward Phoenicia to mount/board to lead
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
(to appear *NK(o)*) then the/this/who Cyprus and to leave behind it/s/he left/south to sail toward Syria and (to descend *N(k)O*) toward Tyre there for the/this/who boat to be to unload the/this/who cargo
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
(and *k*) to find (then *no*) the/this/who disciple to remain/keep on there day seven who/which the/this/who Paul to say through/because of the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit not (to mount/board *N(k)O*) toward Jerusalem
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
when then to be me to finish/furnish the/this/who day to go out to travel to help on the way me all with woman: wife and child until out/outside(r) the/this/who city and to place the/this/who a knee upon/to/against the/this/who shore (to pray *N(k)O*)
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
(to pay respects to *N(k)O*) one another and (to ascend *N(k)(o)*) toward the/this/who boat that then to return toward the/this/who one's own/private
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
me then the/this/who voyage to continue away from Tyre to come to toward Ptolemais and to pay respects to the/this/who brother to stay day one from/with/beside it/s/he
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
the/this/who then the next day to go out (the/this/who about the/this/who Paul *K*) (to come/go *NK(O)*) toward Caesarea and to enter toward the/this/who house: home Philip the/this/who evangelist (the/this/who *k*) to be out from the/this/who seven to stay from/with/beside it/s/he
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
this/he/she/it then to be daughter four virgin to prophesy
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
to remain/keep on then (me *K*) day much to descend one away from the/this/who Judea prophet name Agabus
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
and to come/go to/with me and to take up the/this/who belt/sash/girdle the/this/who Paul to bind (and/both *k*) (themself *N(k)O*) the/this/who foot and the/this/who hand to say this to say the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit the/this/who holy the/this/who man which to be the/this/who belt/sash/girdle this/he/she/it thus(-ly) to bind in/on/among Jerusalem the/this/who Jew and to deliver toward hand Gentiles
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
as/when then to hear this/he/she/it to plead/comfort me and/both and the/this/who resident the/this/who not to ascend it/s/he toward Jerusalem
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
(then *N(k)O*) to answer the/this/who Paul which? to do/make: do to weep and to break me the/this/who heart I/we for no alone to bind but and to die toward Jerusalem readily to have/be above/for the/this/who name the/this/who lord: God Jesus
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
not to persuade then it/s/he be quiet/give up to say the/this/who lord: God the/this/who will/desire (to be *N(k)O*)
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
with/after then the/this/who day this/he/she/it to pack up to ascend toward Jerusalem
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
to assemble then and the/this/who disciple away from Caesarea with me to bring from/with/beside which to host Mnason one Cyprus ancient disciple
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
to be then me toward Jerusalem gladly (to receive *N(k)O*) me the/this/who brother
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
the/this/who then to come later to enter the/this/who Paul with me to/with James all and/both to come the/this/who elder: Elder
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
and to pay respects to it/s/he to tell according to one each which to do/make: do the/this/who God in/on/among the/this/who Gentiles through/because of the/this/who service it/s/he
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
the/this/who then to hear to glorify the/this/who (God *N(K)O*) (to say *NK(o)*) and/both it/s/he to see/experience brother how much/many? myriad to be (in/on/among the/this/who *NO*) (Jew *N(k)O*) the/this/who to trust (in) and all zealot the/this/who law be already
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
to instruct then about you that/since: that apostasy to teach away from Moses the/this/who according to the/this/who Gentiles all Jew to say not to circumcise it/s/he the/this/who child nor the/this/who custom to walk
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
which? therefore/then to be surely (be necessary multitude to assemble *K*) to hear (for *k*) that/since: that to come/go
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
this/he/she/it therefore/then to do/make: do which you to say to be me man four a vow/prayer to have/be (upon/to/against *NK(o)*) themself
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
this/he/she/it to take to purify with it/s/he and to spend upon/to/against it/s/he in order that/to (to shave *N(k)O*) the/this/who head and (to know *N(k)O*) all that/since: that which to instruct about you none to be but to follow and it/s/he to keep/guard: observe the/this/who law
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
about then the/this/who to trust (in) Gentiles me (to write to *NK(O)*) to judge (nothing such as this to keep: protect it/s/he if not *K*) to keep/guard: protect it/s/he the/this/who and/both sacrificed to idols and (the/this/who *k*) blood and strangled and sexual sin
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
then the/this/who Paul to take the/this/who man the/this/who to have/be day with it/s/he to purify to enter toward the/this/who temple to proclaim the/this/who fulfillment the/this/who day the/this/who purification until which to bring to above/for one each it/s/he the/this/who offering
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
as/when then to ensue the/this/who seven day to complete the/this/who away from the/this/who Asia Jew to look at it/s/he in/on/among the/this/who temple to confound all the/this/who crowd and to put on/seize upon/to/against it/s/he the/this/who hand
to cry man Israelite to help this/he/she/it to be the/this/who a human the/this/who according to the/this/who a people and the/this/who law and the/this/who place this/he/she/it all (everywhere *N(k)O*) to teach still and/both and Greek, Gentile to bring in toward the/this/who temple and to profane the/this/who holy place this/he/she/it
to be for (to foresee *NK(o)*) Trophimus the/this/who Ephesian in/on/among the/this/who city with it/s/he which to think that/since: that toward the/this/who temple to bring in the/this/who Paul
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
to move and/both the/this/who city all and to be swarming the/this/who a people and to catch the/this/who Paul to draw/persuade it/s/he out/outside(r) the/this/who temple and immediately to shut the/this/who door
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
to seek (and/both *N(k)O*) it/s/he to kill to ascend news the/this/who military officer the/this/who band that/since: that all (to confound *N(k)O*) Jerusalem
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
which immediately to take soldier and centurion to rush down upon/to/against it/s/he the/this/who then to perceive: see the/this/who military officer and the/this/who soldier to cease to strike the/this/who Paul
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
(then *NK(o)*) to come near the/this/who military officer to catch it/s/he and to order to bind chain two and to inquire which? (if *k*) to be and which? to be to do/make: do
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
another then another one (to shout *N(k)O*) in/on/among the/this/who crowd not (be able *N(k)O*) then (it/s/he *no*) to know the/this/who secure through/because of the/this/who commotion to order to bring it/s/he toward the/this/who barracks
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
when then to be upon/to/against the/this/who stairs to happen to carry it/s/he by/under: by the/this/who soldier through/because of the/this/who force the/this/who crowd
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
to follow for the/this/who multitude the/this/who a people (to cry *N(k)O*) to take up it/s/he
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
to ensue and/both to bring in toward the/this/who barracks the/this/who Paul to say the/this/who military officer if: is(QUESTION) be permitted me to say one to/with you the/this/who then to assert Greek to know
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
no therefore you to be the/this/who Egyptian the/this/who before this/he/she/it the/this/who day to cause trouble and to lead out toward the/this/who deserted the/this/who four thousand man the/this/who assassin
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
to say then the/this/who Paul I/we a human on the other hand to be Jew of Tarsus the/this/who Cilicia no insignificant city citizen to pray then you to permit me to speak to/with the/this/who a people
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
to permit then it/s/he the/this/who Paul to stand upon/to/against the/this/who stairs to signal the/this/who hand the/this/who a people much then silence to be (to call to/summon *NK(o)*) the/this/who Hebrew language to say
