1 After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail. 3 After sighting Cyprusand passing south of it, we sailed on to Syriaand landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
4 We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paulnot to go up to Jerusalem. 5 But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us. 6 And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
7 When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
Paul Visits Philip the Evangelist
8 Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesareaand stayed at the home of Philipthe evangelist, who was one of the Seven.21:8 See Acts 6:5.9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10 After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabuscame down from Judea. 11 Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, "The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalemwill bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’" 12 When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then Paulanswered, "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalemfor the name of the Lord Jesus." 14 When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, "The Lord’s will be done."
15 After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem. 16 Some of the disciples from Caesareaaccompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnasonthe Cypriot, an early disciple.
Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully. 18 The next day Paulwent in with us to see James, and all the elders were present. 19 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law. 21 But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs. 22 What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
23 Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. 24 Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality."
26 So the next day Paultook the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
Paul Seized at the Temple
27 When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia21:27 Literally from Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 crying out, "Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place." 29 For they had previously seen Trophimusthe Ephesianwith him in the city, and they assumed that Paulhad brought him into the temple.
30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Pauland dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment21:31 Literally the commander of the cohortreceived a report that all Jerusalemwas in turmoil. 32 Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. 35 When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. 36 For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, "Away with him!"
Paul Addresses the Crowd
37 As they were about to take Paulinto the barracks, he asked the commander, "May I say something to you?"
"Do you speak Greek?" he replied. 38 "Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?"
39 But Paulanswered, "I am a Jew from Tarsusin Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people."
40 Having received permission, Paulstood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:21:40 Or in Aramaic; literally in the Hebrew language
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Phoenicia
Hoje: Tyre
ΦοινίκηPhoinikē
Phoenicia was one of the lands, along with Cyprus and Antioch, reached by those scattered by the persecution that followed Stephen’s death; they spread the word only among Jews (Acts 11:19).
Cyprus is the homeland of Joseph the Levite, called Barnabas, and of Mnason, an early disciple; those sent by the Holy Spirit sailed there from Seleucia (Acts 13:4).
Syria is the region throughout which news about Jesus spread, and people brought to him the sick, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them (Matthew 4:24).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Judea is the land where Bethlehem is located, the town where Jesus was born during the time of King Herod. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and there the Jews sought to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:1).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Asia is the province where, for two years, Jews and Greeks who lived there heard the word of the Lord; seven churches, from Ephesus to Laodicea, were located in it (Acts 19:10).
Ephesus is the city where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila and reasoned with the Jews in the synagogue. There was a church there, and from Miletus Paul sent for the elders of this church (Acts 20:17).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).