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On the next day we left and came to ^(C1)Caesarea, and we entered the house of ^(C2)Philip the ^(C3)evangelist, who was ^(C2)one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Now this man had four virgin daughters who were ^(C1)prophetesses.

As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named ^(C1)Agabus came down from Judea.

And he came to us and ^(C1)took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, "This ^(C2)is what the Holy Spirit says: 'In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will ^(C3)bind the man who owns this belt and ^(C4)hand him over to the Gentiles.'"

When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him ^(C1)not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^(C1)I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die in Jerusalem for ^(C2)the name of the Lord Jesus."

And since he would not be persuaded, we became quiet, remarking, "^(C1)The will of the Lord be done!"

After these days we got ready and ^(C1)started on our way up to Jerusalem.

Some of ^(C1)the disciples from ^(C2)Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of ^(C3)Cyprus, a ^(C4)disciple of long standing with whom we were to stay.