Acts 21 follows Paul’s final coastal voyage to Jerusalem - past Cos, Rhodes, and Tyre, where Spirit-led believers urge him not to continue, to a farewell prayer on the beach and the prophet Agabus’s dramatic belt prophecy. Paul’s answer to every warning is the same: ready not only to be bound, but to die in Jerusalem f
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When we had departed from them And had set sail we came with a straight course to Cos And the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara And finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia We went aboard and set sail
When we had come in sight of Cyprus Leaving it on the left hand We sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre For there the ship was to unload its cargo We sought out the disciples and stayed there
Through the Spirit they told Paul not to go up to Jerusalem When we had accomplished those days We departed and went on our journey And all of them with wives and children Accompanied us until we were out of the city
And kneeling down on the beach we prayed After saying farewell to one another We went aboard the ship and they returned home again When we had finished the voyage from Tyre We arrived at Ptolemais
And we greeted the brothers and stayed with them For one day On the next day we who were Paul’s company Departed and came to Caesarea And entering into the house of Philip the evangelist
Who was one of the seven We stayed with him Now this man had four virgin daughters Who prophesied As we stayed there some days
A certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea And coming to us he took Paul’s belt And bound his own feet and hands and said The Holy Spirit says so shall the Jews at Jerusalem Bind the man who owns this belt
And deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles When we heard these things both we and they Begged him not to go up to Jerusalem But Paul answered what are you doing Weeping and breaking my heart
For I am ready not only to be bound But also to die at Jerusalem For the name of the Lord Jesus The will of the Lord be done
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Acts 21 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.
Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press