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Acts 21:4

We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

World English Bible

Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when we had found disciples, we taried there seuen dayes. And they told Paul through the Spirit, that he should not goe vp to Hierusalem.

Darby Translation

And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; who said to Paul by the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation

And having found out the disciples, we tarried there seven days, and they said to Paul, through the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem;

Bible in Basic English

And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

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Cross references

“finding”

Matthew 10:11 Acts 19:1 2 Timothy 1:17

Matthew 10:11 · BSB

Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

Acts 19:1 · BSB

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

2 Timothy 1:17 · BSB

Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.

“we”

Acts 28:14 Revelation 1:10 Acts 20:6 Acts 20:7

Acts 28:14 · BSB

There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.

Revelation 1:10 · BSB

On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

Acts 20:6 · BSB

And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Acts 20:7 · BSB

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

“said”

Acts 21:10–12 Acts 20:22

Acts 21:10–12 · BSB

After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Acts 20:22 · BSB

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

Also

Acts 11:26

Acts 11:26 · BSB

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

5But 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.

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