"And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Gho…" — Acts 21:11

Acts 21:11 · KJV

“And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver {him} into the hands of the Gentiles.”

— Acts 21:11

Verse 10

And as we tarried {there} many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

Verse 12

And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Acts 21 — Context

And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

And as we tarried {there} many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver {him} into the hands of the Gentiles.

And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Cross References

Acts 21:33

Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded {him} to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

Jeremiah 13:1-11

Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

1 Samuel 15:27-28

And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

Acts 20:23

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. {abide me: or, wait for me}

2 Kings 13:15-19

And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

1 Kings 22:11

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

Jeremiah 19:10-11

Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

1 Kings 11:29-31

And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two {were} alone in the field: