Acts 21:12

Paul Visits Philip the Evangelist

11Coming 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 Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”12When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

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Berean Standard Bible
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Which when we had heard, both we and they that were of that place, desired him that he would not go up to Jerusalem.
Free Bible Version
When we heard this, we and the believers there pleaded with Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible 1599
And when we had heard these things, both we and other of the same place besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem.
King James (Authorized) Version
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Plain English Version
The rest of us heard him say that, then we all talked really strongly to Paul. We said, “Please don’t go to Jerusalem.”
Translation for Translators
When the rest of us heard that, we and other believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
When we heard these things, both we and the people who lived in that place begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Noah Webster Bible
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
World English Bible
When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And when we heard these things, we called upon [him] — both we, and those of that place — not to go up to Jerusalem,