he himself said: It is more blessed
to give than to receive.

(36)And having thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
(37)And they all wept sorely, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him;
(38)sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they
should behold his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

XXI.

AND it came to pass, that after we had torn ourselves from them, and
had put to sea, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day
following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara. (2)And finding a ship
crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and put to sea. (3)And
bringing Cyprus in sight, and leaving it on the left hand, we sailed
to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her
burden. (4)And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven
days; who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to
Jerusalem.

(5)And when we had completed the days, we departed and went our way;
they all accompanying us, with wives and children, till we were out of
the city; and we kneeled down on the beach, and prayed. (6)And having
embraced one another, we went on board the ship; and they returned to
their homes.

(7)And we, completing the voyage, came down from Tyre to Ptolemais;
and having embraced the brethren, we remained with them one day.
(8)And on the morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea; and entering
into the house of Philip the evangelist, being one of the Seven, we
abode with him. (9)And this man had four daughters, virgins, who
prophesied.

(10)And while we were remaining several days, there came down from
Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. (11)And coming to us, he took
off Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus
says the Holy Spirit: So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man,
whose this girdle is, and will deliver him into the hands of the
Gentiles. (12)And when we heard these things, both we, and they of
that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. (13)Then answered
Paul: What mean ye, to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not
only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the
Lord Jesus. (14)And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying:
The will of the Lord be done.

(15)And after those days, having packed up our baggage, we went up to
Jerusalem. (16)There went with us also some of the disciples from
Caesarea, bringing us to Mnason of Cyprus,