Acts 21:13-14 Then Paul answered, What mean you to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only… I. THE BRAVERY WITH WHICH HE PERSISTED IN IT. 1. He reproves his friends for dissuading him. 2. Not withstanding their entreaties he repeats his resolution. (1) How far it extends. (2) What it is that carries him out thus. II. THE PATIENT ACQUIESCENCE OF HIS FRIENDS IN HIS DECISION. They submitted to — 1. The wisdom of a good man. 2. The will of a good God. (Matthew Henry.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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