Study it in the app“Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.””
ThenτότεPaulὁ Παῦλοςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“WhatΤίare you doing,ποιεῖτεweepingκλαίοντεςandκαὶbreakingσυνθρύπτοντέςmyμουheart?τὴν καρδίανForγὰρIἐγὼam readyἑτοίμως ἔχωnotοὐonlyμόνονto be boundδεθῆναιbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶto dieἀποθανεῖνinεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμforὑπὲρthe nameτοῦ ὀνόματοςof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουJesus.”Ἰησοῦ
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poieite” appearsweep
Weep, cry.
Where else “klaiontes” appearsbreak, crush
Break in pieces, crush; break someone's heart.
Where else “synthryptontes” appearsheart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardian” appearsready
Ready, readily; prepared to do something.
Where else “hetoimōs” appearsbe in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “echō” appearsonly
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearsbind
To fasten someone or something with ropes.
Where else “dethēnai” appearsdie
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanein” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
12And when we heard these things, both we and the local people were urging him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 · This verse (above)
14And when he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?
