KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When he got to us, he grabbed Paul's belt and tied up his own hands and feet with it. Then he said, 'The Holy Spirit is telling me this: the Jews in Jerusalem are going to tie up whoever owns this belt and hand him over to the non-Jewish authorities.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God shows us hard truths through dramatic demonstrations — even when we don't want to see them.
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