Acts 21:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Paul was like, 'Why are you all crying and breaking my heart? I'm not just ready to be arrested — I'm ready to die in Jerusalem if that's what it takes for Jesus.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Paul was so committed to Jesus that he'd rather die than back down from his calling.

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Three days later, Paul called together the main Jewish leaders in Rome. When they showed up, he told them straight up: 'Look, brothers — I didn't do anything wrong against our people or break any of our traditions. But somehow I ended up getting arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans as a prisoner.'

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