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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.””

Acts 21:13

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Paul was traveling to Jerusalem, and in Caesarea the prophet Agabus warned that he would be bound there. His companions and local believers begged him not to go.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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 at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and Paul answered, 'What do you -- weeping, and crushing mine heart? for I, not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, am ready, for the name of the Lord Jesus;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Pablo respondió: ¿Qué hacéis llorando y afligiéndome el corazón? porque yo no sólo estoy presto á ser atado, mas aun á morir en Jerusalem por el nombre del Señor Jesús.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿A qué viene tanto llanto? —nos respondió Pablo—. ¿Quieren destrozarme el corazón? Estoy dispuesto no sólo a sufrir las prisiones de Jerusalén sino también a morir por la causa del Señor Jesús.

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