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29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous 13 x wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

31 Therefore a watch, and remember, that "by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an

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another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. REV. i. 5: Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. do. v. 9: Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood. do. xiv. 4: These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb.

* MAT. vii. 15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 2 PET. ii. 1: There were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you.

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Y JER. xxiii. 1: Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. EZEK. XXXIV. 2,3 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed but ye feed not the flock.

z See on 2 PET. ii. 1.

a2 TIM. iv. 5: But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

b ACTS, xix. 10.

e COL. 1. 28: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

d HEB. xiii. 9: Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace.

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JOHN, xvii. 17: Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word

finheritance among all them which are sanctified.

33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

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34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

35 I have showed you all things, how that so is truth. AcTs, ix. 31: Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

fACTs, xxvi. 18: That they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith that is in me. ROM. viii. 17: If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. EPH. i. 11, 18: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance. That ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. COL. i. 12: Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. do. iii 24: Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance. HEB. ix. 15: He is the mediator of the new testament,-that they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 1 PET. i. 4: To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. 2 PET.i.3: Through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.

81 SAM. xii. 3: Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded? 1 Cor. ix. 12: Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ. 2 COR. vii. 2: Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. do. xi. 9, 12: When I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man. But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. do. xii. 13, 17: What is it wherein you were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? See on MAT. X. 8.

See on ACTs, xviii. 3.

ROM. XV. 1: We then that are strong ought to bear the

labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 36 And when he had thus spoken, he 1kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

37 And they all "wept sore, 14 and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

38 Sorrowing most of all for the words "which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

CHAP. XXI.

1 Paul will not by any means be dissuaded from going to Jerusalem : 9 Philip's daughters prophetesses: 17 Paul cometh to Jerusalem: 27 where he is apprehended, and in great danger, 31 but by the chief captain is rescued, and permitted to speak to the people,

AND it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came

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infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. EPH. iv. 28: Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 1 THES. iv. 11: And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. do. v. 14: Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 2 THES. iii. 8: Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you. See on ver. 33.

KLUKE, xiv. 12-14: Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

See on ACTS, vii. 60.

m GEN. xlv. 14: He fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. do. xlvi, 29: He fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. n Ver. 25.

with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara :

2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set1 forth.

3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed2 at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

5 And when we had accomplished those days,3 we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we 'kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.

7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

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8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: we entered into the house of "Philip the "evan

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CHAP. XXI.

a Ver. 12. Acтs, xx. 23.

b See on ACTS, vii. 60.

JOHN, i. 11: He came unto his own, and his

him not.

d See on ACTS, vi. 5.

EPH.iv. 11: He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists. 2 TIM. iv. 5: Watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

gelist, which was one of the seven,5 and abode with him.

9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did 'prophesy.

10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus.

Il 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.

12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

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13 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.

14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The 'will of the Lord be done.

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JOEL, ii. 28: And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. See on Acтs, xi. 27.

ACTS, xi. 28: There stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world.

b Ver. 33. See on Acтs, ix. 16.

iMAT. xvi. 22, 23: Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. ACTs, xx. 24.

11 SAM. iii. 18: It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. Ps. xxxix. 9: I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. MAT. vi. 10 Thy will be done in