Acts 21:12

"Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”"

Key Reflection

This passage symbolizes Paul's impending suffering and persecution. By having his own feet and hands bound with the belt, he foreshadows how he will be entrapped by the Jews in Jerusalem and later delivered to Gentile authorities, illustrating God’s sovereignty over Paul's trials.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 12. No Barnes text on this verse. {h} "besought" Mt 16:22,23 __________________________________________________________________

Related Verses

Matthew 16:22

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