³⁶ And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! ^(A)What prevents me from being baptized?”^[a]

^47 (A)“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit ^(B)just as we have?”

¹⁰ While we were staying for many days, a prophet named ^(A)Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ And coming to us, he ^(B)took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, ^(C)“Thus says the Holy Spirit, ^(D)‘This is how the Jews^[a] at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and ^(E)deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” ¹² When we heard this, we and the people there ^(F)urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then Paul answered, ^(G)“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^(H)I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem ^(I)for the name of the Lord Jesus.” ¹⁴ And since he would not be persuaded, ^(J)we ceased and said, ^(K)“Let the will of the Lord be done.”

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be ^(A)a Christian?”^{[a] 29} And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day ^(B)might become such as I am—except for ^(C)these chains.”

^31 (A)proclaiming ^(B)the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ ^(C)with all boldness and ^(D)without hindrance.