The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

5 With their wives and children. This was no small testimony of love, in that they accompanied Paul out of the city with their wives & children: which thing Luke doth report, partly that he might commend their godliness according as it deserved: partly that he might declare that Paul had that honour given him which was due to him. Whence we do also gather, that he meant nothing less, then to provide for his own commodity, seeing that he was not kept back with so great good will, which was a pleasant bait to entice him to stay. And we must also note the solemn custom of praying in weightier affairs, & that being certified by God of the danger, they are more stirred up to pray.

5 With their wiues and children. This was no small testimonie of loue, in that they accompanied Paul out of the citie with their wiues & children: which thing Luke doth report, partly that he might cōmend their godlinesse according as it deserued: partly that hee might declare that Paul had that honour giuen him which was due to him. Whence we do also gather, that hee meant nothing lesse, then to prouide for his owne commoditie, seeing that he was not kept backe with so great good will, which was a pleasant bait to entice him to stay. And wee must also note the solemne custome of praying in weightier affayres, & that being certified by God of the danger, they are more stirred vp to pray.

7 And when we had finished our course, from Tyre we came down to Ptolomais: and after that we had saluted the brethren, we abode with them one day. 8 And on the morrow we which were with Paul, departed and came to Caesarea. And entering into the house of Philip the Evangelist, which was one of the seven we abode with him. 9 And this man had four daughters virgins which did prophesy. 10 And when we abode many days, there came a certain prophet from Jury named Agabus. 11 When he was come to us, he took Paul his girdle, and binding his own feet and hands, he said: Thus saith the holy ghost, The man which oweth this girdle, shall the Jews thus bind at Jerusalem, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we had heard these things, both we and also the rest which were of that place requested him, that he would not go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered and said, What do you weeping and afflicting my heart? I truly am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the