¹⁴ We realized our persuasion was fruitless, so we stopped pleading with him and simply said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

¹⁵ So we knew what we were getting into as we prepared to ascend the foothills toward Jerusalem. ¹⁶ Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and led us to the home of Mnason, a Cypriot and one of the first disciples, with whom we stayed.