Pray that I may be kept safe. He knew the hostility of the unbelieving Jews! And that my service. Paul saw a real danger that even the Christian Jews would be hostile toward him. Some thought he was a traitor to the Law, and distorted versions of his teaching had been circulated (Acts 21:21). He was afraid they might think the money was a bribe. He asks their prayer for: (1) his personal safety; (2) that his service would be accepted by the Jerusalem Christians; (3) that he may go to Spain, with a stop-over in Rome.

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