<p>21:15 <i>And after these days we took up our baggage</i>- Paul took up his baggage at Ephesus and went on to Jerusalem (Acts 21:15 RV); the baggage would have been the bits and pieces raised by the donors to the Jerusalem Poor Fund. Those who couldn&rsquo;t send money had sent what little they could spare in kind- presumably clothes and even animals, or goods for re-sale in Jerusalem.</p><p><em>And went up to Jerusalem- </em>This must be understood in the context of how the &quot;we&quot; had repeatedly urged Paul <em>not</em> to go up to Jerusalem. They went with him from loyalty to a friend and brother who had taken a path they did not consider wise; but still they travelled it with him. And we can take a lesson from that. The whole picture records the disciples loyally going up to Jerusalem with the Lord, despite their deep misgivings as to His wisdom in doing so.</p>