Acts 21:16

There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them, [agontes ( G71) ... Mnasooni ( G3416)] - (rather, 'and conducted us to') One Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple - not, an aged disciple, but 'a disciple of old standing;' perhaps one of the three thousand converted on the day of Pentecost, if not drawn by the Saviour Himself during His earthly ministry. He had come probably with the Cypriots ( Acts 11:20) "preaching the Lord Jesus unto the Greeks," and now he appears settled at Jerusalem, and is honoured to be the host of the missionary party; for, it is added. With whom we should (or 'were t

8-18 Paul had express warning of his troubles, that when they came, they might be no surprise or terror to him. The general notice given us, that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God, should be of the same use to us. Their weeping began to weaken and slacken his resolution Has not our Master told us to take up our cross? It was a trouble to him, that they should so earnestly press him to do that in which he could not gratify them without wronging his conscience. When we see trouble coming, it becomes us to say, not only, The will of the Lord must be done, and there is no remedy; but, Let the will of the Lord be done; for his will is his wisdom, and he doeth all according to the counsel of it. When a trouble is come, this must allay our griefs, that the will of the Lord is done; when we see it coming, this must silence our fears, that the will of the Lord shall...

Verse Acts 21:16. _AND BROUGHT WITH THEM ONE MNASON_, c.] It is not very likely that they would bring a man _with_ them with whom they were to _lodge_ in Jerusalem therefore, the text should perhaps be read as Bp. Patrick proposes: _There went with us_ certain _of the_ _disciples of Caesarea, bringing us to one Mnason, with whom we_ _were to lodge_. This is most likely, as the text will bear this translation. But it is possible that Mnason, formerly of Cyprus, now an inhabitant of Jerusalem, might have been down at Caesarea, met the disciples, and invited them to lodge with him while they were at Jerusalem; and, having transacted his business at Caesarea, might now accompany them to Jerusalem. His being _an old_ _disciple_ may either refer to his having been a very _early_ convert, probably one of those on the day of pentecost, or to his being n...

ONE MNASON OF CYPRUS - The original in this place would be better translated, “And brought us to Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple,” etc. It is evident that, though Mnason was originally of Cyprus, yet he was now an inhabitant of Jerusalem, and was well known to the disciples at Caesarea. It is possible that he might have been at Caesarea, and accompanied Paul to Jerusalem; but the more correct interpretation of the passage is, that Paul and his fellow-travelers were conducted to his house in Jerusalem, and that he was not with them in the journey. OF CYPRUS - See the notes on Acts 4:36. AN OLD DISCIPLE - An early convert to Christianity - perhaps one who was converted before the crucifixion of the Saviour. WITH WHOM WE SHOULD LODGE - In w

EXPOSITION ACTS 21:1 _When it came to pass float we were parted from them, and had set sail _for _it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, _A.V.; _Cos _for _Coos_, A.V. and T.R.; _next day _for _day following, _A.V. PARTED FROM THEM (ἀποσπασθέντας)_. _"Non sine desiderio magno" (Bengel). "He shows the violence of the parting by saying, ' Having torn ourselves away '" (Chrysostom). The word is properly applied to those who have been unwillingly torn away from their friends (Schleusner and Kuinoel); "denotes the painful separation wrung from them by necessity" (Meyer) In Acts 20:30 it was used in the active voice of false teachers "drawing away" the disciples, _i.e. _Christians

THERE WENT WITH US ALSO CERTAIN OF THE DISCIPLES OF CAESAREA,.... Members of the church at Caesarea; of the church here, Acts 10:48. To which may be added the account of the pastors or bishops of this church, as given by Reland o; Theophilus, who was in the council held at Caesarea, in the year 198; Agricola, who subscribed in the council at Ancyra, in the year 314; though some, he says, do not acknowledge this Agricola, but give the order of them after Theophilus thus; Theoctistus, Domnus, Theotecnus, Agapius, Eusebius; which last was in the council at Palestine, in the year 318, and in the council at Nice, in the year 325. Acacius succeeded him, and was in a little council at Seleucia, in the year 359, and in another at Antioch, in the year 363. Thalassius subscribed in the council at Constantinople, in the year 381. Eulogius, or perhaps Euzoius, was in the council at Diospolis, in the...

ACTS 21:16-17 xenisqw/men Mna,swni,…17 Genome,nwn de. h`mw/n {A} The Western text of these verses expands what may be implied in the use of avnebai,nomen (ver. Acts 21:15), namely that the journey from Caesarea to Jerusalem took two days, and that Paul and the Caesarean disciples rested the first night at the home of Mnason in a village en route to Jerusalem: “_And these_ [the Caesarean disciples] brought us to those with whom we were to lodge; _and when we arrived at a certain village, we stayed_ with Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of longstanding. (17) _And when we had departed_ from there we came …” (ou-toi de...

CHAPTER 21 _ 1. The journey from Miletus to Tyre and Ptolemais (Acts 21:1)._ 2. In Caesarea (Acts 21:8). 3. The Apostle's Arrival in Jerusalem and his visit to the Temple (Acts 21:15). 4. The Uproar in the Temple. Paul taken prisoner (Acts 21:27). Coos, Rhodes and Patara are mentioned. Then they sailed over to Phenicia and landed in Tyre. Here they found disciples. And the Holy Spirit through these disciples warned the Apostle at once that he should not go to Jerusalem. This, indeed, was very solemn. If these disciples had spoken of themselves, if it said that they were in anxiety over Paul's journey to that

When we had torn ourselves away from them and had set sail, we sailed a straight course and came to Cos; on the next day we reached Rhodes; and from there we came to Patara. There we found a ship which was sailing across to Phoenicia and we embarked on her and set sail. After we had sighted Cyprus and had left it behind on the left hand side we sailed on to Syria and came down to Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo. We sought out the disciples and we stayed there for seven days. They told Paul through the Holy Spirit to give up his journey to Jerusalem. When we had completed the days we left and proceeded on our journey, while they all, with their wives and children, escorted us outside the city. We knelt down on the shore and prayed and bade each other farewell. Then we embarked on the ship and they returned home. We continued our voyage and arrived at Ptolemais from Tyr...

OF. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. AND BROUGHT. bringing. WITH THEM. Omit. ONE. Greek. _tis_ App-123. MNASON. Nothing more is known of him. OF CYPRUS. a Cypriote, as in Acts 4:36; Acts 11:20. OLD. Greek. _archaios._ Not referring to his age but to his standing in the Christian assembly. An early disciple. LODGE. Greek. _xenizo._ See note on Acts 10:6....