What does Acts 21:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day."
Verse Acts 21:7. _WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS_] This was a seaport town of Galilee, not far from Mount Carmel, between Tyre and Caesarea, where the river Belus empties itself into the sea. It was at first ca...
WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS - This was a city situated on the coast of the Mediterranean, on the north angle of a bay which extends, in a semicircle of three leagues, as far as the point of Mount Carmel. At...
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 Upro...
TO CÆ SAREA. From Tyre to Ptolemais (p. 28) is 20 miles. The stay there is brief; the journey from Ptolemais to Cæ sarea, about 30 miles, _was_ probably by land. Philip arrived at Cæ sarea after his m...
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 whic...
FINISHED. Greek. _dianio._ Only here. OUR COURSE. the voyage. Greek. _ploos._ Only here and Acts 27:9; Acts 27:10. CAME. Greek. _katantao._ See note on Acts 16:1. SALUTED. Same as "take leave" in A...
Paul's Journey to Cesarea, and his Stay there _And when … Ptolemais_ For "our course" _Rev. Ver._has "the voyage" and for "came to" reads "arrived at." For the same verb in Acts 16:1, "came to" is le...
ΤῸΝ ΠΛΟΥ͂Ν ΔΙΑΝΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ, _when we had finished the voyage_. The distance was but short, and would be accomplished in a day. ΚΑΤΗΝΤΉΣΑΜΕΝ ΕἸΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΪ́ΔΑ, _we came to Ptolemais_. Ptolemais is the name...
_PAUL WOULD NOT RETREAT ACTS 21:1-16 :_ Paul knew that danger awaited him in Jerusalem. But he would not retreat. He took ship and quickly passed through Coos, Rhodes, and Patara. At Patara they chang...
ΔΙΑΝΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΔΙΑΝΎΩ (G1274) совершать, завершать, прибывать (GELTS, 107; 2 Мак. 12:17); здесь, вероятно, имеет значение "продолжать путешествие" (ΝΤΝΤ, 134-35; BAGD; NDIEC, 1:77; L...
PTOLEMAIS,— Was a celebrated city on the sea-coast, which fell by lot to the tribe of Asher; its ancient name was _Accho._ Judges 1:31. It was enlarged and beautified by the first of the Egyptian Ptol...
IN PTOLEMAIS. Acts 21:7. Acts 21:7 And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. ACTS 21:7 Although there is much...
7. The journey by water was soon completed, and the remainder of the distance was performed on foot. (7) "_And from Tyre we went down to Ptolemais, completing the voyage, and saluted the brethren, and...
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. AND WHEN WE HAD FINISHED OUR COURSE ('AND HAVING COMPLETED THE PASSAGE')...
1 The party made a quick journey. The various terms, "running straight," "looming up, and leaving," suggest that they sailed before the wind, which blows from the northwest at that time of the year. 4...
THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY, AUG. 52 A.D. TO PENTECOST 56 A.D. (ACTS 18:23 TO ACTS 21:16) 23. Visit to Galatia. St. Paul revisits Antioch in Syria and the Churches of Galatia and Phrygia, founded in the...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 21 PAUL VISITS THE *BELIEVERS IN TYRE, 21:1-6 V1 We said goodbye to them and then we left. We sailed straight to Cos. The next day, we went to...
WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS. — This city is memorable both for its antiquity and for the varied fortunes of its city. As Accho it appears in Judges 1:31 as one of the old cities of the Canaanites which the I...
διανύσαντες : “and when we had finished the voyage from Tyre we arrived at Ptolemais,” R.V. (so in effect A.V.), but Page (so Wendt) renders “but we having (thereby) completed our voyage (_i.e._, from...
READY TO DIE FOR HIS LORD Acts 21:1 The vessel coasted along Asia Minor, sighted Cyprus, sailed to the south of it, and so finally to Tyre. There the disciples were poor and obscure, and it took sea...
Passing on toward Jerusalem, Paul and those with him reached Tyre. There the disciples urged the apostle not to go to Jerusalem; but, having received from the Spirit a revelation of all that lay befor...
Warnings On the Road To Jerusalem The departure from Miletus was an emotional one. In fact, Luke used the word for depart which Thayer says means, "tear away." They went from Cos, to Rhodes, to Patar...
_“....Going out we departed, all accompanying us, along with the women and children, even without the city, and, putting down our knees on the sand, praying, we bade each other adieu.”_ Lord, rebuke o...
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. (8) And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
− 7.Luke doth briefly declare that Paul was also received at Ptolemais by the brethren. This is a city of Phenicia, standing upon the sea-coast, not far from the borders of Judea, from which Paul and...
After this time the apostle has to give account of himself, and to accomplish in a striking manner the predictions of the Lord. Brought before tribunals by the malice of the Jews, given up through the...
AND WHEN WE HAD FINISHED OUR COURSE FROM TYRE,.... Or sailed from thence, WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS: the Syriac version calls it "Aco" or "Acu": and the Arabic version, "Aco"; and Ptolemais, according to...
And when we had finished _our_ course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. Ver. 7. _And abode with them one day_] _Suavis hora, sed parva mora, _ sh...
_And when we had finished our course_ By sea; _we came to Ptolemais_ A celebrated city to the south of Tyre, on the same coast of the Mediterranean sea, anciently called _Accho._ It was enlarged and b...
PTOLEMAIS; a city south of Tyre, and near mount Carmel....
From Tyre to Caesarea:...
From this point onwards there is no record of the work of God spreading as it had previously through Paul's energetic ministry. In fact, we read of no conversions until Chapter 28:24, though we may be...
AND WHEN WE HAD FINISHED _OUR_ VOYAGE FROM TYRE, WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS, GREETED THE BRETHREN, AND STAYED WITH THEM ONE DAY. 1. It was a short trip from Tyre to Ptolemais, a city near Ceasarea. 2. The...
Acts 21:6-7 "We arrived at Ptolemais" This city was located about 30 miles south of Tyre. In Old Testament times this port was named Accho. Today it is known as Acre. The Bay of Acre forms. half-circl...
1-7 Providence must be acknowledged when our affairs go on well. Wherever Paul came, he inquired what disciples were there, and found them out. Foreseeing his troubles, from love to him, and concern f...
WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS; so far forth as to Ptolemais, a city in Phenicia, so called from one of the Ptolemies, king of Egypt; and is thought to be the same with Accho, mentioned JUDGES 1:31, which ancie...
7. The journey by water was soon completed, and the remainder of the distance was performed on foot. (7) "_ And from Tyre we went down to Ptolemais, completing the voyage, and saluted the brethren, an...
Acts 21:7 And G1161 we G2249 finished G1274 (G5660) voyage G4144 from G575 Tyre G5184 came G2658 (G5656) to G1519 Ptolemais G4424 G2532 greeted G782 (G5666) brethren G80 stayed G3306 (G5656) with G384...
‘And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.' The voyage from Tyre brings them to Ptolemais (now Acre) where they...
_St. Paul completes his Journey to Jerusalem from Tyre by way of Ptolemais and Cæsarea to the Holy City,_ 7-17. Acts 21:7. AND WHEN WE HAD FINISHED OUR COURSE FROM TYRE, WE CAME TO PTOLEMAIS. More lit...
HAD FINISHED (διανυσαντες). First aorist active participle of διανυω, old verb to accomplish (ανυω) thoroughly (δια), only here in the N.T.FROM TYRE (απο Τυρου). Page takes (Hackett also) with κα...
CONTENTS: Holy Spirit forbids Paul to go to Jerusalem. Paul goes to Jerusalem. Paul takes a Jewish vow. Seized in the temple by the Jews and bound with chains. CHARACTERS: Paul, Holy Spirit, Philip,...
Acts 21:1. _We came with a straight course to Coos,_ or Cos. See the map of St. Paul's travels. It is the principal island of the group called Cyclades. Hypocrates the physician, and Apelles the paint...
TO PTOLEMAIS. On the coast, about half-way to Caesarea. Named for the Egyptian king who rebuilt the city. This is the Accho of Judges 1:31. AND ARRIVED IN CAESAREA. Some thirty or forty miles south. P...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 21:7. AND WHEN HE HAD FINISHED OUR COURSE FROM TYRE might be read _but me, having finished our voyage, came down from Tyre_ (Alford). From Tyre, a moderate day’s journey by la...
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 so it came to pass, that after we had gotten from them, and we had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the following day unto to Rhodes, and from there to Patara: where we foun...
1 Samuel 10:4; 1 Samuel 13:10; Acts 18:22; Acts 21:10; Acts 21:19; Acts 25:13; Acts 28:12; Hebrews 13:24; Matthew 5:47...
Finished [δ ι α ν υ σ α ν τ ε ς]. Only here in New Testament. Saluted. The word rendered take leave in verse 6. See on ch. Acts 20:1....
Having finished our voyage — From Macedonia, Acts 20:6, we came to Ptolemais — A celebrated city on the sea coast, anciently called Accos. It is now, like many other once noble cities, only a heap of...