Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Acts 21:6
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship ('embarked'); and they returned home again.
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship ('embarked'); and they returned home again.
Verse Acts 21:6. _TAKEN - LEAVE_] ασπασαμενοι; _Having given each other the_ _kiss of peace_, as was the constant custom of the Jews and primitive Christians. _THEY RETURNED HOME_] That is, the men,...
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 Uproa...
FROM MILETUS TO TYRE. The sailing is by day, with a following wind (_cf. Acts 20:15_). After Patara D adds and Myra, where Paul touched on his journey to Rome (see Acts 27:5). Vessels from the East fo...
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...
NO RETREAT (Acts 21:1-16)...
TAKEN OUR LEAVE. Greek. _aspazomai._ See note on Acts 20:1. TOOK SHIP. embarked (Greek. _epibaino,_ as in Acts 21:1) on (Greek. _eis)_ the ship, i.e. the same ship as Acts 21:2. HOME. Literally to (G...
The best text requires here for the last clause, "_and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again_." There is nothing in the Greek to tell us whether the ship was the same in which they h...
Acts 21:1-6. PAUL’S VOYAGE FROM MILETUS, AND HIS STAY IN TYRE...
ΚΑῚ ἘΝΈΒΗΜΕΝ ΕἸΣ ΤῸ ΠΛΟΙ͂ΟΝ, ἘΚΕΙ͂ΝΟΙ ΔῈ ὙΠΈΣΤΡΕΨΑΝ ΕἸΣ ΤᾺ ἼΔΙΑ, _and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again_. There is nothing in the Greek to tell us whether the ship was the same i...
_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...
ΆΠΗΣΠΑΣΆΜΕΘΑ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΑΣΠΆΖΟΜΑΙ (G782) приветствовать, прощаться. ΆΝΈΒΗΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G305) подниматься на борт, ΎΠΈΣΤΡΕΨΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΥΠΟΣΤΡΈΦΩ (G529...
IN THE SIGHT OF CYPRUS ON THE LEFT. Acts 21:3 a. Acts 21:3 a And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, ACTS 21:3 A The writer has found words of Conybeare and Howson so e...
See notes on verse 5...
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...
ST. PAUL ARRESTED AT JERUSALEM 1. Were gotten] rather, 'had torn ourselves.' COOS] or Cos, a fertile island off the Carian coast, producing silks, ointments, wheat, and wines. RHODES] a city, and lar...
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 TOOK SHIP. — Literally, _we embarked in the ship._ The article probably, though not necessarily, indicates that they went in the same ship that had brought them, and which, after discharging her ca...
R.V. ἀπησπασάμεθα ἀλλ. “bade each other farewell,” see critical note. ἀπασπάζομαι : only here in N.T., in Tobit 10:13 ([351] [352] _al_ [353]); Himerius, p. 194; here of salutations at departure as si...
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 sear...
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 Patara...
_“....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 finding disciples we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. (5) And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way...
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...
_WE AT HOME AND THEY ABROAD_ ‘When we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.’ Acts 21:6 Within the compass of a few verses, taking the end of the last chapt...
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 TAKEN OUR LEAVE ONE OF ANOTHER,.... The Alexandrian copy reads, "having prayed, we saluted one another"; with a kiss, as in Acts 20:37 and so parted: WE TOOK SHIP; or went aboard the...
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again. Ver. 6. _We took ship_] Leaving them on shore: we shall one day meet, and never more be separated. _O diecu...
_Finding disciples, we tarried there seven days_ In order to spend a sabbath with them. _Who said to Paul, through the_ inspiration of the _Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem_ The meaning s...
AND WHEN WE HAD TAKEN OUR LEAVE ONE OF ANOTHER, WE TOOK SHIP; AND THEY RETURNED HOME AGAIN....
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...
WHEN WE HAD TAKEN OUR LEAVE OF ONE ANOTHER, WE BOARDED THE SHIP, AND THEY RETURNED HOME. 1. Paul and those with him boarded a ship. 2. The disciples from Tyre returned the their homes....
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...
HAD TAKEN OUR LEAVE ONE OF ANOTHER; as ACTS 20:1, embracing one another at their parting....
Acts 21:6 G2532 leave G782 (G5666) another G240 boarded G1910 (G5627) G1519 ship G4143 and...
‘And when it came about that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city. And kneeling...
BEACH (αιγιαλον). As in Matthew 13:2 which see. This scene is in public as at Miletus, but they did not care.BADE EACH OTHER FAREWELL (απεσπασαμεθα αλληλους). First aorist middle of απασπαζομα. Ra...
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...
_And we kneeled down on the shore and prayed._ THE SEAMAN’S FAREWELL The scripture is an excellent pattern for all who go down to do business in the great waters. It is true Paul’s business was not t...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 21:1. AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT AFTER WE HAD GOTTEN FROM THEM AND HAD LAUNCHED.—Better, as well as literally, _And when it came to pass that we had weighed anchor, having depart...
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...
2 Corinthians 2:13; John 1:11; John 16:32; John 19:27; John 7:53...
Taken leave. See on ch. Acts 20:1....