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Acts 21:1
And it came to pass that, after we were gotten from them and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos and the day following unto Rhodes and from thence unto Patara;
And it came to pass that, after we were gotten from them and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos and the day following unto Rhodes and from thence unto Patara;
ACTS 21:1 Pa,tara {A} Although it is possible (as both Ropes and Clark argue) that kai. Mu,ra was accidentally dropped through homoeoteleuton (patarakaimura), a majority of the Committee regarde...
CHAPTER XXI. _Paul and his company sail from Miletus, and come to Coos,_ _Rhodes, and Patara_, 1. _Finding a Phoenician ship at Patara, they go on board, sail_ _past Cyprus, and land at Tyre_, 2,...
AFTER WE WERE GOTTEN FROM THEM - After we had left the elders at Miletus, Acts 20:38. They were on their way to Jerusalem. UNTO COOS - This was a small island in the Grecian Archipelago, a short dista...
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)...
GOTTEN. withdrawn Same word as Acts 20:30. LAUNCHED. Greek _anago._ See note on Acts 13:13. WITH. STRAIGHT COURSE. Greek. _euthudromeo._ See note on Acts 16:11. UNTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104.
Acts 21:1. Paul's Voyage from Miletus, and his Stay in Tyre 1. _And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched_ The _Rev. Ver._has reproduced the Greek construction, but th...
ἈΝΑΧΘΗ͂ΝΑΙ ἩΜΑ͂Σ�' ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν, _when we were gotten from them and had set sail_. The vessel in which they sailed from Troas to Patara seems to have been under the Apostle’s control, so that they could st...
Acts 21:1-6. PAUL’S VOYAGE FROM MILETUS, AND HIS STAY IN TYRE...
_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...
ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, быть, случаться. О семитском обороте _см._ Luke 2:1. ΆΝΑΧΘΉΝΑΙ _aor. pass. inf. от_ ΆΝΆΓΩ (G321), _med._ или _pass._ выходить в море, п...
COOS,— _Coos,_ or _Cos,_ was one of the islands of Cyclades, famous for the worship of Esculapius, and the temple of Juno. There also Hippocrates the prince of physicians, and Apelles the celebrated p...
AT COS. Acts 21:1 a. Acts 21:1 And when it came to pass that we were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos, ACTS 21:1 A It would seem that a favorable wind was b...
XXI: 1–3. The vessel proceeded by a coasting voyage along the southern shore of Asia Minor. (1) “_And it came to pass, when we had separated from them, and set sail, that we ran with a straight course...
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: Departure from Ep...
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...
21:1 away (f-5) An expression of effort. 'torn ourselves away' may be too strong, but it implies force....
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...
XXI. (1) AFTER WE WERE GOTTEN FROM THEM... — The Greek verb is more emphatic, and might almost be rendered, “When we had _torn ourselves away_ from them.” WE CAME WITH A STRAIGHT COURSE UNTO COOS......
ἀναχθῆναι, see above on Acts 13:13. ἀποσ., _cf._ Acts 20:30, “were parted from them,” R.V. The word expresses a separation difficult and painful; it adds to the pathos of the scene, and marks the clos...
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...
And (1) it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the [day] following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: (1) Not onl...
Coos and Rhodes are islands in the Archipelago....
THE VOYAGE CONTINUED 1. _“And when it came to pass that we embarked, having been farewelled by them.”_ Cos is an island near the coast, celebrated in Grecian history for the temple of Aesculapius, the...
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: (2) And finding a...
CONTENTS Paul is advised by the Brethren not to go up to Jerusalem. He persists. On his Arrival there, he visits James. Soon after he is seized by the Jews. He is rescued by the Chief Captain....
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...
− 1.Luke reckoneth up briefly the course of his sailing; and that not only to win credit to the history, that we may know what was done in every place, but that the readers may weigh with themselves t...
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 IT CAME TO PASS, THAT AFTER WE HAD GOTTEN FROM THEM,.... Which was with great difficulty, with many tears, and much wringing of hands: the word signifies that they were "plucked from" them; they c...
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the _day_ following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: Ver. 1. _We cam...
_And after we were gotten_ Greek, αποσπασθεντας, _were torn away; from them_ Not without doing violence both to ourselves and them; _we came with a straight course to Coos_ Or Cos, now commonly called...
THEM; the Ephesian elders at Miletus. COOS; a small island near the south-west corner of Asia Minor. RHODES; an island not far from Coos. PATARA; a seaport in the province of Lycia....
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...
NOW IT CAME TO PASS, THAT WHEN WE HAD DEPARTED FROM THEM AND SET SAIL, RUNNING A STRAIGHT COURSE WE CAME TO COS, THE FOLLOWING _DAY_ TO RHODES, AND FROM THERE TO PATARA. 1. From Miletus to Cos, to Rh...
"When we had parted from them" "The Ephesian elders had escorted Paul and his friends to the ship, and now they have parted to go their separate ways. 'Parted' is. strong word in the Greek, and might...
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...
ACTS CHAPTER 21 ACTS 21:1 Paul, journeying to Jerusalem, calleth at the house of Philip the evangelist, whose four daughters prophesied. ACTS 21:10 Agabus foretelling what should befall him at Jerusal...
XXI: 1 3. The vessel proceeded by a coasting voyage along the southern shore of Asia Minor. (1) “_ And it came to pass, when we had separated from them, and set sail, that we ran with a straight cours...
Acts 21:1 Now G1161 pass G1096 (G5633) when G5613 we G2248 departed G645 (G5685) from G575 them...
‘And when it came to about that we were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara, and having found a ship crossing...
_St. Paul's Journey from Miletus to Tyre,_ 1-6. Acts 21:1. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT AFTER WE WERE GOTTEN FROM THEM. The Greek word here, as Chrysostom remarks, is a very forcible expression, and sig...
WERE PARTED FROM THEM (αποσπασθεντας απ' αυτων). First aorist passive participle of αποσπαω same verb as in Acts 20:30; Luke 22:41.HAD SET SAIL (αναχθηνα). First aorist passive of αναγω, the usual...
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...
WE SAID GOOD-BYE TO THEM AND LEFT. The Greek implies "tearing themselves away," a separation both difficult and painful. We CAME TO COS. A small island, forty miles south of Miletus. Hippocrates, the...
_And it came to pass that after we were gotten from them._ PAUL GOING TO JERUSALEM I. The soul’s itinerary. The daily journeying of this company of God’s folk was a matter for record. 1. The details...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:1 Paul’s ship was probably a “coasting vessel,” which traveled close to shore. Each of the places mentioned probably represents a day’s journey and the stopping place for the nigh...
_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...
1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; Acts 20:37;...
Gotten from [α π ο σ π α σ θ ε ν τ α ς]. Withdrawn. Some see in the word an expression of the grief and reluctance with which they parted, and render having torn ourselves away. See on Luke 22:41. Wi...
And when we were torn away from the in — Not without doing violence both to ourselves and them....
The latter end of the foregoing chapter acquainted us with the sorrowful and heavy parting of the elders and church of Ephesus from the holy apostle. Now, the first verse of this chapter informs us, t...