James, one of the apostles, though some think that he was a kinsman of our Saviour s, and at this time bishop of Jerusalem. Elders; as in Acts 15:6,23, not so called for their age, but dignity or place in the church.
Verse Acts 21:18. _WENT IN WITH US UNTO JAMES_] This was _James the Less_, son of Mary; and cousin to our Lord. He appears to have been bishop of the Church in Jerusalem, and perhaps the only apostle...
UNTO JAMES - James the Less. See the notes on Acts 15:13. He resided at Jerusalem. Compare Galatians 1:19. It is not improbable that he was the only one of the apostles then at Jerusalem; and there is...
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...
ARRIVAL AT JERUSALEM: PAUL'S NAZIRITE VOW. Acts 21:17 gives the general impression on both sides when Paul arrived; in Acts 21:18 he presents himself to James with his retinue, and finds the elders, _...
NO RETREAT (Acts 21:1-16)...
When we arrived in Jerusalem the brethren received us gladly. On the next day Paul along with us went to visit James; and all the elders were present. He greeted them and recounted one by one the thin...
FOLLOWING. Greek. _epeimi._ See note on Acts 7:26. WENT IN. Greek. _eiseimi._ Only here, Acts 21:26; Acts 3:3.Hebrews 9:6. ELDERS. See
_And the day following … James_ This was the Church's reception of the returned missionaries. Notice of their arrival would soon be given, and the authorities who were at the time resident in Jerusale...
ΤΗ͂Ι ΔῈ ἘΠΙΟΎΣΗΙ ΕἸΣΉΙΕΙ Ὁ ΠΑΥ͂ΛΟΣ ΣῪΝ ἩΜΙ͂Ν ΠΡΌΣ ἸΆΚΩΒΟΝ, _and the day following Paul went in with us unto James_. This was the Church’s reception of the returned missionaries. Notice of their arriva...
ARRIVAL AT JERUSALEM. PAUL’S RECEPTION BY THE CHURCH AND BY THE PEOPLE...
_COMPROMISE ABOUT THE LAW ACTS 21:17-26:_ When Paul and his companions reached Jerusalem he went to visit James, the Lord's brother._ _ He reported how that God had received many Gentiles into the kin...
ΤΉ ΈΠΙΟΎΣΗ (G1967) на следующий (день), ΕΊΣΉΕΙ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΪΣΕΙΜΙ (G1524) входить, ΠΑΡΕΓΈΝΟΝΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΑΡΑΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G3854) прибывать....
JAMES;— The apostle, commonly called _James the less,_ and the brother of our Lord....
THE VOYAGE TO ROME Acts 21:17 Acts 28:31 1. AT JERUSALEM. Acts 21:17, Acts 23:30 a. Paul's salutation and the advice of the e
18-26. After the general statement that they were gladly received by the brethren, Luke proceeds to state more in detail what followed. (18) "_And on the day following, Paul went in with us to James,...
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...
JAMES] The Lord's 'brother,' the acknowledged head of the Church of Jerusalem: cp. Acts 15:13, etc....
ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
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...
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...
THE DAY FOLLOWING PAUL WENT IN WITH US UNTO JAMES... — Looking to Acts 20:16, it seems natural to infer that this was on or near the Day of Pentecost. The city would be crowded with pilgrims. The Chur...
τῇ ἐπιούσῃ, three times in “We” sections, twice in rest of Acts; nowhere else in N.T. (in Acts 7:26 with ἡμέρᾳ), Hawkins, _u. s._ σὺν ἡμῖν : the writer thus again claims to be an eyewitness of what pa...
BINDING TOGETHER THE CHURCH Acts 21:15 Mnason was an _early_ disciple. He could remember the first days of the Church's story. It was good for Paul to have the society and care of this good man durin...
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...
Paul Urged To Take Peaceful Actions The group next travelled on to Jerusalem where they planned to lodge with one of the early disciples, Mnason of Cyprus. They were joyfully greeted by the brethren i...
_To James, the bishop of Jerusalem, where all the seniors, that is, the bishops and priests, had assembled. (Witham)_...
Paul is gladly received by the apostles and brethren, proceeding at once to James, the pastor of the mother church, where, in presence of the apostles, elders and brethren, he relates the mighty works...
And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. (16) There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple,...
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...
− 18._All the elders were present. _We may gather that out of this place which we had already in the fifteenth chapter. So often as any weighty business was to be handled, the elders were wont to come...
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 THE DAY FOLLOWING,.... After they were come into Jerusalem: PAUL WENT IN WITH US TO JAMES; not the son of Zebedee and brother of John, for he was killed by Herod some years ago; but James the son...
And the _day_ following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. Ver. 18. _Unto James_] The son of Alpheus, called by St Mark, "James the less," and by some of the ancients,...
_The brethren received us gladly_ The alms which they brought with them might be one, but certainly were not the only or the chief reason of the welcome reception they met with. _The day following, Pa...
JAMES; see note to chapter Acts 12:17....
THE JEWISH UPRISING AGAINST PAUL. The reception at Jerusalem:...
AND THE DAY FOLLOWING PAUL WENT WITH US UNTO JAMES; AND ALL THE ELDERS WERE PRESENT....
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...
ON THE FOLLOWING _DAY_ PAUL WENT IN WITH US TO JAMES, AND ALL THE ELDERS WERE PRESENT. 1. The next day Paul meets with the elders at Jerusalem and James. 2. There are two possible James' here: 1. J...
"And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present" We have already noted that this James, is James the Lord's brother who is also mentioned as being. prominent memb...
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 kingd...
18-26. After the general statement that they were gladly received by the brethren, Luke proceeds to state more in detail what followed. (18) "_ And on the day following, Paul went in with us to James,...
‘And the day following Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.' On the next day the Gentile representatives arranged to meet James, along with all the elders. Paul also went w...
PAUL PROVES HIS TRUE DEDICATION IN JERUSALEM AND HIS CONFORMITY WITH THE LAW AND DOES NOTHING THAT IS WORTHY OF DEATH BUT THE DOORS OF THE TEMPLE ARE CLOSED AGAINST HIM (21:17-30)....
_The Reception of Paul by James and the Jerusalem EldersThey tell Paul how he should act towards the Jewish Christians present at the FeastThe Gentile Apostle acts on their Advice,_ 18-25. Acts 21:18....
THE DAY FOLLOWING (τη επιουση). As in Acts 20:15 which see.WENT IN (εισηιε). Imperfect active of εισειμ, old classic verb used only four times in the N.T. (Acts 3:3; Acts 21:18;...
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 SEE JAMES. This James was not one of the Twelve, but is the human brother of Jesus (see note on 1 Corinthians 15:7; Acts 15:6). He seemed to be a man of great influence in the Jerusalem church (Gal...
_And when we were come to Jerusalem the brethren received us gladly._ PAUL AT JERUSALEM Note here-- I. The early conquests of the gospel. During the quarter of a century which had elapsed since Paul...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:17 The Arrest in Jerusalem. While fulfilling a vow at the temple, Paul was attacked by a Jewish mob and rescued by the Romans. He defended himself before the Jewish crowd and the...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:18 ALL THE ELDERS WERE PRESENT. Apparently the church at Jerusalem was now led primarily by these “elders” (see note on 12:17)....
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 21:15. WE TOOK UP OUR CARRIAGES, or things to be carried (see Judges 18:21).—ἀποσκευασάμενοι. The reading of the Received text should be translated, _having packed away our bag...
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...
Acts 15:13; Acts 15:2; Acts 15:23; Acts 15:6; Acts 20:17;...
Paul went in with us — That it might appear we are all of one mind, to James — Commonly called the Lord's brother; the only apostle then presiding over the Churches in Judea....