These ceremonies (after their accomplishment in Christ) not being at all necessary, they were not imposed upon any that received the faith of Christ from amongst the Gentiles, or other nations; only suffered for a while unto the Jews that turned to Christ, for the hardness of their hearts, and inveterate zeal for them. Things offered to idols, &c.: of these things, See Poole on "Matthew 15:29".
ACTS 21:25 h`mei/j evpestei,lamen {C} The Western text brings out the meaning more explicitly by expanding so as to read, “But concerning the Gentiles who have become believers, _they_ [i.e., the Jew...
Verse Acts 21:25. _AS TOUCHING THE GENTILES_] See the notes on Acts 15:1-44, and the additional observations at the end of that chapter. See Clarke on Ac 15:41...
AS TOUCHING THE GENTILES - In regard to the Gentile converts. It might be expedient for Paul to do what could not be enjoined on the Gentiles. They could not command the Gentile converts to observe th...
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, _...
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...
NO RETREAT (Acts 21:1-16)...
TOUCHING. Greek. _peri._ App-104. HAVE WRITTEN. wrote. AND CONCLUDED. having decided. Greek. _krino._ App-122. THAT THEY... ONLY. The texts omit. THINGS OFFERED, &C. = that which is offered, &c. G...
_As touching the Gentiles which believe_ The clause should commence with But, which is expressed in the Greek. The elders, while urging on Paul the course they have described in consideration of Jewis...
25. μηδὲν τοιοῦτον τηρεῖν αὐτούς, εἰ μὴ omitted with אAB. Not represented in _Vulg_. 25. ΠΕΡῚ ΔῈ ΤΩ͂Ν ΠΕΠΙΣΤΕΥΚΌΤΩΝ ἘΘΝΩ͂Ν, _but as touching the Gentiles which believe_. The elders, while urging on Pa...
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...
ΠΕΠΙΣΤΕΥΚΌΤΩΝ _perf. act. part., см._ Acts 21:20. ΈΠΕΣΤΕΊΛΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΣΤΈΛΛΩ (G1989) посылать, отправлять послание, писать. При использовании этого слова в официальных документах значе...
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
See notes on verse 18...
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strang...
24 The belief of the circumcisionists, based on tangible evidence, such as signs and wonders, was of a very different quality from that of Paul's epistles. In our Lord's day "many believe in [into] Hi...
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...
See Acts 15....
ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
Apollos at Ephesus. 24. Apollos] The name is a contraction of Apollonius. He is mentioned again Acts 19:1; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:4.;...
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...
AS TOUCHING THE GENTILES WHICH BELIEVE. — See Note on Acts 15:20. St. James, it will be seen, adheres still to the terms of the _concordat_ sanctioned at the council of Jerusalem. He has no desire to...
ἡμεῖς, _cf._ reading in [360] text, but in any case ἡμεῖς is emphatic, intimating that St. James and the Church at Jerusalem could not condemn St. Paul's attitude towards Gentile Christians, since the...
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...
They very judiciously advised Paul to adopt a procedure in connection with four Jewish brethren, who at that time had on them temporary Nazaritish vows, to fall in with them, becoming a Mosaic Nazarit...
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...
− 25._And as concerning those which have believed. _They add this lest they be thought to go about to take away or call back that liberty which they had granted to the Gentiles, so that they may be bu...
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...
AS TOUCHING THE GENTILES WHICH BELIEVE,.... This is said, to show that the Jews were not offended with Paul, for not insisting upon the circumcision of the believing Gentiles, and their conformity to...
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written _and_ concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from _things_ offered to idols, and from blood, and from st...
_What is it therefore_ Which may not be apprehended on such an occasion? Or, what is to be done? _the multitude must needs come together_ They will certainly be gathered together in a tumultuous manne...
TOUCHING THE GENTILES WHICH BELIEVE; chap Acts 15:19-29....
AS TOUCHING THE GENTILES WHICH BELIEVE, WE HAVE WRITTEN AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY OBSERVE NO SUCH THING, SAVE ONLY THAT THEY KEEP THEMSELVES FROM THINGS OFFERED TO IDOLS, AND FROM BLOOD, AND FROM STRANG...
A case of Jewish prejudice:...
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...
BUT CONCERNING THE GENTILES WHO BELIEVE, WE HAVE WRITTEN _AND_ DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD OBSERVE NO SUCH THING, EXCEPT THAT THEY SHOULD KEEP THEMSELVES FROM _THINGS_ OFFERED TO IDOLS, FROM BLOOD, FROM...
Acts 21:22-26 Paul in the Temple For centuries this has been. difficult section of Scripture to harmonize with what Paul taught elsewhere.. offer the following comments from Wayne Jackson on this sec...
19-26 Paul ascribed all his success to God, and to God they gave the praise. God had honoured him more than any of the apostles, yet they did not envy him; but on the contrary, glorified the Lord. Th...
Acts 21:25 But G1161 concerning G4012 Gentiles G1484 believe G4100 (G5761) we G2249 written G1989 (G5656) decided...
“But as touching the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornic...
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)....
Acts 21:25. AS TOUCHING THE GENTILES WHICH BELIEVE, WE HAVE WRITTEN AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY OBSERVE NO SUCH THING. James and the Jerusalem elders were careful after they had advised Paul to assist the...
WE WROTE (επεστειλαμεν). First aorist active of επιστελλω, to send to and so to write like our epistle (επιστολη). Old verb, but in the N.T. only here and Acts 15:20; Hebrews 13:22. It is the very w...
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...
_Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow upon them._ PAUL AND THE NAZARITE VOW Hardly had Paul’s glowing words of passionate love to Christ--his plea for a flee pulpi...
_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 21:25 AS FOR THE GENTILES. The Jerusalem elders reminded Paul of the requirements for Gentile Christians agreed upon in the Jerusalem council (Acts 15:28). This w
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...
_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 15:20; Acts 15:29...
Blood. See on ch. Acts 14:29....