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Verse Acts 21:3. _CYPRUS_] Acts 4:36, Acts 4:36, and see the _track_
of this journey on the _map_.
_TYRE_] A city of Phoenicia, one of the most celebrated maritime
towns in the wo
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HAD DISCOVERED CYPRUS - See the notes on Acts 4:36.
INTO SYRIA - See the notes on Matthew 4:24.
AND LANDED AT TYRE - See the notes on...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NO RETREAT (Acts 21:1-16)...
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DISCOVERED. sighted. Greek. _anaphainomai._ App-106. Only here and
Luke 19:11.
CYPRUS. The Kittim of the O.T. See Numbers 24:24.Isaiah 23:1;...
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_Now when we had discovered Cyprus Rev. Ver._"And when we had come in
sight of." "Discover" has now acquired the special sense of "finding
for the first time." On _Cyprus_, see notes on Acts 13:4 seqq...
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ΚΑΤΉΛΘΟΜΕΝ for κατήχθημεν with אABE. _Vulg_.
‘venimus.’
3. ἈΝΑΦΆΝΑΝΤΕΣ ΔῈ ΤῊΝ ΚΎΠΡΟΝ, _and when we
had come in sight of Cyprus_. On Cyprus, see notes on Acts 13:4. The
more usual construction would be...
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Acts 21:1-6. PAUL’S VOYAGE FROM MILETUS, AND HIS STAY IN TYRE...
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_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...
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TYRE,— The metropolis of Phoenicia, Acts 21:2 and the most famous
mart of the East. See the notes on Isaiah 23....
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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...
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See notes on verse 1...
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Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and
sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to
unlade her burden.
Now when we had discovered, [anafanentes ( G398...
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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...
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TYRE] The greatest maritime city of the ancient world, claiming to
have been founded as early as 2750 b.c. It produced glass and purple
dye, but its chief wealth came from the fact that it almost
mono...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WHEN WE HAD DISCOVERED CYPRUS... — The use of a technical term here
is specially characteristic of St. Luke. Here the meaning is that, as
soon as they _sighted_ Cyprus, they stood to the southeast, an...
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CHAPTER 17
A PRISONER IN BONDS.
Acts 21:2; Acts 21:17; Acts 21:33; Acts 21:39;...
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ἀναφ.: “when we had come in sight of,” R.V., Doric form of
1st aorist active, Winer-Schmiedel, p. 112, here a technical word
(only in Luke, _cf._ Luke 19:11, but in a different sense), _i.e._,
after w...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean, to the east of Patara and
Rhodes._...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NOW WHEN WE HAD DISCOVERED CYPRUS,.... An island, as the Syriac
version here calls it, which lay between Syria and Cilicia;
Acts 4:36; and was, according to R. Benjamin l, four days sail from
Rhodes,...
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Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and
sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to
unlade her burden.
Ver. 3. _Now when he had discovered Cyprus_] _V...
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_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...
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CYPRUS; an island in the north-east part of the Mediterranean sea.
Chap Acts 13:4....
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THE TRIP TO JERUSALEM.
From Miletus to Tyre:...
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NOW, WHEN WE HAD DISCOVERED CYPRUS, WE LEFT IT ON THE LEFT HAND, AND
SAILED INTO SYRIA AND LANDED AT TYRE; FOR THERE THE SHIP WAS TO UNLADE
HER BURDEN....
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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...
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WHEN WE HAD SIGHTED CYPRUS, WE PASSED IT ON THE LEFT, SAILED TO SYRIA,
AND LANDED AT TYRE; FOR THERE THE SHIP WAS TO UNLOAD HER CARGO.
1. They sailed within sight of Cyprus. This was the first stop o...
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"When we came in sight of Cyprus" The ship was headed in. SE
direction, and Cyprus passed by on the left side. The expression came
in sight of is the correct nautical term. "As they were sailing towar...
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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...
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CYPRUS; another island in the Mediterranean. UNLADE HER BURDEN; of
goods and merchandise which she had taken in at Ephesus....
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Acts 21:3 When G1161 sighted G398 (G5631) Cyprus G2954 G2532 passed
G2641 (G5631) it G846 left...
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‘And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left
hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was
to unload her cargo.'
Soon they passed by Cyprus on their left, an...
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Acts 21:3. NOW WHEN WE HAD DISCOVERED CYPRUS. The Greek word here
rendered ‘when we had discovered,' is a nautical expression such as
an eye-witness, familiar with the language of sea-Suing men, would...
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WHEN WE HAD COME IN SIGHT OF CYPRUS
(αναφαναντες την Κυπρον). First aorist active
participle of αναφαινω (Doric form -φαναντες rather
than the Attic -φηναντες), old verb to make appear, bring to
li...
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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,...
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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...
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_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...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:3 TYRE was in Phoenicia (see note on 11:19).
⇐...
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_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...
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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....
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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...
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2 Samuel 8:6; Acts 12:20; Acts 15:23; Acts 15:41; Acts 18:18;...
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Discovered [α ν α φ α ν α ν τ ε ς]. Better, sighted. A
nautical phrase. The verb literally means to bring to light : and its
use here is analogous to the English marine phrase, to raise the land....
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We landed at Tyre — That there should be Christians there was
foretold, Psalms 87:4. What we read in that psalm of the Philistines
and Ethiopians also may be compared with Acts 8:40; Acts 27:4....
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The divine providence is not more signally discovered in governing the
motions of the clouds, than it is in ordering the spirits and motions
of his ministers. The motion of the clouds is not spontaneo...