Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Acts 21:11
He took Paul's girdle,— This was in the manner of the ancient prophets, who frequently attended their predictions with significant and prophetic actions. See Jeremiah 13:1.
He took Paul's girdle,— This was in the manner of the ancient prophets, who frequently attended their predictions with significant and prophetic actions. See Jeremiah 13:1.
Verse Acts 21:11. _TOOK PAUL'S GIRDLE, AND BOUND HIS OWN HANDS_, c.] This was no doubt a _prophet_, in the commonly received sense of the term and his mode of acting was like that of the ancient prop...
HE TOOK PAUL’S GIRDLE - The loose, flowing robes, or outer garments, which were worn in Eastern countries, were bound by a girdle, or sash, around the body when they ran, or labored, or walked. Such a...
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...
TO CÆ SAREA. From Tyre to Ptolemais (p. 28) is 20 miles. The stay there is brief; the journey from Ptolemais to Cæ sarea, about 30 miles, _was_ probably by land. Philip arrived at Cæ sarea after his m...
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)...
THE HOLY GHOST. the Holy Spirit. App-101. Both articles here. SHALL. will. AT. in. Greek. _en_. App-104. MAN. Greek. _aner._ App-123. DELIVER. Greek. _paradidomi._ See note on John 19:30. GENTILE...
_And when he was come … he took … and bound his own hands and feet_ The oldest MSS. have "feet and hands," and the _Rev. Ver._adopts the Greek construction, "_And coming … and taking … he bound_, &c....
Paul's Journey to Cesarea, and his Stay there _And when … Ptolemais_ For "our course" _Rev. Ver._has "the voyage" and for "came to" reads "arrived at." For the same verb in Acts 16:1, "came to" is le...
ΔΉΣΑΣ ἙΑΥΤΟΥ͂ ΤΟῪΣ ΠΌΔΑΣ ΚΑῚ ΤᾺΣ ΧΕΙ͂ΡΑΣ with אBCDHLP. _Vulg_. ‘alligans sibi pedes et manus.’ 11. ΚΑῚ ἘΛΘῺΝ … ΔΉΣΑΣ ἙΑΝΤΟΥ͂ ΤΟῪΣ ΠΌΔΑΣ ΚΑῚ ΤᾺΣ ΧΕΙ͂ΡΑΣ, _and coming … he bound his own feet and hands_....
PAUL’S JOURNEY TO CÆSAREA, AND HIS STAY THERE...
_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...
ΈΛΘΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.), см._ Acts 21:1. ΆΡΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΑΊΡΩ (G142) подбирать, брать, ΖΏΝΗ (G2223) пояс, ΔΉΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΔΈΩ (G1210) связывать, подвязывать, ΕΊ...
CAESAREA. Acts 21:8-14. Acts 21:8 And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him. Acts 21:9...
See notes on verse 10...
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and sha...
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...
HE TOOK PAUL’S GIRDLE, AND BOUND HIS OWN HANDS AND FEET. — The MSS. vary between “his hands” (St. Paul’s) and “his own;” but the latter is by far the best-supported reading. It is interesting to note...
ἄρας τὴν ζώνην : the symbolic action by Agabus reminds us of the O.T. prophets, _cf._ 1 Kings 22:11; Isaiah 20:2; Jeremiah 13:1; Ezekiel 4:5 Agabus as a
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...
God has been good to him, giving him four daughters, all happily endued with the gift of prophecy, and efficient helpers in his evangelistic work. While Paul and his comrades enjoy the kind hospitalit...
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. (11) And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thu...
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...
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 HE WAS COME UNTO US,.... In Philip's house: HE TOOK PAUL'S GIRDLE AND BOUND HIS OWN HANDS AND FEET; and so prophesied by types and symbols, and gestures, as the prophets of old did; as Isaia...
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and sha...
_And as we tarried there many days_ There being many disciples in that city, the fruit, as appears, of the ministry and miracles of Philip; _there came from Judea a prophet named Agabus_ Paul, and som...
GENTILES; the Romans, who then governed Judea....
The prophecy of Agabus:...
AND WHEN HE WAS COME UNTO US, HE TOOK PAUL'S GIRDLE, AND BOUND HIS OWN HANDS AND FEET, AND SAID, THUS SAITH THE HOLY GHOST, SO SHALL THE JEWS AT JERUSALEM BIND THE MAN THAT OWNETH THIS GIRDLE, AND SHA...
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 HE HAD COME TO US, HE TOOK PAUL ' S BELT, BOUND HIS _OWN_ HANDS AND FEET, AND SAID, " THUS SAYS THE HOLY SPIRIT, ‘SO SHALL THE JEWS AT JERUSALEM BIND THE MAN WHO OWNS THIS BELT, AND DELIVER _HIM_...
"He took Paul's belt" "Outer garments worn in the first century were loose and flowing robes, and the belt was used to bind them to the body at the waist" (Reese p. 787). "Bound his own feet and hands...
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...
TOOK PAUL'S GIRDLE; it was ordinary amongst the prophets to confirm, or at least to exemplify, their prophecies by outward signs and symbols, as ISAIAH 20:2 JEREMIAH 13:1 EZEKIEL 12:5. But that of...
Tertullian Scorpiace When Agabus, making use of corresponding action too, had foretold that bonds awaited Paul, the disciples, weeping and entreating that he would not venture upon going to Jerusalem...
Acts 21:11 G2532 come G2064 (G5631) to G4314 us G2248 G2532 took G142 (G5660) Pauls G39
‘And coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this girdle, and will deliver hi...
Acts 21:11. AND WHEN HE WAS COME UNTO US, HE TOOK PAUL'S GIRDLE AND BOUND HIS OWN HANDS AND FEET, AND SAID. The loose flowing robes worn in eastern countries are bound about the waist with a sash or g...
COMING (ελθÂων, second aorist active participle of ερχομα), taking (αρας, first aorist active participle of αιρÂω, to take up),BINDING (δÂησας, first aorist active participle of δεÂω, to bind). V...
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 PTOLEMAIS. On the coast, about half-way to Caesarea. Named for the Egyptian king who rebuilt the city. This is the Accho of Judges 1:31. AND ARRIVED IN CAESAREA. Some thirty or forty miles south. P...
_And the next day we … came to Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the Evangelist._ PAUL AT CAESAREA I. Paul visits Philip. Learn-- 1. That fidelity in our present calling is the high...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:10 AGABUS had earlier predicted a famine (Acts 11:28). Old Testament prophets often acted out their prophecies (e.g.,...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 21:7. AND WHEN HE HAD FINISHED OUR COURSE FROM TYRE might be read _but me, having finished our voyage, came down from Tyre_ (Alford). From Tyre, a moderate day’s journey by lan...
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 Kings 11:29; 1 Peter 1:12; 1 Samuel 15:27; 1 Samuel 15:28;...
Bound his own feet and hands. Imitating the symbolical acts of the Old Testament prophets. See 1 Kings 22:11; Isaiah 20:1-3; Jeremiah 13:1-7; E
Binding his own feet and hands — In the manner that malefactors were wont to be bound when apprehended. So shall the Jews bind the man whose girdle this is — St. Paul's bonds were first particularly f...