Verse Acts 21:9. Four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.] Probably these were no more than teachers in the Church: for we have already seen that this is a frequent meaning of the word prophesy; and this is undoubtedly one thing intended by the prophecy of Joel, quoted Acts 2:17, of this book. If Philip's daughters might be prophetesses, why not teachers?
WHICH DID PROPHESY - See the notes on Acts 2:17; Acts 11:27. That females sometimes partook of the prophetic influence, and foretold future events, is evident from various places in the New Testament....
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...
NO RETREAT (Acts 21:1-16)...
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...
THE SAME MAN. this one. WHICH DID PROPHESY. Greek. _propheteuo._ They were evangelists, like their father. This is in accord with Joel 2:28 as quoted in Acts 2:17. see App-49 and App-189....
_And the same man … prophesy Rev. Ver._" _Now this man had_, &c." The family of the Evangelist were walking in their father's steps. These daughters, instead of resting at home, took upon them the har...
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...
ΤΟΎΤΩΙ ΔῈ ἯΣΑΝ ΘΥΓΑΤΈΡΕΣ ΤΈΣΣΑΡΕΣ ΠΑΡΘΈΝΟΙ Κ.Τ.Λ., _now this man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy_. The family of the Evangelist were walking in their father’s steps. These daughters, i...
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...
ΉΣΑΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΜΊ, _см._ Acts 21:8. ΤΟΎΤΩ... ΗΣΑΝ к этому относилось; то есть: "у этого человека было..." ΘΥΓΆΤΗΡ (G2364) дочь, ΠΑΡΘΈΝΟΣ (G3933) дева (TLNT, TDNT; EDNT). ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΎΟΥΣΑΙ...
VIRGINS, WHICH DID PROPHESY.— The miraculous gifts of the Spirit were sometimes communicated to women as well as to men, agreeably to the prophesy recorded, ch. Acts 2:17....
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 8...
AND THE SAME MAN HAD FOUR DAUGHTERS, VIRGINS, WHICH DID PROPHESY. (SEE And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy - in fulfillment of . (SEE THE NOTE AT ). This fact seems to b...
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...
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...
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...
PROPHESY] There were female prophets under the OT.: Miriam, Exodus 15:20; Deborah, Judges 4:4; Noadiah, Nehemiah 6:14; Huldah, 2 Kings 22:14 cp....
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 SAME MAN HAD FOUR DAUGHTERS, VIRGINS, WHICH DID PROPHESY. — Both elements of the description are full of interest as throwing light on the life of the Apostolic Church. (1) The four daughters were...
παρθένοι : an unwedded life might enable them to wait on the Lord without distraction, and thus to be more free for the exercise of their gift of prophecy, but nothing is said of any separate order, o...
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 the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did (c) prophesy. (c) They had a peculiar gift of foretelling things to come....
_Prophecy. It is supposed that these daughters of St. Philip had made a vow of virginity, or at least remained in that state our of a motive of religion. St. Jerome thinks in reward of this they were...
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 when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. (8) And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto...
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...
− 9._Four daughters. _This is added for the commendation of Philip, not only that we might know that his house was well ordered, but also that it was famous and excellent through the blessing of God....
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 SAME MAN HAD FOUR DAUGHTERS,.... So that he was a married man, which may be observed against the Papists, who forbid marriage to ecclesiastics: and they were, VIRGINS: not under any vow of vi...
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. Ver. 9. _Did prophesy_] That is, they had the gift of foretelling future things by divine inspiration. This was every way extraordina...
_And when we had finished our course_ By sea; _we came to Ptolemais_ A celebrated city to the south of Tyre, on the same coast of the Mediterranean sea, anciently called _Accho._ It was enlarged and b...
DID PROPHESY; see note to chap Acts 11:27....
From Tyre to Caesarea:...
AND THE SAME MAN HAD FOUR DAUGHTERS, VIRGINS, WHICH DID PROPHESY. When Paul and his companions had accomplished the seven days, when they had finished the time, when the stated period was up during wh...
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 THIS MAN HAD FOUR VIRGIN DAUGHTERS WHO PROPHESIED. 1. Philip had four daughters, not married, who were inspired prophets. 2. Some attempt to make this passage approval for women to preach in the...
"Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses" These daughters were morally pure, unmarried (at this time) and they had the spiritual gift of prophecy. Spiritual gifts were given to wo...
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...
VIRGINS; by their father's and their own voluntary determination, as 1 CORINTHIANS 7:37; neither is it said whether they continued in that state, but they were so. WHICH DID PROPHESY; not by expoundin...
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews In the first Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians: "Let women be silent in the church. But if any wish to learn anything, let them ask t...
Acts 21:9 Now G1161 man G5129 had G2258 (G5713) four G5064 virgin G3933 daughters G2364 prophesied G4395 ...
‘Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied.' Luke then explains that Philip had four virgin daughters who were apparently official prophetesses (compare Acts 2:17; 1 Corinthians 11:5). Th...
Acts 21:9. AND THE SAME MAN HAD FOUR DAUGHTERS, VIRGINS, WHICH DID PROPHESY. This is an example of the fulfilment of the prophecy of Joel quoted by St. Peter in the early days of the faith (Acts 2:17)...
VIRGINS WHICH DID PROPHESY (παρθενο προφητευσα). Not necessarily an "order" of virgins, but Philip had the honour of having in his home four virgin daughters with the gift of prophecy which was not...
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 21:8 CAESAREA. A major port near Jerusalem. FOUR UNMARRIED DAUGHTERS, WHO PROPHESIED. The gift of prophecy was promised to women as well as men in Joel’s prophecy ...
_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 Corinthians 11:4; 1 Corinthians 11:5; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 7:38;...