Paul Sails from Miletus1 When° awe had parted° from them and had set° sail°, we ran° ba straight° course° to Cos° and the next° day to Rhodes° and from there° to Patara°; 2 and having found° a ship° crossing° over° to aPhoenicia°, we went° aboard° and set° sail°. 3 When we came° in sight° of aCyprus°, leaving° it on the left°, we kept sailing° to bSyria° and landed° at cTyre°; for there° the ship° was to unload° its cargo°. 4 After looking° up athe disciples°, we stayed° there° seven° days°; and they kept telling° Paul° Ibthrough° the Spirit° not to set° foot° in Jerusalem°. 5 When° Iour days° there were ended°, we left° and started° on our journey°, while they all°, with wives° and children°, aescorted° us until° [we were] out of the city°. After bkneeling°° down°° on the beach° and praying°, we said° farewell° to one° another°. 6 Then° we went° on board° the ship°, and they returned° ahome° again. [1] a[we] Ac 16:10; 21:1-18 bAc 16:11
[2] aAc 11:19; 21:3 [3] aAc 4:36; 21:16 bMt 4:24 cAc 12:20; 21:7 [4] II.e. because of impressions made by the Spirit aAc 11:26; 21:16 bAc 20:23; 21:11 [5] ILit we had completed the days aAc 15:3 bLk 22:41; Ac 9:40; 20:36 [6] aJn 19:27 7 ¶ When we had finished° the voyage° from aTyre°, we arrived° at Ptolemais°, and after greeting° bthe brethren°, we stayed° with them for a day°. 8 On the next° day° we left° and came° to aCaesarea°, and entering° the house° of bPhilip° the cevangelist°, who was bone of the seven°, we stayed° with him. 9 Now° this° man° had° four° virgin° daughters° who were aprophetesses°. 10 As we were staying° there for some° days°, a prophet° named° aAgabus° came° down° from Judea°. 11 And coming° to us, he atook° Paul’s° belt° and bound° his own° feet° and hands°, and said°, “This° bis what° the Holy° Spirit° says°: ‘In this° way° the Jews° at Jerusalem° will cbind° the man° who° owns° this° belt° and ddeliver° him into the hands° of the Gentiles°.’” 12 When° we had heard° this°, we as well° as the local° residents° [began] begging° him anot to go° up to Jerusalem°. 13 Then° Paul° answered°, “What° are you doing°, weeping° and breaking° my heart°? For aI am° ready° not only° to be bound°, but even° to die° at Jerusalem° for bthe name° of the Lord° Jesus°.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded°, we fell° silent°, remarking°, “aThe will° of the Lord° be done°!” [7] aAc 12:20; 21:3 bAc 1:15; 21:17
[8] aAc 8:40; 21:16 bAc 6:5; 8:5 cEp 4:11; 2Ti 4:5 [9] aLk 2:36; Ac 13:1; 1Co 11:5 [10] aAc 11:28 [11] a1K 22:11; Is 20:2; Jr 13:1-11; 19:1, 11; Jn 18 bAc 8:29 cAc 9:16; 21:33 dMt 20:19 [12] aAc 21:15 [13] aAc 20:24 bAc 5:41; 9:16 [14] aLk 22:42 Paul at Jerusalem15 ¶ After° these° days° we got° ready° and astarted° on our way° up to Jerusalem°. 16 [Some] of athe disciples° from bCaesarea° also° came° with us, taking° us to Mnason° of cCyprus°, a ddisciple° of long° standing° with whom° we were to lodge°. 17 ¶ After° we arrived° in Jerusalem°, athe brethren° received° us gladly°. 18 And the following° day Paul° went° in with us to IaJames°, and all° bthe elders° were present°. 19 After he had greeted° them, he a[began] to relate° one° by one° the things which° God° had done° among° the Gentiles° through° his bministry°. 20 And when they heard° it they [began] aglorifying° God°; and they said° to him, “You see°, brother°, how° many° Ithousands° there are among° the Jews° of those° who have believed°, and they are all° bzealous° for the Law°; 21 and they have been told° about° you, that you are ateaching° all° the Jews° who are among° the Gentiles° to forsake° Moses°, telling° them bnot to circumcise° their children° nor° to Iwalk° according to cthe customs°. 22 What°, then°, is [to be done]? They will certainly° hear° that you have come°. 23 Therefore° do° this° that we tell° you. We have four° men° who Iaare under°° a vow°; 24 take° them and apurify° yourself along° with them, and Ipay° their expenses° so° that they may bshave° their IIheads°; and all° will know° that there is nothing° to the things which° they have been told° about° you, but that you yourself° also° walk° orderly°, keeping° the Law°. 25 But concerning° the Gentiles° who have believed°, we wrote°, ahaving decided° that they should abstain° from Imeat° sacrificed° to idols° and from blood° and from what is strangled° and from fornication°.” 26 Then° Paul° Itook° the men°, and the next° day°, apurifying° himself along° with them, bwent° into the temple° giving° notice° of the completion° of the days° of purification°, until° the sacrifice° was offered° for each° one° of them. [17] aAc 1:15; 21:7
[18] IOr Jacob aAc 12:17 bAc 11:30 [19] aAc 14:27 bAc 1:17 [20] ILit ten thousands aMt 9:8 bAc 15:1; 22:3; Ro 10:2; Ga 1:14 [21] II.e. observe or live by aAc 21:28 bAc 15:19ff; 1Co 7:18f cAc 6:14 [23] ILit have a vow on them aNu 6:13-21; Ac 18:18 [24] ILit spend on them IILit head aJn 11:55; Ac 21:26; 24:18 bAc 18:18 [25] ILit the thing aAc 15:19f, 29 [26] IOr took the men the next day, and purifying himself aJn 11:55; Ac 21:24; 24:18 bNu 6:13; Ac 24:18 Paul Seized in the Temple27 ¶ When° athe seven° days° were almost° over°, bthe Jews° from IcAsia°, upon seeing° him in the temple°, [began] to stir° up all° the crowd° and laid° hands° on him, 28 crying° out, “Men° of Israel°, come° to our aid°! aThis° is the man° who preaches° to all° men° everywhere° against° our people° and the Law° and this° place°; and besides° he has even° brought° Greeks° into the temple° and has bdefiled° this° holy° place°.” 29 For they had previously° seen° aTrophimus° the bEphesian° in the city° with him, and they supposed° that Paul° had brought° him into the temple°. 30 Then° all° the city° was provoked°, and Ithe people° rushed° together°, and taking° hold° of Paul° they adragged° him out of the temple°, and immediately° the doors° were shut°. 31 While they were seeking° to kill° him, a report° came° up to the Icommander° of the a[Roman] IIcohort° that all° Jerusalem° was in confusion°. 32 At once° he atook° along° [some] soldiers° and centurions° and ran° down° to them; and when they saw° the Icommander° and the soldiers°, they stopped° beating° Paul°. 33 Then° the Icommander° came° up and took° hold° of him, and ordered° him to be abound° with btwo° chains°; and he [began] asking° who° he was and what° he had done°. 34 But among° the crowd° asome° were shouting° one thing [and] some° another°, and when he could° not find° out the Ifacts° because° of the uproar°, he ordered° him to be brought° into bthe barracks°. 35 When° he got° to athe stairs°, he was carried° by the soldiers° because° of the violence° of the Imob°; 36 for the multitude° of the people° kept following° them, shouting°, “aAway° with him!” [27] II.e. west coast province of Asia Minor aNu 6:9, 13-20 bAc 20:19; 24:18 cAc 16:6
[28] aAc 6:13 bMt 24:15; Ac 6:13f; 24:6 [29] aAc 20:4 bAc 18:19 [30] ILit a running together of the people occurred a2K 11:15; Ac 16:19; 26:21 [31] II.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops IIOr battalion aAc 10:1 [32] IV 31, note 1 aAc 23:27 [33] IV 31, note 1 aAc 20:23; 21:11; 22:29; 26:29; 28:20; Ep 6:20; 2Ti 1:16; 2:9 bAc 12:6 [34] ILit certainty aAc 19:32 bAc 21:37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32 [35] ILit crowd aAc 21:40 [36] aLk 23:18; Jn 19:15; Ac 22:22 37 ¶ As Paul° was about° to be brought° into athe barracks°, he said° to the Icommander°, “May° I say° something° to you?” And he *said°, “Do you know° Greek°? 38 Then° you are not athe Egyptian° who some° Itime° ago° stirred° up a revolt° and led° the four° thousand° men° of the Assassins° out binto the wilderness°?” 39 But Paul° said°, “aI am° a Jew° of Tarsus° in bCilicia°, a citizen° of no° insignificant° city°; and I beg° you, allow° me to speak° to the people°.” 40 When he had given° him permission°, Paul°, standing° on athe stairs°, bmotioned° to the people° with his hand°; and when there Iwas a great° hush°, he spoke° to them in the IIcHebrew° dialect°, saying°, [37] IV 31, note 1 aAc 21:34; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32
[38] ILit days aAc 5:36 bMt 24:26 [39] aAc 9:11; 22:3 bAc 6:9 [40] ILit occurred III.e. Jewish Aramaic aAc 21:35 bAc 12:17 cJn 5:2; Ac 1:19; 22:2; 26:14 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Paul will not by any means be dissuaded from going to Jerusalem.1 ¶ Andº it² came to pass,ºª that after¹ weº were gottenºª fromº them,º and had launched,ºª we cameºª with a straight courseºª untoº Coos,º andº the² [day] followingº untoº Rhodes,º and from thenceº untoº Patara:º 2 Andº findingºª a shipº sailing overºª untoº Phenicia,º we went aboard,ºª and set forth.ºª 3 Nowº when we had discoveredºª Cyprus,º¹ we² leftºª itº on the left hand,º and sailedºª intoº Syria,º andº landedºª atº Tyre:º forº thereº the² shipº wasºª to unladeºª her burden.º 4 Andº findingºª disciples,º we tarriedºª thereº sevenº days:º whoº saidºª to Paulº throughº the² Spirit,º that he should¹ª notº go upºª toº Jerusalem.º 5 Andº whenº weº hadºª accomplishedºª those days,º we departedºª and went our way;ºª and they allº brought¹ª us¹ on our way,ºª² withº wivesº andº children,º tillº [we were] out² of¹ the² city:º andº we kneeled downººª onº the² shore,º and prayed.ºª 6 Andº when we had taken our leaveºª one of another,º we took¹ª¹ ship;º²² andº theyº returnedº¹ª home¹ again.¹ª²² 7 Andº when weº had finishedºª [our] courseº fromº Tyre,º we cameºª toº Ptolemais,º andº salutedºª the² brethren,º and abodeºª withº themº oneº day.º 8 Andº the² nextº [day] we that were of¹ª Paul's¹ companyº² departed,ºª and cameºªª untoº Caesarea:º andº we enteredºª intoº the² houseº of Philipº the² evangelist,º which wasºª [one] ofº the² seven;º and abodeºª withº him.º [1] 1S 20:41; Lk 5:4; 8:22; Ac 20:37; 27:2, 4; 1Th 2:17.
[2] Jna 1:3; Ac 15:3; 27:6. [3] Jg 10:6; 2S 8:6; Ps 45:12; 87:4; Is 7:2; 23:17; Mt 4:24; 11:21; Lk 2:2; 10:13; Ac 4:36; 11:19; 12:20; 13:4; 15:23, 39, 41; 18:18; 21:16; 27:4. [4] Mt 10:11; Ac 19:1; 20:6, 22; 21:10; 28:14; 2Ti 1:17; Rv 1:10. [5] Dt 29:11; Jsh 24:15; 1K 8:54; 2Ch 20:13; Ne 12:43; Ps 95:6; Mt 14:21; Mk 1:40; Ac 9:40; 15:3; 17:10; 20:36, 38. [6] Jn 1:11; 7:53; 16:32; 19:27; 2Co 2:13. [7] 1S 10:4; 13:10; Mt 5:47; Ac 18:22; 21:10, 19; 25:13; 28:12; He 13:24. [8] Ac 6:5; 8:5, 26, 40; 9:30; 10:1; 16:10, 13, 16; 18:22; 20:6, 13; 23:23; 27:1; 28:11, 16; Ep 4:11; 2Ti 4:5. Philip's daughters prophetesses.9 Andº the same manº hadºª fourº daughters,º virgins,º which did prophesy.ºª 10 Andº as weº tarriedºª [there] manyº days,º there came downºª fromº Judaeaº a certainº prophet,º namedº Agabus.º 11 Andº when he was comeºª untoº us,º¹ he² tookºª Paul'sº girdle,º andº boundºª his own¹² handsº andº feet,º and said,ºª Thusº saithºª the² Holyº Ghost,º Soº shall¹ª the² Jewsº atº Jerusalemº bindºª the² manº thatº ownethºª thisº girdle,º andº shall deliverºª [him] intoº the handsº of the Gentiles.º 12 Andº whenº we heardºª these things,º bothº we,º andº they of that place,º besoughtºª himº notº to go upºª toº Jerusalem.º 13 Thenº Paulº answered,ºª Whatº mean² ye¹ª to weepºª andº to breakºª mineº heart?º forº Iº amºª readyº notº to be boundºª only,º but¹² also¹² to dieºª atº Jerusalemº forº the² nameº of the² Lordº Jesus.º 14 Andº when heº would¹ª notº be persuaded,ºª we ceased,ºª saying,ºª The² willº of the² Lordº be done.ºª 15 Andº afterº thoseº daysº we took up our carriages,ºª and went upºª toº Jerusalem.º 16 ¹ There² wentºª withº usº alsoº [certain] of the² disciplesº ofº Caesarea,º and broughtºª with them¹ oneº Mnasonº of Cyprus,º an oldº disciple,º with² whomº we should lodge.ºª [9] Ex 15:20; Jg 4:4; 2K 22:14; Ne 6:14; Jol 2:28; Ac 2:17; 1Co 7:25, 38; 11:4; Rv 2:20.
[10] Ac 11:28; 20:16; 21:4, 7. [11] 1S 15:27; 1K 11:29; 2K 13:15; Jr 13:1; 19:10; Ezk 24:19; Ho 12:10; Mt 20:18; 27:1; Ac 13:2; 16:6; 20:23; 21:33; 22:25; 24:27; 26:29; 28:17, 20, 25; Ep 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; 2Ti 2:9; He 3:7; 10:34; 1P 1:12. [12] Mt 16:21; Ac 20:22; 21:4. [13] 1S 1:8; 15:14; Is 3:15; Ezk 18:2; Jna 1:6; Ac 20:24, 37; Ro 8:35; 1Co 15:31; 2Co 4:10; 11:23; Php 1:20; 2:17, 26; Col 1:24; 2Ti 1:4; 2:4; 4:6; 2P 1:14; Rv 3:10; 12:11. [14] Gn 43:14; 1S 3:18; 2S 15:25; 2K 20:19; Mt 6:10; 26:39, 42; Lk 11:2; 22:42. [15] Ac 18:22; 25:1, 6, 9. [16] Ps 71:17; 92:14; Pv 16:31; Ac 10:24, 48; 11:19; 15:39; 21:3, 8; Ro 16:7; Phm 1:9; 1Jn 2:13. Paul cometh to Jerusalem:17 Andº when weº were comeºª toº Jerusalem,º the² brethrenº receivedºª usº gladly.º 18 Andº the² [day] followingºª Paulº went inºª withº usº untoº James;º andº allº the² eldersº were present.ºª 19 Andº when he had salutedºª them,º he declaredºª particularlyººº what thingsº Godº had wroughtºª amongº the² Gentilesº byº his¹² ministry.º 20 Andº when they² heardºª [it], they glorifiedºª the² Lord,º andº saidºª unto him,º Thou seest,ºª brother,º how manyº thousandsº of Jewsº there areºª which¹ believe;ºª andº they areºª allº zealousº of the² law:º 21 Andº they are informedºª ofº thee,¹² thatº thou teachestºª allº the Jewsº which² are amongº the² Gentilesº to¹ forsakeº Moses,º sayingºª that theyº ought¹ª notº to circumciseºª [their] children,º neitherº to walkºª after the² customs.º 22 Whatº is² it¹ª therefore?º the multitudeº mustºª needsº come together:¹ª² forº they will hearºª thatº thou art come.ºª 23 Doºª thereforeº thisº thatº we sayºª to thee:º Weº haveºª fourº menº which have¹² a vow¹ª² onº them;º 24 Themº take,ºª and purify² thyself¹ª withº them,º andº be at chargesºª withº them,º thatº they may shaveºª [their] heads:º andº allº may knowºª that² those things,¹ whereofº they were informedºª concerningº thee,º areºª nothing;º butº [that] thou² thyself¹ alsoº walkest orderly,ºª and keepestºª the² law.º 25 ² As¹ touchingº the² Gentilesº which believe,ºª weº have writtenºª [and] concludedºª that theyº observeºª noº such thing,º save² only¹ that they keepºª themselvesº fromº [things] offered to idols,º andº from blood,º andº from strangled,º andº from fornication.º 26 Thenº Paulº tookºª the² men,º and the² nextºª dayº purifying² himself¹ª withº themº enteredºª intoº the² temple,º to signifyºª the² accomplishmentº of the² daysº of purification,º untilº thatº an offeringº should be offeredºª forº everyº oneº of them.º [17] Ac 15:4; Ro 15:7; He 13:1; 3Jn 1:7.
[18] Mt 10:2; Ac 15:2, 6, 13, 23; 20:17; Ga 1:19; 2:9; Jm 1:1. [19] Ac 1:17; 11:4; 14:27; 15:4, 12; 20:24; Ro 15:18; 1Co 3:5; 15:10; 2Co 6:1; 12:12; Col 1:29. [20] Ps 22:23, 27; 72:17; 98:1; Is 55:10; 66:9; Mt 13:31; Lk 12:1; 15:3, 32; Jn 12:24; Ac 2:41; 4:4, 21; 6:7; 11:18; 15:1, 5, 24; 22:3; Ro 10:2; 15:6, 9; Ga 1:14, 24; 2Th 1:10; Rv 19:6. [21] Ac 6:13; 16:3; 28:17; Ro 14:1; 1Co 9:19; Ga 5:1; 6:12. [22] Ac 15:12, 22; 19:32. [23] Nu 6:2; Ac 18:18. [24] Ex 19:10, 14; Nu 6:5, 9, 13, 18; 19:17; Jg 13:5; 16:17; 2Ch 30:18; Jb 1:5; 41:25; Jn 3:25; Ac 18:18; 21:26; 24:18; 1Co 9:20; Ga 2:12; He 9:10. [25] Ac 15:20, 29. [26] Nu 6:13; Ac 24:18; 1Co 9:20. where he is apprehended, and in great danger,27 Andº whenº the² sevenº daysº were almostºª ended,ºª the² Jewsº which were ofº Asia,º when they sawºª himº inº the² temple,º stirred upºª allº the² people,º andº laidºª handsº onº him,º 28 Crying out,ºª Menº of Israel,º help:ºª Thisº isºª the² man,º that teachethºª allº [men] every whereº againstº the² people,º andº the² law,º andº this¹² place:º andº furtherº broughtºª Greeksº alsoº intoº the² temple,º andº hath pollutedºª this¹² holyº place.º 29 (Forº they hadºª seen beforeºª withº himº inº the² cityº Trophimusº an Ephesian,º whomº they supposedºª thatº Paulº had broughtºª intoº the² temple.)º 30 Andº allº the² cityº was moved,ºª andº the² peopleº ran together:ººª andº they tookºª Paul,º and drewºª himº out² of¹ the² temple:º andº forthwithº the² doorsº were shut.ºª [27] 1K 21:25; Lk 21:12; Ac 4:3; 5:18; 6:12; 13:50; 14:2, 5, 19; 17:5, 13; 18:12; 24:18; 26:21.
[28] Jr 7:4; Lm 1:10; Ac 6:13; 19:26; 21:21; 24:5, 18; 26:20. [29] Ac 20:4; 2Ti 4:20. [30] Mt 2:3; 21:10; Lk 4:29; Ac 7:57; 16:19, 20; 19:29; 26:21; 2Co 11:26. but by the chief captain is rescued, and permitted to speak to the people.31 Andº as they went aboutºª to killºª him,º tidingsº cameºª unto the² chief captainº of the² band,º thatº allº Jerusalemº was in an uproar.ºª 32 Whoº immediatelyº tookºª soldiersº andº centurions,º and ran downºª untoº them:º andº when they² sawºª the² chief captainº andº the² soldiers,º they left¹ª² beatingºª of Paul.º 33 Thenº the² chief captainº came near,ºª and tookºª him,º andº commandedºª [him] to be bound² with¹ª twoº chains;º andº demandedºª whoº he was,ººª andº whatº he hadºª done.ºª 34 Andº some¹ cried¹ª one thing,¹ some another,º²² amongº the² multitude:º andº when he couldºª notº knowºª the² certaintyº forº the² tumult,º he commandedºª himº to be carriedºª intoº the² castle.º 35 Andº whenº he cameºª uponº the² stairs,º so it was,ºª that he² was borneºª ofº the² soldiersº forº the² violenceº of the² people.º 36 Forº the² multitudeº of the² peopleº followed after,ºª crying,ºª Awayºª with him.º 37 Andº as Paulº was² to be¹ª ledºª intoº the² castle,º he saidºª unto the² chief captain,º² Mayº¹ª Iº speakºª¹ untoº thee?ºº Whoº said,ºª Canst thou speak¹ª Greek?º² 38 Artºª notº thouº¹ that² Egyptian,º which beforeº theseº daysº madest an uproar,ºª andº leddest outºª intoº the² wildernessº four thousandº menº that were murderers?º 39 Butº Paulº said,ºª Iº amºª¹ a manº [which² am] a Jewº of Tarsus,º [a city] in Cilicia,º a citizenº of noº meanº city:º and,º I beseechºª thee,º sufferºª meº to speakºª untoº the² people.º 40 Andº when he² had given¹ª him¹ licence,ºª Paulº stoodºª onº the² stairs,º and beckoned¹ª² with the² handº unto the² people.º Andº when there was madeºª a greatº silence,º he spake¹ª unto² [them] in the² Hebrewº tongue,º saying,ºª [31] 1K 1:41; Mt 26:5; Mk 14:2; Jn 16:2; 18:12; Ac 17:5; 19:40; 21:38; 22:22; 23:17; 24:7, 22; 25:23; 26:9; 2Co 11:23.
[32] Is 3:15; Ac 5:40; 18:17; 22:19; 23:23, 27; 24:7. [33] Jg 15:13; 16:8, 12, 21; Jn 18:29; Ac 12:6; 20:23; 21:11; 22:24, 25, 29; 25:16; 28:20; Ep 6:20. [34] Ac 19:32; 21:37; 22:24, 30; 23:10, 16; 25:26. [35] Gn 6:11; Ps 55:9; 58:2; Jr 23:10; Hab 1:2. [36] Lk 23:18; Jn 19:15; Ac 7:54; 22:22; 1Co 4:13. [37] Mt 10:18; Lk 21:15; Ac 19:30; 21:19. [38] Mt 5:11; Ac 5:36; 1Co 4:13. [39] Ac 6:9; 9:11, 30; 15:23, 41; 16:37; 21:37; 22:3, 25; 23:27, 34; 1P 3:15; 4:15. [40] 2K 9:13; Lk 23:38; Jn 5:2; 19:13, 17, 20; Ac 6:1; 12:17; 13:16; 19:33; 21:35; 22:2; 26:14; Rv 9:11; 16:16. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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