Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 21:23
See notes on verse 18
See notes on verse 18
Verse Acts 21:23. _WE HAVE FOUR MEN WHICH HAVE A VOW_] From the _shaving_ of the head, mentioned immediately after, it is evident that the four men in question were under the vow of Nazariteship; and...
WE HAVE FOUR MEN - There are with us four men. It is evident that James and the elders meant to say that these men were connected with them in the Christian church; and the fact shows that the Christi...
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)...
VOW. Greek. _euche._ See Acts 18:18. App-134....
_Do therefore … vow on them_ They advise St Paul to take a part in the ceremonies of a Nazarite vow. He could not go through the whole course of the observance, for these men had already for some time...
ARRIVAL AT JERUSALEM. PAUL’S RECEPTION BY THE CHURCH AND BY THE PEOPLE...
ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΟὟΝ ΠΟΊΗΣΟΝ, _do therefore this_. They advise St Paul to take a part in the ceremonies of a Nazirite vow. He could not go through the whole course of the observance, for these men had already f...
_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...
ΠΟΊΗΣΟΝ _aor. act. imper. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать; здесь: принимать обет. _Aor. imper._ призывает к специфическому действию ΕΎΧΉ (G2171) обет (SB, 2:755-61; _см._ Acts 18:18). ΈΧΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. p...
DISCOURSE: 1805 PAUL BECOMING A NAZARITE Acts 21:20. And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and th...
WHICH HAVE A VOW— Of Nazariteship. See on ch. Acts 18:18. Josephus not only tells us in general, that it was customary with persons in any sickness or distress, to make vows, and to spend at least thi...
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
Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men - CHRISTIAN JEWS, NO DOUBT, _ Which have a vow on them - the...
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 IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
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...
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...
WE HAVE FOUR MEN WHICH HAVE A VOW ON THEM. — The advice was eminently characteristic. (1) It came from one who himself lived as bound by the Nazarite vow. “No razor came upon his head, and he drank ne...
εἰσὶν ἡμῖν, _cf._ Acts 18:10. The four men certainly seem to have been members of the Church at Jerusalem, _i.e._, Jewish Christians. εὐχὴν ἔχοντες : a temporary Nazirite vow, Numbers 6:1 ff. The leng...
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...
_Who have a vow upon them. On which account they will have sacrifices offered for them in the temple. (Witham)_...
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...
− 23._Do that which we say to thee. _The elders seem (as I said even now) to be fallen unto a foolish pampering [indulgence] through too much love of their nation. But the manifest judgment of that th...
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...
DO THEREFORE THIS THAT WE SAY TO THEE,.... This is said not as commanding, but as advising; and not to what was a duty, and necessary to be done as such, but as a point of prudence: WE HAVE FOUR MEN...
Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; Ver. 23. _A vow on them_] A voluntary vow of Nazariteship, which yet is agreeable to the law's praescript....
_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...
DO THEREFORE THIS THAT WE SAY TO THEE: WE HAVE FOUR MEN WHICH HAVE A VOW ON THEM;...
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...
THEREFORE DO WHAT WE TELL YOU: WE HAVE FOUR MEN WHO HAVE TAKEN A VOW. 1. There are four men in the Jerusalem church which have taken a vow. 2. Their vow was about to expire and they must be purified...
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...
Vows were either, first, such as men did make in gratitude for any deliverance they had received, as from sickness, storms, or any imminent dangers: or, secondly, to enable them the better to serve Go...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V and the Nazarites introduced into the temple,[99]...
Acts 21:23 Therefore G3767 do G4160 (G5657) what G5124 G3739 tell G3004 (G5719) you G4671 We...
“Do therefore this that we say to you. We have four men who have a vow on them. These take, and purify yourself with them, and be at charges for them, that they may shave their heads, and all will kno...
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 21:23. DO THEREFORE THIS THAT WE SAY UNTO THEE: WE HAVE FOUR MEN WHICH HAVE A VOW ON THEM. ‘ We,' that is, James the presiding elder and his brother-presbyters of the Jerusalem Church. The advice...
DO THEREFORE THIS (τουτο ουν ποιησον). The elders had thought out a plan of procedure by which Paul could set the whole matter straight.WE HAVE (εισιν ημιν). "There are to us" (dative of possessi...
VOW Probably according to (Numbers 6:1). Compare (Colossians 2:14)....
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 21:23 UNDER A VOW. Those under a Nazirite vow stayed away from strong drink and avoided things that would defile them (such as contact with a dead body). They did not cut their hair...
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 18:18; Numbers 6:2...
A vow. The Nazarite vow. See Numbers 6:1-21....
Therefore — To obviate their prejudice against thee: do this that we say to thee — Doubtless they meant this advice well: but could Paul follow it in godly sincerity? Was not the yielding so far to th...