Acts 21:10

Acts 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
• New International Version (NIV)After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Context of Acts 21:10

8On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and we went to the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven [deacons], and stayed with him. 9He had four virgin daughters who had the gift of prophecy. As we were staying there for some time, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11And coming to [see] us, he took Paul’s [wide] band (belt, sash) and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this same way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this band, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles (pagans).’ ” 12Now when we had heard this, both we and the local residents began pleading with Paul trying to persuade him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Acts 21:10 word by word

Ἐπιμενόντων δὲ ἡμέρας πλείους κατῆλθέν τις ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας προφήτης ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• as weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• tarriedἐπιμένωepimenō · to remain/keep onG1961
• manyπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• there came downκατέρχομαιkaterchomai · to descendG2718
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Judeaὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• AgabusἌγαβοςAgabos · AgabusG13

Cross-references for Acts 21:10

• Acts 21:4After looking up the disciples [in Tyre], we stayed there [with them] seven days; and they kept telling Paul through the [Holy] Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.
• Acts 20:16Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus so that he would not end up spending time [unnecessarily] in [the province of] Asia (modern Turkey); for he was in a hurry to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
• Acts 11:28One of them named Agabus stood up and prophesied through the [Holy] Spirit that a severe famine would come on the entire world. And this did happen during the reign of Claudius.

Commentaries on Acts 21:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Agabus - See the note on Acts 11:28.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10There came down - See the notes on Acts 15:1. Named Agabus - See the notes on Acts 11:28.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 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 kingdom of God, should be of the same use to us. Their weeping began to weaken and slacken his resolution Has not our Master told us to take up our cross? It was a trouble to him, that they should so earnestly press him to do that in which he could not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Luke places female prophets (21:9) alongside a male prophet (see study note on 17:34). This shows that both women and men were used by God to speak his message in the early church. Agabus, like the Old Testament prophets (God’s messengers before the time of Jesus), used symbolic actions (visible actions that show a message) to communicate what God had revealed to him (see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. next day we that were of Paul's company departed--(The words "the were of Paul's company" are omitted in the best manuscripts. They were probably added as the connecting words at the head of some church lessons). and came to Cæsarea--a run along the coast, southward, of some thirty miles. Philip the evangelist--a term answering apparently very much to our missionary [Howson], by whose ministry such joy had been diffused over Samaria and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 21:10

• Agabus
• Disobedience to God
• Luke
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philip
• Prophets
• Prudence
• Rashness

In the dictionaries

• Judea
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• Acts of the Apostles

Commentaries on Acts 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings