Acts 19:21

Acts 19:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
• New International Version (NIV)After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When these things were accomplished, Paul purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

Context of Acts 19:21

19And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed. Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. 23And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

Acts 19:21 word by word

Ὡς δὲ ἐπληρώθη ταῦτα, ἔθετο ὁ Παῦλος ἐν τῷ πνεύματι διελθὼν τὴν Μακεδονίαν καὶ Ἀχαΐαν πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα εἰπὼν ὅτι μετὰ τὸ γενέσθαι με ἐκεῖ, δεῖ με καὶ Ῥώμην ἰδεῖν.Read the interlinear

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• passedδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
• MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedonia · MacedoniaG3109
• AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaia · AchaiaG882
• goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• RomeῬώμηRhōmē · RomeG4516

Cross-references for Acts 19:21

• Romans 15:25but now, I say, I go unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints.
• Galatians 2:1Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
• Acts 16:6And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
• Acts 18:21but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.
• Acts 20:22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
• Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
• Romans 1:13And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.
• 2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit;
• Acts 20:1And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.
• Acts 20:16For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
• Acts 21:4And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.
• Acts 24:17Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:
• Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
• Acts 25:10But Paul said, I am standing before Cæsar’s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
• Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
• Acts 28:16And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

Commentaries on Acts 19:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Paul purposed in the spirit, etc. - Previously to this he appears to have concerted a journey to Macedonia, and a visit to Corinth, the capital of Achaia, where he seems to have spent a considerable time, probably the whole winter of a.d. 58; see 1 Corinthians 16:5, 1 Corinthians 16:6; and afterwards to go to Jerusalem; but it is likely that he did not leave Ephesus till after pentecost, a.d. 59. ( 1 Corinthians 16:8;) And he resolved, if possible, to see…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21After these things were ended - After the gospel was firmly established at Ephesus, so that his presence there was no longer necessary. Purposed in the spirit - Resolved in his mind. When he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia - In these places he had founded flourishing churches. It is probable that his main object in this visit was to take up a collection for the poor saints at Jerusalem. See the notes on Romans 15:25-26. To go to Jerusalem - To…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Persons who came from afar to pay their devotions at the temple of Ephesus, bought little silver shrines, or models of the temple, to carry home with them. See how craftsmen make advantage to themselves of people's superstition, and serve their worldly ends by it. Men are jealous for that by which they get their wealth; and many set themselves against the gospel of Christ, because it calls men from all unlawful crafts, however much wealth is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Paul resolved in the Spirit: He was probably troubled by what he heard about Corinth (see 1 Corinthians Book Introduction). Instead of going right away, he sent Timothy. Timothy carried a letter, 1 Corinthians, from Paul to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 4:17; 16:10–11). Paul later traveled to Macedonia and Achaia (Acts 20:1–3). “I must see Rome as well”: Paul, perhaps inspired by his successful strategy, wanted to share the gospel in the world's most…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. After these things were ended--completed, implying something like a natural finish to his long period of labor at Ephesus. Paul purposed ... when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem ... After I have been there, I must also see Rome--Mark here the vastness of the apostle's missionary plans. They were all fulfilled, though he "saw Rome" only as a prisoner.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
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• Rome
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• Achaia
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• Concourse
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Commentaries on Acts 19

• 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