American Standard Version
Acts 21:8
8And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.
Acts 21:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
- New International Version (NIV)Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)On the next day we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
Context of Acts 21:8
6and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again. 7And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him. 9Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied. 10And as we tarried there some days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus.
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Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἐξελθόντες ἤλθομεν εἰς Καισάρειαν, καὶ εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκον Φιλίππου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦ ὄντος ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐμείναμεν παρ᾽ αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear
- departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- enteringεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
- evangelistεὐαγγελιστήςeuaggelistēs · evangelistG2099
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- oneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
Cross-references for Acts 21:8
- Acts 16:10And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel unto them.
- Acts 20:6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we tarried seven days.
- 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 28:11And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
- Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.
- Acts 9:30And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
- Acts 10:1Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
- Acts 18:22And when he had landed at Cæsarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
- Acts 23:23And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:
- Acts 6:5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaüs a proselyte of Antioch;
- Acts 8:5And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
- Ephesians 4:11And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
- 2 Timothy 4:5But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
Commentaries on Acts 21:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8We that were of Paul's company - ̔ · This clause is wanting in ABCE, and many others; the Syriac, Coptic, Vulgate, Armenian, etc. Came unto Caesarea - This was Caesarea of Palestine, already sufficiently described, See on Acts 8:40; (note). Philip the evangelist - One of the seven deacons, who seems to have settled here after he had baptized the eunuch. See on Acts 8:40; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8We that were of Paul‘s company - From this it would appear that they had been attended thus far by some persons who were going only to Ptolemais. This clause, however, is missing in many mss., and has been omitted by Bengel, Griesbach, Knapp, and others as spurious. It is also missing in the Syriac and the Vulgate. Unto Cesarea - See the notes on Acts 8:40. Into the house of Philip - One of the seven deacons, Acts 6:5. After his conversation with the…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. 8Philip was called an evangelist (someone who shares the good news about Jesus) because of his work in preaching the gospel (see 8:4–40; compare Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5).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
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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
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