Acts 21:17

Acts 21:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
• New International Version (NIV)When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters received us warmly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

Context of Acts 21:17

15We stayed in Caesarea for a few days. Then we prepared ourselves to travel across land. We left there to go to Jerusalem. 16Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. They took us to the house of a man called Mnason. We had decided to stay with him. His home town was on the island called Cyprus. He had been a believer for a long time. When we arrived in Jerusalem, the believers there were very happy to welcome us. 18The next day, we went with Paul to see James. The leaders of the believers were also there. 19Paul said, ‘hello’ to them and then he told them everything about his work. God had helped him to do many good things for the Gentiles.

Acts 21:17 word by word

Γενομένων δὲ ἡμῶν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀσμένως ἀπεδέξαντο ἡμᾶς οἱ ἀδελφοί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• were comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• receivedδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōs · gladlyG780

Cross-references for Acts 21:17

• Acts 15:4When Paul, Barnabas and the other men arrived in Jerusalem, they met with the believers there. The apostles, the other leaders and the whole group of believers were happy to see them. Paul and Barnabas told them about everything that God had helped them to do.
• Romans 15:7Christ has accepted you, so you must accept each other. In that way you will be praising God.
• Hebrews 13:1Continue to love each other like brothers and sisters.
• 3 John 1:7They are travelling to different places to tell people about Jesus Christ. They do not accept any gifts from those people who are not Christians.

Commentaries on Acts 21:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The brethren - Christians. Received us gladly - They had been long absent. They had been into distant regions, and had encountered many dangers. It was a matter of joy that they had now returned in safety.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. 1-18This “we” passage (see study notes on 16:10; 20:5–15) covers Paul’s journey from Miletus to Jerusalem at the close of the third missionary journey.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. the brethren received us gladly--the disciples generally, as distinguished from the official reception recorded in Ac 21:18.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 21:17

• Luke
• Paul

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• Acts of the Apostles
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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