Acts 21:6

Acts 21:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
• New International Version (NIV)After saying goodbye to each other, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship, and they returned home.
• New Living Translation (NLT)and said our farewells. Then we went aboard, and they returned home.

Context of Acts 21:6

4And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. 5When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home. 7When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day. 8On 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.

Acts 21:6 word by word

ἀπησπασάμεθα ἀλλήλους καὶ ἀνέβημεν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὰ ἴδια.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when we had taken our leaveἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• one of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• we tookἐπιβαίνωepibainō · to mount/boardG1910
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• andδέde · thenG1161
• theyἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• home againἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398

Cross-references for Acts 21:6

• 2 Corinthians 2:13my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.
• John 1:11He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
• John 7:53[[They went each to his own house,
• John 16:32Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
• John 19:27Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

Commentaries on Acts 21:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Taken - leave - ; Having given each other the kiss of peace, as was the constant custom of the Jews and primitive Christians. They returned home - That is, the men, their wives, and their children.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The disciples in Tyre gave Paul a warm and emotional farewell. This shows the deep fellowship (shared life and unity) among Christians. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem: The disciples in Tyre clearly understood the danger he would face there. Because they cared for him, they tried to persuade him not to go. However, Paul accepted these risks. He chose to go in order to complete the mission God had given him (compare…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. finding disciples--finding out the disciples, implying some search. They would expect such, from what is recorded, Ac 11:19. Perhaps they were not many; yet there were gifted ones among them. who said to Paul ... that he should not go up to Jerusalem--(See on Ac 20:23; also see on Ac 21:11-14).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