English Standard Version
Acts 21:8
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 21:8 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food.
Context of Acts 21:8
6and 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. 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. 9He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied. 10While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Read all of Acts 21Acts 21:8 word by word
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- the nextὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the nextἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- Paul’s companyΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
- departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- and cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- CesareaΚαισάρειαKaisareia · CaesareaG2542
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- we enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
- of PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
- the evangelistεὐαγγελιστήςeuaggelistēs · evangelistG2099
- which wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
- and abodeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
- withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Acts 21:8
- Acts 16:10And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- Acts 20:6but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
- Acts 27:1And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
- Acts 28:11After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead.
- Acts 8:40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 9:30And when the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
- Acts 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
- Acts 18:22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.
- Acts 23:23Then he called two of the centurions and said, "Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.
- Acts 6:5And what they said pleased the whole gathering, 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 Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
- Acts 8:5Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
- Ephesians 4:11And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
- 2 Timothy 4:5As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your 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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