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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board 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.

Context of Acts 21:6

4In Tyre we searched for the disciples. After we found them, we stayed there for seven days. The Spirit had the disciples tell Paul not to go to Jerusalem. 5When our time was up, we started on our way. All of them with their wives and children accompanied us out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed, and said goodbye to each other. Then we went aboard the ship, and the disciples went back home. 7Our sea travel ended when we sailed from Tyre to the city of Ptolemais. We greeted the believers in Ptolemais and spent the day with them. 8The next day we went to Philip’s home in Caesarea and stayed with him. He was a missionary and one of the seven men who helped the apostles.

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 2:13But I didn’t have any peace of mind, because I couldn’t find Titus, our brother, there. So I said goodbye to the people in Troas and went to the province of Macedonia.
• John 1:11He went to his own people, and his own people didn’t accept him.
• John 7:53Then each of them went home.
• John 16:32The time is coming, and is already here, when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go your own way and leave me all alone. Yet, I’m not all alone, because the Father is with me.
• John 19:27Then he said to the disciple, “Look, here’s your mother!” From that time on she lived with that disciple in his 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