Acts 21:4

Acts 21:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)We sought out the disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

Context of Acts 21:4

2and having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3When we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo. After looking up the disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. 5When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. 6Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

Acts 21:4 word by word

Ἀνευρόντες δὲ τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐπεμείναμεν αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ἑπτά, οἵτινες τῷ Παύλῳ ἔλεγον διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος μὴ ἐπιβαίνειν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.Read the interlinear

• After lookingἀνευρίσκωaneuriskō · to findG429
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• we stayedἐπιμένωepimenō · to remain/keep onG1961
• thereαὐτοῦautou · thereG847
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• and they kept tellingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• not to setἐπιβαίνωepibainō · to mount/boardG1910
• in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414

Cross-references for Acts 21:4

• Acts 19:1It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.
• Matthew 10:11And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.
• 2 Timothy 1:17but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me--
• Acts 20:6We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.
• Acts 28:14There we found some brethren, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and thus we came to Rome.
• Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet,
• Acts 21:10As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
• Acts 20:22And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

Commentaries on Acts 21:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who said to Paul through the Spirit - We cannot understand this as a command from the Holy Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem, else Paul must have been highly criminal to have disobeyed it. Through the Spirit, must either refer to their own great earnestness to dissuade him from taking a journey which they plainly saw would be injurious to him - and so Bp. Pearce understands this place; or, if it refer to the Holy Spirit, it must mean that if he regarded…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And finding disciples - Christians. This is the first mention of there being Christians at Tyre, but there is no improbability in supposing that the gospel had been preached there, though it is not expressly recorded by Luke. Who said to Paul - Compare Acts 21:12. Their deep interest in his welfare, and their apprehension of his danger, was the reason why they admonished him not to go. Through the Spirit - There is some difficulty in understanding this…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

Topics related to Acts 21:4

• Disciple
• Disobedience to God
• Luke
• Paul
• Phenicia
• Prophets
• Rashness
• Seven
• Tyre

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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