New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 21

Paul Sails from Miletus

1WhenὩςHōsG5613we had partedἀποσπασθένταςapospasthentasG645from them and had setG321sailG321,we ranG2113a straightG2113courseG2113to CosΚῶ,KōG2972and the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day to RhodesῬόδον,RhodonG4499and from thereG2547to PataraΠάταρα.PataraG3959;

2and having foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147a shipπλοῖονploionG4143crossingG1276overG1276toPhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403,we wentG1910aboardG1910and setἀνήχθημεν.anēchthēmenG321sailG321.

3When we cameG398in sightG398ofCyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954,leavingκαταλιπόντεςkatalipontesG2641it on the leftεὐώνυμονeuōnumonG2176,we kept sailingἐπλέομενepleomenG4126toSyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947and landedκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718atTyreΤύρον·TuronG5184;for thereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566the shipπλοῖονploionG4143was to unloadἀποφορτιζόμενονapophortizomenonG670its cargoγόμον.¶gomonG1117.

4After lookingἈνευρόντεςAneurontesG429upthe disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,we stayedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamenG1961thereαὐτοῦautouG847sevenἑπτά,heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250;and they kept tellingἔλεγονelegonG3004PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972throughδιὰdiaG1223the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151not to setG1910footG1910in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

5WhenὅτεhoteG3753our daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250there were endedἐξαρτίσαιexartisaiG1822,we leftἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and startedἐπορευόμεθαeporeuomethaG4198on our journeyG4311,while they allπάντωνpantōnG3956,with wivesγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135and childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,escortedG4311us untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193we wereout of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172. AfterkneelingG1119 G5087downG5087 G1119on the beachαἰγιαλὸνaigialonG123and prayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,we saidG537farewellG537to oneG240anotherG240.

6ThenκαὶkaiG2532we wentG1684on boardG1684the shipπλοῖον,ploionG4143,and they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290homeἴδια.idiaG2398again.

7When we had finishedδιανύσαντεςdianusantesG1274the voyageπλοῦνplounG4144fromTyreΤύρουTurouG5184,we arrivedκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658at PtolemaisΠτολεμαΐδα,PtolemaidaG4424,and after greetingἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,we stayedἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306with them for a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

8On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887we leftἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,and enteringεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624ofPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376theevangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistouG2099, who wasone of the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033,we stayedἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306with him.

9NowδὲdeG1161thisG3778manτούτῳtoutōG3778hadἦσανēsanG1510fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064virginπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364who wereprophetessesπροφητεύουσαι.¶prophēteuousaiG4395.

10As we were stayingἘπιμενόντωνEpimenontōnG1961there for someπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβος,HagabosG13cameG2718downκατῆλθένkatēlthenG2718from JudeaG2453.

11And comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to us, hetookἄραςarasG142Paul’sΠαύλου,PaulouG3972beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223and boundδήσαςdēsasG1210his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438feetπόδαςpodasG4228and handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “ThisG3592is whatG3592the Holyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysG3004: ‘In thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419willbindδήσουσινdēsousinG1210the manἄνδραandraG435whoοὗhouG3739ownsἐστινestinG1510thisαὕτη,hautēG3778beltζώνηzōnēG2223anddeliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860him into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484.’”

12WhenὡςhōsG5613we had heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thisταῦτα,tautaG3778,we as wellτεteG5037as the localG1786residentsG1786beganbeggingπαρεκαλοῦμενparekaloumenG3870himnot to goἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305up to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “WhatτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160,weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799and breakingσυνθρύπτοντέςsunthruptontesG4919my heartκαρδίαν;kardianG2588? ForI amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093not onlyG3440to be boundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210,but evenG2532to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419forthe nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.”

14And since he would not be persuadedπειθομένουpeithomenouG3982,we fellG2270silentἡσυχάσαμενhēsuchasamenG2270,remarkingG3004, “The willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962be doneγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096!”

Paul at Jerusalem

15AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseταύταςtautasG3778daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we gotG1980readyG1980andstartedG305on our wayG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

16Some ofthe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101fromCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905with us, takingἄγοντεςagontesG71us to MnasonΜνάσωνίMnasōniG3416ofCyprusΚυπρίῳ,KupriōG2953, adiscipleμαθητῇ.¶mathētēaG3101of longG744standingG744with whomᾧhōG3739we were to lodgeξενισθῶμεν,xenisthōmenG3579.

17AfterδὲdeG1161we arrivedΓενομένωνGenomenōnG1096in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the brethrenἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80receivedἀπεδέξαντοapedexantoG588us gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōsG780.

18And the followingG1897day PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524in with us toJamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385,and allπάντεςpantesG3956the eldersπρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroiG4245were presentπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854.

19After he had greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782them, he beganto relateἐξηγεῖτοexēgeitoG1834oneἓνhenG1520by oneG1520the things whichὧνhōnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδιὰdiaG1223hisministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.

20And when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it they beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godθεόν,theonG2316;and they saidG3004to him, “You seeθεωρεῖςtheōreisG2334,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,howπόσαιposaiG4214manyG4214thousandsμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461there are amongἐνenG1722the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453of thoseG3588who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,and they are allπάντεςpantesG3956zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207for the LawνόμουnomouG3551;

21and they have been toldκατηχήθησανkatēchēthēsanG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012you, that you areteachingδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321allπάνταςpantasG3956the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who are amongκατὰkataG2596the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to forsakeἀποστασίανapostasianG646MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,tellingλέγωνlegōnG3004themnot to circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059their childrenτέκναteknaG5043norμηδὲmēdeG3366towalkπεριπατεῖν.peripateinG4043according tothe customsἔθεσινethesinG1485.

22WhatτίtiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767, is to be done?They will certainlyπάντωςpantōsG3843hearἀκούσονταιakousontaiG191that you have comeἐλήλυθας.elēluthasG2064.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767doποίησονpoiēsonG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778that we tellλέγομεν·legomenG3004you. We have fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064menἄνδρεςandresG435whoare underἔχοντες ἐφ᾽echontes eph᾽G2192 G1909a vowεὐχὴνeuchēnG2171;

24takeπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them andpurifyἁγνίσθητιhagnisthētiG48yourself alongσὺνsunG4862with them, andpayG1159their expensesG1159soἵναinaG2443that they mayshaveξυρήσονταιxurēsontaiG3587theirheadsκεφαλήν,kephalēnG2776;and allπάντεςpantesG3956will knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097that there is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762to the things whichὧνhōnG3739they have been toldκατήχηνταιkatēchēntaiG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012you, but that you yourselfG846alsoG2532walkστοιχεῖςstoicheisG4748orderlyG4748,keepingφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442the Lawνόμον.nomonG3551.

25But concerningπερὶperiG4012the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,we wroteἐπεστείλαμενepesteilamenG1989,having decidedκρίναντεςkrinantesG2919that they should abstainφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442frommeatG3588sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494and from bloodαἷμαhaimaG129and from what is strangledπνικτὸνpniktonG4156and from fornicationπορνείαν.¶porneianG4202.”

26ThenΤότεToteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880the menἄνδραςandrasG435,and the nextἐχομένῃechomenēG2192dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,purifyingἁγνισθεὶςhagnistheisG48himself alongσὺνsunG4862with them,wentεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524into the templeG2413givingG1229noticeG1229of the completionἐκπλήρωσινekplērōsinG1604of the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of purificationἁγνισμοῦ,hagnismouG49,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the sacrificeπροσφορά.prosphoraG4376was offeredπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374for eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of them.

Paul Seized in the Temple

27WhenὡςhōsG5613the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were almostἔμελλονemellonG3195overσυντελεῖσθαι,sunteleisthaiG4931,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,upon seeingθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300him in the templeG2413, beganto stirσυνέχεονsunecheonG4797up allπάνταpantaG3956the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793and laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on him,

28cryingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896out, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,comeG997to our aidG997!ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who preachesδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321to allG3956menG3956everywhereG3836againstκατὰkataG2596our peopleλαοῦlaouG2992and the LawνόμουnomouG3551and thisτούτουtoutouG3778placeτόπουtopouG5117;and besidesἔτιetiG2089he has evenG2532broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672into the templeG2413and hasdefiledκεκοίνωκενkekoinōkenG2840thisτοῦτον.toutonG3778holyἅγιονhagionG40placeτόπονtoponG5117.”

29For they had previouslyG4308seenG4308TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161theEphesianἘφέσιονEphesionG2180in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172with him, and they supposedἐνόμιζονenomizonG3543that PaulΠαῦλος.PaulosG3972had broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521him into the templeG2413.

30ThenG2532allὅληholēG3650the cityπόλιςpolisG4172was provokedἐκινήθηekinēthēG2795, andthe peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992rushedG4890togetherG4890,and takingG1949holdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949of PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972theydraggedεἷλκονheilkonG1670him out of the templeG2413,and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the doorsθύραι.thuraiG2374were shutἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsanG2808.

31While they were seekingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him, a reportφάσιςphasisG5334cameἀνέβηanebēG305up to thecommanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506of the RomancohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686that allὅληholēG3650JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419was in confusionσυγχύννεταιsugchunnetaiG4797.

32At onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824hetookG3880alongG3880somesoldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757and centurionsἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchasG1543and ranG2701downG2701to them; and when they sawG3708thecommanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506and the soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757,they stoppedἐπαύσαντοepausantoG3973beatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

33ThenτότεtoteG5119thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506cameἐγγίσαςengisasG1448up and tookG1949holdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949of him, and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753him to beboundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210withtwoδυσὶνdusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254; and he beganaskingἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whoτίςtisG5101he was and whatτίtiG5101he had doneπεποιηκώς.pepoiēkōsG4160.

34But amongἐνenG1722the crowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793someG243were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019one thing andsomeG243anotherG243,and when he couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not findγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097out thefactsἀσφαλὲςasphalesG804becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the uproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351,he orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753him to be broughtἄγεσθαιagesthaiG71intothe barracksπαρεμβολήν.parembolēnG3925.

35WhenὅτεhoteG3753he gotἐγένετοegenetoG1096tothe stairsἀναβαθμούς,anabathmousG304,he was carriedβαστάζεσθαιbastazesthaiG941by the soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the violenceβίανbianG970of themobὄχλου·ochlouG3793;

36for the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992kept followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190them, shoutingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with him!”

37As PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972was aboutμέλλωνmellōnG3195to be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intothe barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to thecommanderχιλιάρχῳ·chiliarchōG5506, “MayἔξεστίνexestinG1832I sayG3004somethingτιtiG5100to you?” And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Do you knowγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097GreekἑλληνιστὶhellēnistiG1676?

38ThenἄραaraG686you are notthe EgyptianΑἰγύπτιοςAiguptiosG124who someτούτωνtoutōnG3778timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoπρὸproG4253stirredG387up a revoltG387and ledἐξαγαγὼνexagagōnG1806the fourτετρακισχιλίουςtetrakischiliousG5070thousandG5070menἄνδραςandrasG435of the Assassinsσικαρίων;¶sikariōnG4607outinto the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048?”

39But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453of TarsusΤαρσεὺςTarseusG5018inCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791,a citizenπολίτης,politēsG4177of noοὐκoukG3756insignificantἀσήμουasēmouG767cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172;and I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189you, allowἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010me to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the peopleλαόν.laonG2992.”

40When he had givenG2010him permissionG2010,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onthe stairsἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnG304,motionedκατέσεισενkateseisenG2678to the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992with his handχειρὶcheiriG5495; and when therewas a greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183hushσιγῆςsigēsG4602,he spokeπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377to them in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,sayingλέγων·¶legōnG3004,

Paul Sails from Miletus

Paul at Jerusalem

Paul Seized in the Temple

Commentaries on Acts 21