Acts 21:27

Acts 21:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
• New International Version (NIV)When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,

Context of Acts 21:27

25But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we sent a letter, having decided that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.” 26Then Paul took along the men, and the next day, after purifying himself together with them, he went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them. When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him, 28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who instructs everyone everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!” 29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.

Acts 21:27 word by word

ὡς δὲ ἔμελλον αἱ ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι συντελεῖσθαι, οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀσίας Ἰουδαῖοι θεασάμενοι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ συνέχεον πάντα τὸν ὄχλον καὶ ἐπέβαλον ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖραςRead the interlinear

• Whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• were almostμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• overσυντελέωsunteleō · to completeG4931
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• AsiaἈσίαAsia · AsiaG773
• upon seeingθεάομαιtheaomai · to look atG2300
• him in the templeἱερόςhieros · sacredG2413
• to stirσυγχέωsugcheō · to confoundG4797
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the crowdὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• and laidἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for Acts 21:27

• Acts 24:18in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been purified, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from Asia--
• Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.
• Acts 13:50But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.
• Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against the brothers.
• Acts 17:5But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and they attacked the house of Jason and were seeking to bring them out to the people.
• Acts 18:12But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
• 1 Kings 21:25There certainly was no one like Ahab who gave himself over to do evil in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him.
• Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them and put them in prison until the next day, for it was already evening.
• Acts 5:18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public prison.
• Acts 26:21For these reasons some Jews seized me in the temple and tried to murder me.
• Luke 21:12“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name.

Commentaries on Acts 21:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The Jews which were of Asia - These pursued him with the most deliberate and persevering malice in every place; and it appears that it was through them that the false reports were sent to and circulated through Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27And when the seven days were almost ended - Greek: as the seven days were about to be fulfilled - ̓́ ͂ emellon sunteleisthaiThe seven days which were to complete the observance of the vow, Acts 21:26. Perhaps the whole observance in this case was intended to be but seven days, as the time of such a vow was voluntary. The translation, “were almost ended,” is not quite correct. The Greek implies no more than that the period of the seven days was about to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-40Verses 27-40 In the temple, where Paul should have been protected as in a place of safety, he was violently set upon. They falsely charged him with ill doctrine and ill practice against the Mosaic ceremonies. It is no new thing for those who mean honestly and act regularly, to have things laid to their charge which they know not and never thought of. It is common for the wise and good to have that charged against them by malicious people, with which they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-36The concerns of the Christian leaders were well-founded (21:20–25). When Paul and the other men had almost completed their vow, some Jews from Asia falsely accused Paul and raised a mob against him. They intended to kill Paul, but the Roman commander rescued him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. the Jews ... of Asia--in all likelihood those of Ephesus (since they recognized Trophimus apparently as a townsman, Ac 21:29), embittered by their discomfiture (Ac 19:9, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 21:27

• Asia
• Fraternity
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Prisoners
• Temple
• Trophimus

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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