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Acts 21:5
5When it was time to leave, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray.
Acts 21:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed
- New King James Version (NKJV)When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed,
Context of Acts 21:5
3After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo. 4We sought out the disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. When it was time to leave, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray. 6After saying goodbye to each other, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home. 7We continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day.
Read all of Acts 21Acts 21:5 word by word
ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἡμᾶς ἐξαρτίσαι τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐξελθόντες ἐπορευόμεθα προπεμπόντων ἡμᾶς πάντων σὺν γυναιξὶν καὶ τέκνοις ἕως ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, καὶ θέντες τὰ γόνατα ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν προσευξάμενοιRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
- weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- hadγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- accomplishedἐξαρτίζωexartizō · to finish/furnishG1822
- those daysὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- those daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- we departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- and went our wayπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- and they allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- broughtπροπέμπωpropempō · to help on the wayG4311
- withσύνsun · withG4862
- wivesγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
- tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- out ofἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
- the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- we kneeledτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
- downγόνυgonu · a kneeG1119
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the shoreαἰγιαλόςaigialos · shoreG123
- and prayedπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
Cross-references for Acts 21:5
- Acts 15:3The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad.
- Acts 17:10As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
- Acts 20:38What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
- Deuteronomy 29:11together with your children and your wives, and the foreigners living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water.
- Joshua 24:15But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:13All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the Lord.
- Nehemiah 12:43And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
- Matthew 14:21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
- Acts 9:40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.
- Acts 20:36When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
- 1 Kings 8:54When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.
- Psalms 95:6Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
- Mark 1:40A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Commentaries on Acts 21:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When we had accomplished those days - That is, the seven days mentioned in the preceding verse. And they all brought us on our way, with wives and children - It is not likely that Paul, Silas, Luke, etc., had either wives or children with them; and it is more natural to suppose that the brethren of Tyre, with their wives and children are those that are meant; these, through affection to the apostles, accompanied them from their homes to the ship; and the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Had accomplished those days - When those days were passed. They all brought us on our way - They attended us. See the Acts 15:3 note; Romans 15:24 note; 1 Corinthians 16:6, 1 Corinthians 16:11 notes; 3 John 1:6 note. This was an expression of tender attachment, and of a deep interest in the welfare of Paul and his fellow-travelers. We kneeled down - See the notes on Acts 20:36. On the shore - Any place may be proper for prayer. See the notes on John…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
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