Acts 21:26

Acts 21:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
• New International Version (NIV)The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.

Context of Acts 21:26

24Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their heads ritually shaved. Then everyone will know that the rumors are all false and that you yourself observe the Jewish laws. 25“As for the Gentile believers, they should do what we already told them in a letter: They should abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.” So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purification ritual, so he publicly announced the date when their vows would end and sacrifices would be offered for each of them. 27The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him, 28yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.”

Acts 21:26 word by word

Τότε ὁ Παῦλος παραλαβὼν τοὺς ἄνδρας τῇ ἐχομένῃ ἡμέρᾳ σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁγνισθεὶς εἰσῄει εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν διαγγέλλων τὴν ἐκπλήρωσιν τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ ἁγνισμοῦ, ἕως οὗ προσηνέχθη ὑπὲρ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου αὐτῶν ἡ προσφορά.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• tookπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• the menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• and the nextἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• purifying himselfἁγνίζωhagnizō · to purifyG48
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• enteredεἴσειμιeiseimi · to enterG1524
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• to signifyδιαγγέλλωdiaggellō · to proclaimG1229
• the accomplishmentἐκπλήρωσιςekplērōsis · fulfillmentG1604
• of purificationἁγνισμόςhagnismos · purificationG49
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• an offering should beπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• offeredπροσφοράprosphora · offeringG4376
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520

Cross-references for Acts 21:26

• 1 Corinthians 9:20When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law.
• Acts 24:18My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd around me and no rioting.
• Numbers 6:13“This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the Tabernacle

Commentaries on Acts 21:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26To signify the accomplishment, etc. - , Declaring the accomplishment, etc. As this declaration was made to the priest, the sense of the passage is the following, if we suppose Paul to have made an offering for himself, as well as the four men: "The next day, Paul, taking the four men, began to purify, set himself apart, or consecrate himself with them; entering into the temple, he publicly declared to the priests that he would observe the separation of a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Then Paul took the men - Took them to himself; united with them in observing the ceremonies connected with their vow. To transactions like this he refers in 1 Corinthians 9:20; “And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the Law, as under the Law, that I might gain them that are under the Law.” Thus, it has always been found necessary, in propagating the gospel among the pagan, not to offend them needlessly…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 Paul ascribed all his success to God, and to God they gave the praise. God had honoured him more than any of the apostles, yet they did not envy him; but on the contrary, glorified the Lord. They could not do more to encourage Paul to go on cheerfully in his work. James and the elders of the church at Jerusalem, asked Paul to gratify the believing Jews, by some compliance with the ceremonial law. They thought it was prudent in him to conform…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. 2626. to signify--that is, announce to the priest. the accomplishment of the days of purification, &c.--(See on Nu 6:14-21).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 21:26

• Fraternity
• Meekness
• Opinion, Public
• Paul
• Prudence
• Purification
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Appeal
• Discover
• James
• John
• Nazarite
• Ready
• Unlade
• Acts of the Apostles

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