Acts 21:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 21:19

17 ^aAnd when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

18 On the following day Paul went in with us to ^aJames, and all the elders were present.

19 When he had greeted them, ^ahe told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles ^bthrough his ministry.

20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ^azealous for the law;

21 but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.

22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow.

24 Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may ^ashave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.

25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, ^awe have written and decided that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from² sexual immorality.”

Arrested in the Temple

26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, ^aentered the temple ^bto announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.

27 Now when the seven days were almost ended, ^athe Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and ^blaid hands on him,

28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man ^awho teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

Verse Comparison: Acts 21:19

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American Standard Version
And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Amplified® Bible
After saluting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Contemporary English Version
Paul greeted them and told how God had used him to help the Gentiles.

Darby English Version
And having saluted them, he related one by one the things which God had wrought among the nations by his ministry.

Good News Bible
Paul greeted them and gave a complete report of everything that God had done among the Gentiles through his work.

International Standard Version
After greeting them, Paul related one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.

King James Version
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

New American Standard Bible
After he had greeted them, he {began} to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

New International Version
Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

New King James Version
When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Young's Literal Translation
and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration,

New English Translation
When Paul¹ had greeted them, he began to explain² in detail³ what God⁴ had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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