Acts 21:22

Acts 21:22

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.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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What is it therefore? (Ti oun estin). See this form of question by Paul (I Corinthians 14:15, I Corinthians 14:26). What is to be done about it? Clearly James and the elders do not believe these misrepresentations of Paul's teaching, but many do.

They will certainly hear (pantwv akousontai). Pantwv is old adverb, by all means, altogether, wholly, certainly as here and Acts 28:4; Luke 4:23; I Corinthians 9:10. This future middle of akouw is the usual form instead of akousw. There was no way to conceal Paul's arrival nor was it wise to do so. B C and several cursives omit dei plhqov sunelqein (The multitude must needs come together).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 21:22:**

Matthew 24:29
Luke 4:23
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