Acts 21 · Verse 18

Acts 21:18

And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Acts 21:18, King James Version

Acts 21:18 in other translations

BSBThe next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
WEBThe day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
ASVAnd the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
YLTand on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came,
DARBYAnd on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there.
BBEAnd on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
WebsterAnd the day following Paul went in with us to James: and all the elders were present.

What does Acts 21:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 21:17-19

17-19. the brethren received us gladly--the disciples generally, as distinguished from the official reception recorded in Ac 21:18.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 18. Unto James. James the Less. Acts 15:13. He resided at Jerusalem. Comp. Gal 1:19. It is not improbable that he was the only one of the apostles then at Jerusalem; and there is reason to believe that the church at Jerusalem was left under his particular care. It was natural, therefore, that Paul and his travelling companions should take an early opportunity to see him. James was the cousin of our Lord; and, in Gal 1:19, he is called the Lord's brother. On all accounts, therefore, he was entitled to, and would receive, particular respect from the early disciples.

(d) "James" Acts 15:13, Gal 1:19

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Went in with us unto James - This was James the Less, son of Mary; and cousin to our Lord. He appears to have been bishop of the Church in Jerusalem, and perhaps the only apostle who continued in that city. We have already seen what a very important character he sustained in the council. See Act 15:13. All the elders were present - It appears that they had been convened about matters of serious and important moment; and some think it was relative to Paul himself, of whose arrival they had heard, and well knew how many of those that believed were disaffected towards him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 21:8-18

Paul had express warning of his troubles, that when they came, they might be no surprise or terror to him. The general notice given us, that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God, should be of the same use to us. Their weeping began to weaken and slacken his resolution Has not our Master told us to take up our cross? It was a trouble to him, that they should so earnestly press him to do that…

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Acts 21:18 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τῇtēaOn theG3588
δὲdenowG1161
ἐπιούσῃepiousēfollowing [day]G1966
εἰσῄειeisēeiwas going inG1524
ὁho<the>G3588
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulG3972
σὺνsunwithG4862
ἡμῖνhēminusG3165
πρὸςprosuntoG4314
Ἰάκωβον,IakōbonJames,G2385
πάντεςpantesallG3956
τεteandG5037
παρεγένοντοparegenontoarrivedG3854
οἱhoitheG3588
πρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroielders.G4245

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 21:18

  • Galatians 1:19

    But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

  • Acts 15:13

    And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

  • Acts 11:30

    Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

  • Galatians 2:9

    And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

  • Acts 15:23

    And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

  • Matthew 10:2

    Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

  • James 1:1

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

  • Acts 15:6

    And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

  • Acts 20:17

    And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

  • Acts 12:17

    But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

  • Acts 15:2

    When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
unto.
15:13; Mt 10:2; Ga 1:19; 2:9; Jas 1:1
all.
15:2,6,23; 20:17

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Context

  • Acts 21:17

    And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

  • Acts 21:18

    And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

  • Acts 21:19

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

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Acts 21:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y al día siguiente Pablo entró con nosotros á Jacobo, y todos los ancianos se juntaron;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, le jour suivant, Paul entra avec nous chez Jacques, et tous les anciens y vinrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Des folgenden Tages aber ging Paulus mit uns zu Jakobus, und alle Ältesten kamen dahin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sequenti autem die introibat Paulus nobiscum ad Jacobum, omnesque collecti sunt seniores.