Acts 21:18
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Acts 21:18 in other translations
| BSB | The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present. |
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| WEB | The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present. |
| ASV | And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. |
| YLT | and on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came, |
| DARBY | And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there. |
| BBE | And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present. |
| Webster | And 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.
Barnes' Notes
(d) "James" Acts 15:13, Gal 1:19
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Acts 21:18 in the original Greek
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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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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.
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; |
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| 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. |