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使徒行传 21
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保罗前往耶路撒冷

21 我们和众人道别之后，乘船直接驶往哥士，第二天到达罗底，从那里前往帕大喇， 2 在帕大喇遇到一艘开往腓尼基的船，就上了船。 3 塞浦路斯遥遥在望，船从该岛的南面绕过，一直驶向叙利亚。因为船要在泰尔卸货，我们就在那里上了岸， 4 找到当地的门徒后，便和他们同住了七天。他们受圣灵的感动力劝保罗不要去耶路撒冷。 5 时间到了，我们继续前行，众门徒和他们的妻子儿女送我们出城。大家跪在岸边祷告之后，彼此道别。 6 我们上了船，众人也回家去了。

7 我们从泰尔乘船抵达多利买，上岸探访那里的弟兄姊妹，和他们住了一天。 8 第二天我们离开那里，来到凯撒利亚，住在传道人腓利家里。他是当初选出的七位执事之一。 9 腓利有四个未出嫁的女儿，都能说预言。 10 过了几天，一个名叫亚迦布的先知从犹太下来。 11 他到了我们这里，拿保罗的腰带绑住自己的手脚，说：“圣灵说，‘耶路撒冷的犹太人也要这样捆绑这腰带的主人，把他交给外族人。’”

12 听到这话，我们和当地的信徒都苦劝保罗不要去耶路撒冷。 13 但保罗说：“你们为什么这样哭泣，令我心碎呢？我为主耶稣的名甘愿受捆绑，甚至死在耶路撒冷。”

14 我们知道再劝也无济于事，只好对他说：“愿主的旨意成就。”

15 过了几天，我们收拾行装启程上耶路撒冷。 16 有几个凯撒利亚的门徒和我们一起去，并带我们到一个信主已久的塞浦路斯人拿孙家里住宿。

保罗会见雅各和众长老

17 我们抵达耶路撒冷后，受到弟兄姊妹的热烈欢迎。 18 第二天，保罗和我们去见雅各，众长老都在那里。 19 保罗向大家问安之后，便一一述说上帝如何借着他传福音给外族人。 20 大家听了，都同声赞美上帝，又对保罗说：“弟兄，你知道数以万计的犹太人信了主，他们都严守律法。 21 他们听见有人说你教导住在外族人中的犹太人背弃摩西的律法，不替孩子行割礼，也不遵守犹太人的规矩。 22 他们一定会听到你来这里的消息，这该怎么办？ 23 请你听我们的建议，这里有四位向上帝许过愿的弟兄， 24 你和他们一起去行洁净礼，并由你替他们付费，让他们可以剃头，好叫众人知道你严守律法，循规蹈矩，关于你的传闻都是假的。 25 至于那些外族信徒，我们已经写信吩咐他们，不可吃祭过偶像的食物，不可吃血和勒死的牲畜，不可淫乱。”

保罗被捕

26 于是，保罗和四位弟兄第二天行了洁净礼，然后上圣殿报告他们洁净期满的日子，好在期满后让祭司为他们每个人献祭物。 27 当七日的洁净期将满的时候，有些从亚细亚来的犹太人发现保罗在圣殿里，就煽动众人去抓他。 28 他们高喊：“以色列人快来帮忙！就是这人到处教唆人反对我们的民族、律法和圣殿。他还带希腊人进圣殿，玷污这圣地。” 29 这是因为他们在城里见过一个名叫特罗非摩的以弗所人和保罗在一起，以为保罗一定把他带进圣殿了。

30 消息一传开，全城轰动。众人冲进圣殿把保罗拉出来，随即关上殿门。 31 正当他们要杀保罗的时候，有人把耶路撒冷发生骚乱的消息报告给罗马军营的千夫长， 32 千夫长马上带着军兵和几个百夫长赶来了。众人一见千夫长和军队，便停止殴打保罗。 33 千夫长上前拿住保罗，命人用两条铁链把他锁起来，问他是什么人、做了什么事。 34 人群中有人这样喊，有人那样喊，情形混乱不堪，千夫长无法辨明真相，便命人将保罗带回军营。 35 保罗刚走上台阶，众人便凶猛地拥挤过来，士兵们只好把他举起来抬着走。 36 众人挤在后面喊着说：“杀掉他！”

保罗的申辩

37 士兵们抬着保罗来到军营门口，保罗问千夫长：“我可以和你讲几句话吗？”千夫长说：“你也懂希腊话吗？ 38 不久前煽动叛乱、带着四千暴徒逃到旷野去的那个埃及人是你吗？” 39 保罗说：“我是犹太人，来自基利迦的大数，并非无名小城的人。请准许我向百姓讲几句话。” 40 千夫长答应了，保罗就站在台阶上向众人挥手示意，他们都安静下来，保罗用希伯来话对他们说：

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使 徒 行 傳 21
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version

保罗去耶路撒冷

21 告别长老之后，我们便开船径直到了哥士。第二天，又到了罗底，从那里我们又去了帕大喇。 2 我们发现有一条开往腓尼基的船，就上船出发了。 3 当我们看得见塞浦路斯时，便从它的南边绕了过去向叙利亚开去。我们在推罗登陆，因为船得在那里卸货。 4 在推罗，我们找到了一些门徒，和他们在一起住了七天。他们借助圣灵告诉保罗不要去耶路撒冷。 5 当逗留的时间一过，我们便离开推罗，又上路了。那里所有的信徒与他们的妻子和孩子，陪着我们出了城来到海边，我们跪下来祈告。 6 我们大家相互告别后，我们便登上了船，他们则回家去了。

7 我们从推罗继续我们的航行，在多利买上岸。问候那里的弟兄们，并和他们在一起呆了一天。 8 第二天我们离开那里，来到了该撒利亚，进了传道人腓利家里，并和他同住。他是被选出的七名助手之一。 9 他有四个女儿，她们都是处女，她们凭上帝的启示都有预言的天赋。 10 在那里住了许多日子后，从犹太地区来了一位先知，名叫亚迦布。 11 他来到我们这里，拿起保罗的腰带把自己的手和脚都捆了起来，说∶“圣灵是这样说的∶‘耶路撒冷的犹太人会把系这条腰带的人，像这样绑起来交给外族人。’”

12 听到这些，我们和当地的人都请求保罗不要去耶路撒冷。 13 但保罗却说∶“你们为什么哭哭啼啼的，让我心碎吗？其实我已经做好了准备，不仅要在耶路撒冷被捆绑，还会情愿为主耶稣之名死在那里。”

14 既然我们无法说服他，就停止乞求他，只说∶“让主的意愿得以实现吧。”

15 这以后，我们便做好了准备，到耶路撒冷去了。 16 该撒利亚的一些门徒与我们同行，他们把我们带到了拿孙家里去住。拿孙是塞浦路斯人，他是早期的门徒。

保罗拜访雅各

17 我们到达耶路撒冷时，受到兄弟们的热情接待。 18 第二天，保罗与我们一起去看望雅各。所有的长老都在场， 19 保罗问候了他们，然后，把上帝通过他在外族人中所做的事情一一向他们做了汇报， 20 听完，他们都赞美上帝。他们对保罗说∶“兄弟，你看成为信徒的犹太人数以万计，他们都热衷于律法。 21 他们听说了关于你的事，说你教导住在外族人中间所有的犹太人，放弃摩西的律法，叫他们既不为他们的孩子行割礼 [a]，也不遵守我们的风俗。 22 那么该如何是好呢？他们肯定将会听说，你已经到这来了。 23 那么，就照我们告诉你们的去做吧：我们这里有四个向上帝许过愿的人。 24 你带着这些人，和他们一同去行洁净仪式，并且付费让他们剃头。然后，大家就会知道，他们听到关于你的事情，都是不实之辞，并且知道你自己也是遵守律法的。 25 至于外族的信徒，我们已把决定写信给他们了，吩咐他们：

不可吃任何祭过偶像的食物，
不可吃血或勒死的牲畜，
也不可有不道德的性行为。”

保罗被捕

26 于是保罗带上了那四个人。第二天又与他们一起行了洁净礼。然后，他走进大殿院，通知祭司洁净礼将要在什么时刻结束和代表每个人献祭的日期。

27 这七天快要过去的时候，一些亚西亚的犹太人在大殿院里见到他，就煽动整个人群把保罗抓了起来。 28 他们喊道∶“噢，以色列人啊，请帮忙！就是这个人，他到处教唆人们，反对我们的人民、律法和这所大殿。并且现在他甚至把外族人带进了大殿。他亵渎了这个神圣的地方。” 29 他们这么说，是因为他们在城里时，看见以弗所人特罗非摩和保罗在一起，于是，便猜想，保罗把他带进过大殿院。

30 整个城市骚动起来。人们都跑过来拥在一起，他们抓住保罗，把他拽出了大殿院，大殿院的门立刻都关上了。 31 那些人正想要杀保罗时，罗马军队的指挥官得到报告，说耶路撒冷全境都陷入了混乱之中。 32 他便立即带着官兵，赶到攻击保罗的人群那里。当那些犹太人看到指挥官和士兵们，便停止殴打保罗。 33 指挥官走到保罗跟前，逮捕了他，还下令给他戴上了两条锁链。然后，他才问保罗是谁，并做了什么事情。 34 人群里人们叫喊不一，因为混乱，指挥官无法查出真相，便下令把保罗押到兵营里去。 35 保罗来到台阶时，因为人群的凶暴，不得不由士兵们把他抬起来走， 36 人群跟着他们，并叫喊着∶“杀了他！”

37 当保罗就要被带进城堡时，保罗对指挥官说∶“我可以对你说话吗？”

指挥官说∶“你懂希腊语吗？ 38 那么你不是那个前些时候，挑动暴乱并带领四千个恐怖分子跑到旷野里去的那个埃及人了？”

39 保罗说道∶“我是犹太人，从基利家的大数来。我是一个重要城市的公民。请你让我对那些人说话。”

40 指挥官同意了，保罗便站在台阶上，向人们挥了挥手。一切安静下来之后，保罗用阿拉米语 [b]对人们讲话。

Footnotes

  1. 使 徒 行 傳 21:21 割礼： 割去包皮，每个犹太男孩都行割礼，它是上帝与亚伯拉罕所定的契约的标记。
  2. 使 徒 行 傳 21:40 阿拉米语： 似希伯来语，一世纪犹太人的语言。
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使徒行傳 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

保羅前往耶路撒冷

21 我們和眾人道別之後，乘船直接駛往哥士，第二天到達羅底，從那裡前往帕大喇， 2 在帕大喇遇到一艘開往腓尼基的船，就上了船。 3 塞浦路斯遙遙在望，船從該島的南面繞過，一直駛向敘利亞。因為船要在泰爾卸貨，我們就在那裡上了岸， 4 找到當地的門徒後，便和他們同住了七天。他們受聖靈的感動力勸保羅不要去耶路撒冷。 5 時間到了，我們繼續前行，眾門徒和他們的妻子兒女送我們出城。大家跪在岸邊禱告之後，彼此道別。 6 我們上了船，眾人也回家去了。

7 我們從泰爾乘船抵達多利買，上岸探訪那裡的弟兄姊妹，和他們住了一天。 8 第二天我們離開那裡，來到凱撒利亞，住在傳道人腓利家裡。他是當初選出的七位執事之一。 9 腓利有四個未出嫁的女兒，都能說預言。 10 過了幾天，一個名叫亞迦布的先知從猶太下來。 11 他到了我們這裡，拿保羅的腰帶綁住自己的手腳，說：「聖靈說，『耶路撒冷的猶太人也要這樣捆綁這腰帶的主人，把他交給外族人。』」

12 聽到這話，我們和當地的信徒都苦勸保羅不要去耶路撒冷。 13 但保羅說：「你們為什麼這樣哭泣，令我心碎呢？我為主耶穌的名甘願受捆綁，甚至死在耶路撒冷。」

14 我們知道再勸也無濟於事，只好對他說：「願主的旨意成就。」

15 過了幾天，我們收拾行裝啟程上耶路撒冷。 16 有幾個凱撒利亞的門徒和我們一起去，並帶我們到一個信主已久的塞浦路斯人拿孫家裡住宿。

保羅會見雅各和眾長老

17 我們抵達耶路撒冷後，受到弟兄姊妹的熱烈歡迎。 18 第二天，保羅和我們去見雅各，眾長老都在那裡。 19 保羅向大家問安之後，便一一述說上帝如何藉著他傳福音給外族人。 20 大家聽了，都同聲讚美上帝，又對保羅說：「弟兄，你知道數以萬計的猶太人信了主，他們都嚴守律法。 21 他們聽見有人說你教導住在外族人中的猶太人背棄摩西的律法，不替孩子行割禮，也不遵守猶太人的規矩。 22 他們一定會聽到你來這裡的消息，這該怎麼辦？ 23 請你聽我們的建議，這裡有四位向上帝許過願的弟兄， 24 你和他們一起去行潔淨禮，並由你替他們付費，讓他們可以剃頭，好叫眾人知道你嚴守律法，循規蹈矩，關於你的傳聞都是假的。 25 至於那些外族信徒，我們已經寫信吩咐他們，不可吃祭過偶像的食物，不可吃血和勒死的牲畜，不可淫亂。」

保羅被捕

26 於是，保羅和四位弟兄第二天行了潔淨禮，然後上聖殿報告他們潔淨期滿的日子，好在期滿後讓祭司為他們每個人獻祭物。 27 當七日的潔淨期將滿的時候，有些從亞細亞來的猶太人發現保羅在聖殿裡，就煽動眾人去抓他。 28 他們高喊：「以色列人快來幫忙！就是這人到處教唆人反對我們的民族、律法和聖殿。他還帶希臘人進聖殿，玷污這聖地。」 29 這是因為他們在城裡見過一個名叫特羅非摩的以弗所人和保羅在一起，以為保羅一定把他帶進聖殿了。

30 消息一傳開，全城轟動。眾人衝進聖殿把保羅拉出來，隨即關上殿門。 31 正當他們要殺保羅的時候，有人把耶路撒冷發生騷亂的消息報告給羅馬軍營的千夫長， 32 千夫長馬上帶著軍兵和幾個百夫長趕來了。眾人一見千夫長和軍隊，便停止毆打保羅。 33 千夫長上前拿住保羅，命人用兩條鐵鏈把他鎖起來，問他是什麼人、做了什麼事。 34 人群中有人這樣喊，有人那樣喊，情形混亂不堪，千夫長無法辨明真相，便命人將保羅帶回軍營。 35 保羅剛走上臺階，眾人便兇猛地擁擠過來，士兵們只好把他舉起來抬著走。 36 眾人擠在後面喊著說：「殺掉他！」

保羅的申辯

37 士兵們抬著保羅來到軍營門口，保羅問千夫長：「我可以和你講幾句話嗎？」千夫長說：「你也懂希臘話嗎？ 38 不久前煽動叛亂、帶著四千暴徒逃到曠野去的那個埃及人是你嗎？」 39 保羅說：「我是猶太人，來自基利迦的大數，並非無名小城的人。請准許我向百姓講幾句話。」 40 千夫長答應了，保羅就站在臺階上向眾人揮手示意，他們都安靜下來，保羅用希伯來話對他們說：

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Acts 21
New English Translation

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem

21 After[a] we[b] tore ourselves away[c] from them, we put out to sea,[d] and sailing a straight course,[e] we came to Cos,[f] on the next day to Rhodes,[g] and from there to Patara.[h] 2 We found[i] a ship crossing over to Phoenicia,[j] went aboard,[k] and put out to sea.[l] 3 After we sighted Cyprus[m] and left it behind on our port side,[n] we sailed on to Syria and put in[o] at Tyre,[p] because the ship was to unload its cargo there. 4 After we located[q] the disciples, we stayed there[r] seven days. They repeatedly told[s] Paul through the Spirit[t] not to set foot[u] in Jerusalem. 5 When[v] our time was over,[w] we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied[x] us outside of the city. After[y] kneeling down on the beach and praying,[z] 6 we said farewell[aa] to one another. Then[ab] we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.[ac] 7 We continued the voyage from Tyre[ad] and arrived at Ptolemais,[ae] and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day. 8 On the next day we left[af] and came to Caesarea,[ag] and entered[ah] the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven,[ai] and stayed with him. 9 (He had four unmarried[aj] daughters who prophesied.)[ak]

10 While we remained there for a number of days,[al] a prophet named Agabus[am] came down from Judea. 11 He came[an] to us, took[ao] Paul’s belt,[ap] tied[aq] his own hands and feet with it,[ar] and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over[as] to the Gentiles.’” 12 When we heard this, both we and the local people[at] begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking[au] my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up,[av] but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 Because he could not be persuaded,[aw] we said no more except,[ax] “The Lord’s will be done.”[ay]

15 After these days we got ready[az] and started up[ba] to Jerusalem. 16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea[bb] came along with us too, and brought us to the house[bc] of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times,[bd] with whom we were to stay. 17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.[be] 18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.[bf] 19 When Paul[bg] had greeted them, he began to explain[bh] in detail[bi] what God[bj] had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 20 When they heard this, they praised[bk] God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews[bl] there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers[bm] of the law.[bn] 21 They have been informed about you—that you teach all the Jews now living[bo] among the Gentiles to abandon[bp] Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children[bq] or live[br] according to our customs. 22 What then should we do? They will no doubt[bs] hear that you have come. 23 So do what[bt] we tell you: We have four men[bu] who have taken[bv] a vow;[bw] 24 take them and purify[bx] yourself along with them and pay their expenses,[by] so that they may have their heads shaved.[bz] Then[ca] everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told[cb] about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with[cc] the law.[cd] 25 But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decided[ce] that they should avoid[cf] meat that has been sacrificed to idols[cg] and blood and what has been strangled[ch] and sexual immorality.” 26 Then Paul took the men the next day,[ci] and after he had purified himself[cj] along with them, he went to the temple and gave notice[ck] of the completion of the days of purification,[cl] when[cm] the sacrifice would be offered for each[cn] of them. 27 When the seven days were almost over,[co] the Jews from the province of Asia[cp] who had seen him in the temple area[cq] stirred up the whole crowd[cr] and seized[cs] him, 28 shouting, “Men of Israel,[ct] help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law,[cu] and this sanctuary![cv] Furthermore[cw] he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple[cx] and made this holy place ritually unclean!”[cy] 29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and[cz] they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)[da] 30 The whole city was stirred up,[db] and the people rushed together.[dc] They seized[dd] Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts,[de] and immediately the doors were shut. 31 While they were trying[df] to kill him, a report[dg] was sent up[dh] to the commanding officer[di] of the cohort[dj] that all Jerusalem was in confusion.[dk] 32 He[dl] immediately took[dm] soldiers and centurions[dn] and ran down to the crowd.[do] When they saw[dp] the commanding officer[dq] and the soldiers, they stopped beating[dr] Paul. 33 Then the commanding officer[ds] came up and arrested[dt] him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains;[du] he[dv] then asked who he was and what[dw] he had done. 34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else,[dx] and when the commanding officer[dy] was unable[dz] to find out the truth[ea] because of the disturbance,[eb] he ordered Paul[ec] to be brought into the barracks.[ed] 35 When he came to the steps, Paul[ee] had to be carried[ef] by the soldiers because of the violence[eg] of the mob, 36 for a crowd of people[eh] followed them,[ei] screaming, “Away with him!” 37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,[ej] he said[ek] to the commanding officer,[el] “May I say[em] something to you?” The officer[en] replied,[eo] “Do you know Greek?[ep] 38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebellion[eq] and led the 4,000 men of the ‘Assassins’[er] into the wilderness[es] some time ago?”[et] 39 Paul answered,[eu] “I am a Jew[ev] from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city.[ew] Please[ex] allow me to speak to the people.” 40 When the commanding officer[ey] had given him permission,[ez] Paul stood[fa] on the steps and gestured[fb] to the people with his hand. When they had become silent,[fc] he addressed[fd] them in Aramaic,[fe]

Footnotes

  1. Acts 21:1 tn Grk “It happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Since the action described by the participle ἀποσπασθέντας (apospasthentas, “tearing ourselves away”) is prior to the departure of the ship, it has been translated as antecedent action (“after”).
  2. Acts 21:1 sn This marks the beginning of one of the “we” sections in Acts (16:10-17; 20:5-15; 21:1-18; 27:1-28:16). These have been traditionally understood to mean that the author was in the company of Paul for this part of the journey.
  3. Acts 21:1 tn BDAG 120 s.v. ἀποσπάω 2.b has “pass. in mid. sense ἀ. ἀπό τινος tear oneself away Ac 21:1”; LSJ 218 gives several illustrations of this verb meaning “to tear or drag away from.”
  4. Acts 21:1 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
  5. Acts 21:1 tn BDAG 406 s.v. εὐθυδρομέω has “of a ship run a straight course”; L&N 54.3 has “to sail a straight course, sail straight to.”
  6. Acts 21:1 sn Cos was an island in the Aegean Sea.
  7. Acts 21:1 sn Rhodes was an island off the southwestern coast of Asia Minor.
  8. Acts 21:1 sn Patara was a city in Lycia on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. The entire journey was about 185 mi (295 km).
  9. Acts 21:2 tn Grk “and finding.” The participle εὑρόντες (heurontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun in the translation.
  10. Acts 21:2 sn Phoenicia was the name of an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.
  11. Acts 21:2 tn Grk “going aboard, we put out to sea.” The participle ἐπιβάντες (epibantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  12. Acts 21:2 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
  13. Acts 21:3 sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
  14. Acts 21:3 sn The expression left it behind on our port side here means “sailed past to the south of it” since the ship was sailing east.
  15. Acts 21:3 tn BDAG 531 s.v. κατέρχομαι 2 states, “arrive, put in, nautical t.t. of ships and those who sail in them, who ‘come down’ fr. the ‘high seas’…ἔις τι at someth. a harbor 18:22; 21:3; 27:5.”
  16. Acts 21:3 sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia. From Patara to Tyre was about 400 mi (640 km). It required a large cargo ship over 100 ft (30 m) long, and was a four to five day voyage.
  17. Acts 21:4 tn BDAG 78 s.v. ἀνευρίσκω has “look/search for (w. finding presupposed) τινά…τοὺς μαθητάς Ac 21:4.” The English verb “locate,” when used in reference to persons, has the implication of both looking for and finding someone. The participle ἀνευρόντες (aneurontes) has been taken temporally.
  18. Acts 21:4 tn BDAG 154 s.v. αὐτοῦ states, “deictic adv. designating a position relatively near or far…there…Ac 21:4.”
  19. Acts 21:4 tn The imperfect verb ἔλεγον (elegon) has been taken iteratively.
  20. Acts 21:4 sn Although they told this to Paul through the Spirit, it appears Paul had a choice here (see v. 14). Therefore this amounted to a warning: There was risk in going to Jerusalem, so he was urged not to go.
  21. Acts 21:4 tn BDAG 367 s.v. ἐπιβαίνω places Ac 21:4 under 1, “go up/upon, mount, board…πλοίῳ…Ac 27:2…Abs. go on board, embark…21:1 D, 2.—So perh. also ἐ. εἰς ᾿Ιεροσόλυμα embark for Jerusalem (i.e., to the seaport of Caesarea) vs. 4.” BDAG notes, however, “But this pass. may also belong to 2. to move to an area and be there, set foot in.” Because the message from the disciples to Paul through the Holy Spirit has the character of a warning, the latter meaning has been adopted for this translation.
  22. Acts 21:5 tn Grk “It happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  23. Acts 21:5 tn Grk “When our days were over.” L&N 67.71 has “ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἡμᾶς ἐξαρτίσαι τὰς ἡμέρας ‘when we brought that time to an end’ or ‘when our time with them was over’ Ac 21:5.”
  24. Acts 21:5 tn Grk “accompanying.” Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation and the participle προπεμπόντων (propempontōn) translated as a finite verb.
  25. Acts 21:5 tn Grk “city, and after.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
  26. Acts 21:5 sn On praying in Acts, see 1:14, 24; 2:47; 4:23; 6:6; 10:2; 12:5, 12; 13:3; 16:25.
  27. Acts 21:6 tn BDAG 98 s.v. ἀπασπάζομαι has “take leave of, say farewell to τινά someone…ἀπησπασάμεθα ἀλλήλους we said farewell to one another Ac 21:6.”
  28. Acts 21:6 tn Grk “and.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.
  29. Acts 21:6 tn Grk “to their own”; the word “homes” is implied.
  30. Acts 21:7 sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia.
  31. Acts 21:7 sn Ptolemais was a seaport on the coast of Palestine about 30 mi (48 km) south of Tyre.
  32. Acts 21:8 tn Grk “On the next day leaving, we came.” The participle ἐξελθόντες (exelthontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  33. Acts 21:8 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. This was another 40 mi (65 km).
  34. Acts 21:8 tn Grk “and entering…we stayed.” The participle εἰσελθόντες (eiselthontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  35. Acts 21:8 sn Philip was one of the seven deacons appointed in the Jerusalem church (Acts 6:1-7).
  36. Acts 21:9 tn Grk “virgin.” While the term παρθένος (parthenos) can refer to a woman who has never had sexual relations, the emphasis in this context seems to be on the fact that Philip’s daughters were not married (L&N 9.39).
  37. Acts 21:9 sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author. Luke again noted women who were gifted in the early church (see Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.31; 3.39).
  38. Acts 21:10 tn BDAG 848 s.v. πολύς 1.b.α has “ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους for a (large) number of days, for many days…Ac 13:31.—21:10…24:17; 25:14; 27:20.”
  39. Acts 21:10 sn Agabus also appeared in Acts 11:28. He was from Jerusalem, so the two churches were still in contact with one another.
  40. Acts 21:11 tn Grk “And coming.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here. The participle ἐλθών (elthōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  41. Acts 21:11 tn Grk “and taking.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more. The participle ἄρας (aras) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  42. Acts 21:11 sn The belt was a band or sash used to keep money as well as to gird up the tunic (BDAG 431 s.v. ζώνη).
  43. Acts 21:11 tn The participle δήσας (dēsas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  44. Acts 21:11 tn The words “with it” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
  45. Acts 21:11 tn Grk “and will deliver him over into the hands of” (a Semitic idiom).sn The Jews…will tie up…and will hand him over. As later events will show, the Jews in Jerusalem did not personally tie Paul up and hand him over to the Gentiles, but their reaction to him was the cause of his arrest (Acts 21:27-36).
  46. Acts 21:12 tn Or “the people there.”
  47. Acts 21:13 tn The term translated “breaking” as used by Josephus (Ant. 10.10.4 [10.207]) means to break something into pieces, but in its only NT use (it is a hapax legomenon) it is used figuratively (BDAG 972 s.v. συνθρύπτω).
  48. Acts 21:13 tn L&N 18.13 has “to tie objects together—‘to tie, to tie together, to tie up.’” The verb δέω (deō) is sometimes figurative for imprisonment (L&N 37.114), but it is preferable to translate it literally here in light of v. 11 where Agabus tied himself up with Paul’s belt.
  49. Acts 21:14 tn The participle πειθομένου (peithomenou) in this genitive absolute construction has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.
  50. Acts 21:14 tn Grk “we became silent, saying.”
  51. Acts 21:14 sn “The Lord’s will be done.” Since no one knew exactly what would happen, the matter was left in the Lord’s hands.
  52. Acts 21:15 tn Or “we made preparations.”
  53. Acts 21:15 tn Grk “were going up”; the imperfect verb ἀνεβαίνομεν (anebainomen) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect. sn In colloquial speech Jerusalem was always said to be “up” from any other location in Palestine. The group probably covered the 65 mi (105 km) in two days using horses. Their arrival in Jerusalem marked the end of Paul’s third missionary journey.
  54. Acts 21:16 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
  55. Acts 21:16 tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisthōmen).
  56. Acts 21:16 tn Or perhaps, “Mnason of Cyprus, one of the original disciples.” BDAG 137 s.v. ἀρχαῖος 1 has “ἀ. μαθητής a disciple of long standing (perh. original disc.) Ac 21:16.”
  57. Acts 21:17 tn Or “warmly” (see BDAG 144 s.v. ἀσμένως).
  58. Acts 21:18 tn BDAG 760 s.v. παραγίνομαι 1 has this use under the broad category of meaning “draw near, come, arrive, be present.”sn All the elders were there. This meeting shows how the Jerusalem church still regarded Paul and his mission with favor, but also with some concerns because of the rumors circulating about his actions.
  59. Acts 21:19 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  60. Acts 21:19 tn Or “to report,” “to describe.” The imperfect verb ἐξηγεῖτο (exēgeito) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
  61. Acts 21:19 tn BDAG 293 s.v. εἷς 5.e has “καθ᾿ ἕν one after the other (hence τὸ καθ᾿ ἕν ‘a detailed list’: PLille 11, 8 [III bc]; PTebt. 47, 34; 332, 16) J 21:25. Also καθ᾿ ἕν ἕκαστον…Ac 21:19.”
  62. Acts 21:19 sn Note how Paul credited God with the success of his ministry.
  63. Acts 21:20 tn Or “glorified.”
  64. Acts 21:20 tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”sn How many thousands of Jews. See Acts 2-5 for the accounts of their conversion, esp. 2:41 and 4:4. Estimates of the total number of Jews living in Jerusalem at the time range from 20,000 to 50,000.
  65. Acts 21:20 tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”
  66. Acts 21:20 sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).
  67. Acts 21:21 tn BDAG 511 s.v. κατά B.1.a has “τοὺς κ. τὰ ἔθνη ᾿Ιουδαίους the Judeans (dispersed) throughout the nations 21:21.” The Jews in view are not those in Palestine, but those who are scattered throughout the Gentile world.
  68. Acts 21:21 tn Or “to forsake,” “to rebel against.” BDAG 120 s.v. ἀποστασία has “ἀποστασίαν διδάσκεις ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως you teach (Judeans) to abandon Moses Ac 21:21.”sn The charge that Paul was teaching Jews in the Diaspora to abandon Moses was different from the issue faced in Acts 15, where the question was whether Gentiles needed to become like Jews first in order to become Christians. The issue also appears in Acts 24:5-6, 13-21; 25:8.
  69. Acts 21:21 sn That is, not to circumcise their male children. Biblical references to circumcision always refer to male circumcision.
  70. Acts 21:21 tn Grk “or walk.”
  71. Acts 21:22 tn L&N 71.16 has “pertaining to being in every respect certain—‘certainly, really, doubtless, no doubt.’…‘they will no doubt hear that you have come’ Ac 21:22.”
  72. Acts 21:23 tn Grk “do this that.”
  73. Acts 21:23 tn Grk “There are four men here.”
  74. Acts 21:23 tn L&N 33.469 has “‘there are four men here who have taken a vow’ or ‘we have four men who…’ Ac 21:23.”
  75. Acts 21:23 tn On the term for “vow,” see BDAG 416 s.v. εὐχή 2.
  76. Acts 21:24 sn That is, undergo ritual cleansing. Paul’s cleansing would be necessary because of his travels in “unclean” Gentile territory. This act would represent a conciliatory gesture. Paul would have supported a “law-free” mission to the Gentiles as an option, but this gesture would represent an attempt to be sensitive to the Jews (1 Cor 9:15-22).
  77. Acts 21:24 tn L&N 57.146 has “δαπάνησον ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς ‘pay their expenses’ Ac 21:24.”
  78. Acts 21:24 tn The future middle indicative has causative force here. BDAG 686 s.v. ξυράω has “mid. have oneself shaved…τὴν κεφαλήν have one’s head shaved…Ac 21:24.”sn Having their heads shaved probably involved ending a voluntary Nazirite vow (Num 6:14-15).
  79. Acts 21:24 tn Grk “and.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.
  80. Acts 21:24 tn The verb here describes a report or some type of information (BDAG 534 s.v. κατηχέω 1).
  81. Acts 21:24 tn Grk “adhere to the keeping of the law.” L&N 41.12 has “στοιχέω: to live in conformity with some presumed standard or set of customs—‘to live, to behave in accordance with.’”
  82. Acts 21:24 sn The law refers to the law of Moses.
  83. Acts 21:25 tn L&N 13.154 has “‘having decided that they must keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from an animal that has been strangled, and from sexual immorality’ Ac 21:25.”sn Having decided refers here to the decision of the Jerusalem council (Acts 15:6-21). Mention of this previous decision reminds the reader that the issue here is somewhat different: It is not whether Gentiles must first become Jews before they can become Christians (as in Acts 15), but whether Jews who become Christians should retain their Jewish practices. Sensitivity to this issue would suggest that Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians might engage in different practices.
  84. Acts 21:25 tn This is a different Greek word than the one used in Acts 15:20, 29. BDAG 1068 s.v. φυλάσσω 3 has “to be on one’s guard against, look out for, avoid…w. acc. of pers. or thing avoided…Ac 21:25.” The Greek word used in Acts 15:20, 29 is ἀπέχω (apechō). The difference in meaning, although slight, has been maintained in the translation.
  85. Acts 21:25 tn There is no specific semantic component in the Greek word εἰδωλόθυτος that means “meat” (see BDAG 280 s.v. εἰδωλόθυτος; L&N 5.15). The stem—θυτος means “sacrifice” (referring to an animal sacrificially killed) and thereby implies meat.
  86. Acts 21:25 sn What has been strangled. That is, to refrain from eating animals that had been killed without having the blood drained from them. According to the Mosaic law (Lev 17:13-14) Jews were forbidden to eat flesh with the blood still in it (note the preceding provision in this verse, and blood).
  87. Acts 21:26 tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 11.b.β has “temporal, to be next, immediately following…τῇ ἐχομένῃ…on the next day Lk 13:33…Ac 20:15; w. ἡμέρᾳ added…21:26.”
  88. Acts 21:26 tn That is, after he had undergone ritual cleansing. The aorist passive participle ἁγνισθείς (hagnistheis) has been taken temporally of antecedent action.
  89. Acts 21:26 tn Grk “entered the temple, giving notice.” The participle διαγγέλλων (diangellōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  90. Acts 21:26 sn The days of purification refers to the days of ritual cleansing.
  91. Acts 21:26 tn Grk “until” (BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 1.b.β.א), but since in English it is somewhat awkward to say “the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice would be offered,” the temporal clause was translated “when the sacrifice would be offered.” The point is that the sacrifice would be offered when the days were completed. Paul honored the request of the Jewish Christian leadership completely. As the following verse makes clear, the vow was made for seven days.
  92. Acts 21:26 tn Grk “for each one.”
  93. Acts 21:27 tn BDAG 975 s.v. συντελέω 4 has “to come to an end of a duration, come to an end, be over…Ac 21:27.”
  94. Acts 21:27 tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia. The Roman province of Asia made up about one-third of modern Asia Minor and was on the western side of it. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.sn Note how there is a sense of Paul being pursued from a distance. These Jews may well have been from Ephesus, since they recognized Trophimus the Ephesian (v. 29).
  95. Acts 21:27 tn Grk “in the temple.” See the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.
  96. Acts 21:27 tn Or “threw the whole crowd into consternation.” L&N 25.221 has “συνέχεον πάντα τὸν ὄχλον ‘they threw the whole crowd into consternation’ Ac 21:27. It is also possible to render the expression in Ac 21:27 as ‘they stirred up the whole crowd.’”
  97. Acts 21:27 tn Grk “and laid hands on.”
  98. Acts 21:28 tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anēr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context, it is conceivable that this is a generic usage since “the whole crowd” is mentioned in v. 27, although it can also be argued that these remarks were addressed primarily to the men present, even if women were there.
  99. Acts 21:28 sn The law refers to the law of Moses.
  100. Acts 21:28 tn Grk “this place.”sn This sanctuary refers to the temple. The charges were not new, but were similar to those made against Stephen (Acts 6:14) and Jesus (Luke 23:2).
  101. Acts 21:28 tn BDAG 400 s.v. ἔτι 2.b has “ἔ. δὲ καί furthermore…al. ἔ. τε καί…Lk 14:26; Ac 21:28.” This is a continuation of the same sentence in Greek, but due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.
  102. Acts 21:28 tn Grk “into the temple.” The specific reference is to the Court of the Sons of Israel (see the note following the term “unclean” at the end of this verse). To avoid giving the modern reader the impression that they entered the temple building itself, the phrase “the inner courts of the temple” has been used in the translation.
  103. Acts 21:28 tn Or “and has defiled this holy place.”sn Has brought Greeks…unclean. Note how the issue is both religious and ethnic, showing a different attitude by the Jews. A Gentile was not permitted to enter the inner temple precincts (contrast Eph 2:11-22). According to Josephus (Ant. 15.11.5 [15.417]; J. W. 5.5.2 [5.193], cf. 5.5.6 [5.227]), the inner temple courts (the Court of the Women, the Court of the Sons of Israel, and the Court of the Priests) were raised slightly above the level of the Court of the Gentiles and were surrounded by a wall about 5 ft (1.5 m) high. Notices in both Greek and Latin (two of which have been discovered) warned that any Gentiles who ventured into the inner courts would be responsible for their own deaths. See also Philo, Embassy 31 (212). In m. Middot 2:3 this wall was called “soreq” and according to m. Sanhedrin 9:6 the stranger who trespassed beyond the soreq would die by the hand of God.
  104. Acts 21:29 tn Grk “whom.”
  105. Acts 21:29 tn On the phrase “inner temple courts” see the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. The note explains the cause of the charge and also notes that it was false.
  106. Acts 21:30 tn On this term see BDAG 545 s.v. κινέω 2.b.
  107. Acts 21:30 tn Or “the people formed a mob.” BDAG 967 s.v. συνδρομή has “formation of a mob by pers. running together, running together…ἐγένετο σ. τοῦ λαοῦ the people rushed together Ac 21:30.”
  108. Acts 21:30 tn Grk “and seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has not been translated here.
  109. Acts 21:30 tn Grk “out of the temple.” See the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.
  110. Acts 21:31 tn Grk “seeking.”
  111. Acts 21:31 tn Or “information” (originally concerning a crime; BDAG 1050 s.v. φάσις).
  112. Acts 21:31 tn Grk “went up”; this verb is used because the report went up to the Antonia Fortress where the Roman garrison was stationed.
  113. Acts 21:31 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). In Greek the term χιλίαρχος (chiliarchos) literally described the “commander of a thousand,” but it was used as the standard translation for the Latin tribunus militum or tribunus militare, the military tribune who commanded a cohort of 600 men.
  114. Acts 21:31 sn A cohort was a Roman military unit of about 600 soldiers, one-tenth of a legion.
  115. Acts 21:31 tn BDAG 953 s.v. συγχέω has “Pass. w. act.force be in confusion…ὅλη συγχύννεται ᾿Ιερουσαλήμ 21:31.”
  116. Acts 21:32 tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, the relative pronoun (“who”) was translated as a pronoun (“he”) and a new sentence was begun here in the translation.
  117. Acts 21:32 tn Grk “taking…ran down.” The participle κατέδραμεν (katedramen) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  118. Acts 21:32 sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.
  119. Acts 21:32 tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  120. Acts 21:32 tn Grk “seeing.” The participle ἰδόντες (idontes) has been taken temporally.
  121. Acts 21:32 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 31.
  122. Acts 21:32 sn The mob stopped beating Paul because they feared the Romans would arrest them for disturbing the peace and for mob violence. They would let the Roman officials take care of the matter from this point on.
  123. Acts 21:33 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 31.
  124. Acts 21:33 tn Grk “seized.”
  125. Acts 21:33 tn The two chains would be something like handcuffs (BDAG 48 s.v. ἅλυσις and compare Acts 28:20).
  126. Acts 21:33 tn Grk “and he.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been replaced with a semicolon. “Then” has been supplied after “he” to clarify the logical sequence.
  127. Acts 21:33 tn Grk “and what it is”; this has been simplified to “what.”
  128. Acts 21:34 tn L&N 33.77 has “ἄλλοι δὲ ἄλλο τι ἐπεφώνουν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ‘some in the crowd shouted one thing; others, something else’ Ac 21:34.”
  129. Acts 21:34 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  130. Acts 21:34 tn This genitive absolute construction has been translated temporally; it could also be taken causally: “and since the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth.”
  131. Acts 21:34 tn Or “find out what had happened”; Grk “the certainty” (BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2).
  132. Acts 21:34 tn Or “clamor,” “uproar” (BDAG 458 s.v. θόρυβος).
  133. Acts 21:34 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  134. Acts 21:34 tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”
  135. Acts 21:35 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  136. Acts 21:35 sn Paul had to be carried. Note how the arrest really ended up protecting Paul. The crowd is portrayed as irrational at this point.
  137. Acts 21:35 tn This refers to mob violence (BDAG 175 s.v. βία b).
  138. Acts 21:36 tn Grk “the multitude of people.” While πλῆθος (plēthos) is articular, it has been translated “a crowd” since it was probably a subset of the larger mob that gathered in v. 30.
  139. Acts 21:36 tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
  140. Acts 21:37 tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”
  141. Acts 21:37 tn Grk “says” (a historical present).
  142. Acts 21:37 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers) See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 31.
  143. Acts 21:37 tn Grk “Is it permitted for me to say” (an idiom).
  144. Acts 21:37 tn Grk “He”; the referent (the officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  145. Acts 21:37 tn Grk “said.”
  146. Acts 21:37 sn “Do you know Greek?” Paul as an educated rabbi was bilingual. Paul’s request in Greek allowed the officer to recognize that Paul was not the violent insurrectionist he thought he had arrested (see following verse). The confusion of identities reveals the degree of confusion dominating these events.
  147. Acts 21:38 tn L&N 39.41 has “οὐκ ἄρα σὺ εἶ ὁ Αἰγύπτιος ὁ πρὸ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀναστατώσας ‘then you are not that Egyptian who some time ago started a rebellion’ Ac 21:38.”
  148. Acts 21:38 tn Grk “of the Sicarii.”sn The term “Assassins” is found several times in the writings of Josephus (J. W. 2.13.3 [2.254-257]; Ant. 20.8.10 [20.186]). It was the name of the most fanatical group among the Jewish nationalists, very hostile to Rome, who did not hesitate to assassinate their political opponents. They were named Sicarii in Latin after their weapon of choice, the short dagger or sicarius which could be easily hidden under one’s clothing. In effect, the officer who arrested Paul had thought he was dealing with a terrorist.
  149. Acts 21:38 tn Or “desert.”
  150. Acts 21:38 tn Grk “before these days.”
  151. Acts 21:39 tn Grk “said.”
  152. Acts 21:39 tn Grk “a Jewish man.”
  153. Acts 21:39 tn Grk “of a not insignificant city.” The double negative, common in Greek, is awkward in English and has been replaced by a corresponding positive expression (BDAG 142 s.v. ἄσημος 1).
  154. Acts 21:39 tn Grk “I beg you.”
  155. Acts 21:40 tn The referent (the commanding officer) has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.
  156. Acts 21:40 tn Grk “When he gave permission.” The participle ἐπιτρέψαντος (epitrepsantos) is part of a genitive absolute construction and has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  157. Acts 21:40 tn Grk “standing.” The participle ἑστώς (hestōs) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
  158. Acts 21:40 tn Or “motioned.”
  159. Acts 21:40 tn γενομένης (genomenēs) has been taken temporally. BDAG 922 s.v. σιγή has “πολλῆς σιγῆς γενομένης when a great silence had fallen = when they had become silent Ac 21:40.”
  160. Acts 21:40 tn Or “spoke out to.” L&N 33.27 has “to address an audience, with possible emphasis upon loudness—‘to address, to speak out to.’ πολλῆς δέ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ ᾿Εβραίδι διαλέκτῳ ‘when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew’ Ac 21:40.”
  161. Acts 21:40 tn Grk “in the Hebrew dialect, saying.” This refers to the Aramaic spoken in Palestine in the 1st century (BDAG 270 s.v. ῾Εβραΐς). The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
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