17 (A)And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

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Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem

17 When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters(A) received us warmly.(B)

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And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.

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When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.(A)

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Concluding Moral Directions

13 Let (A)brotherly love continue. (B)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing (C)some have unwittingly entertained angels.

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Concluding Exhortations

13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A) Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers,(B) for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.(C)

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Glorify God Together

Therefore (A)receive one another, just (B)as Christ also received [a]us, to the glory of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:7 NU, M you

Accept one another,(A) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

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because they went forth for His name’s sake, (A)taking nothing from the Gentiles. We therefore ought to (B)receive[a] such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 John 1:8 NU support

It was for the sake of the Name(A) that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.(B) We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

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And when we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day.

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We continued our voyage from Tyre(A) and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters(B) and stayed with them for a day.

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