But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. The account is contained in his antiquities of the jews, book 19, chapter 8, section 2, and is as follows. Acts 21 commentary acts 22 commentary acts 23 commentary acts 24 commentary acts 25 commentary acts 26 commentary acts 27 commentary acts 28 commentary. This commentary on acts 21 treats pauls return to jerusalem despite gods warning to stay away. Some place the conclusion of pauls third journey at acts 21. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin.
God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Acts chapter 21 commentary northwest college of the bible. Herod the king grandson of herod the great, and son of aristobulus. Acts 21 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The book has been called the acts of the apostles, really a misnomer because acts has very little to say concerning most of the original twelve apostles. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Peters activities are described at some length, and john and philip are mentioned, but more than half of the book is about paul and his connection with the christian movement. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
This conspiracy was similar to the secret combinations described in the book of mormon. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. The book of acts shows how god essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down acts 17. The crowd was enlarged because it was feasttime acts. Considering the fact that acts is such a strategic chapter in regard to world evangelism, take a. The commanders conclusion that paul was that egyptian is perhaps not too unreasonable, given the circumstances. The author says the book of acts is the key to understanding the new testament. Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. As paul concluded his third mission, he journeyed toward jerusalem, stopping at various cities along the way. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. David guzik commentary on acts 21, where paul arrives in jerusalem where he reports of the good work of god among the gentiles.
Paul and his company sail from miletus, and come to coos, rhodes, and patara, act 21. What has been demonstrated in most of technical commentaries is that there is a background to most of the elements of the closing section dealing with heaven in rabbinical. Verse 3 i am a jew, born in tarsus of cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for god, even as ye all are this day. Acts 21 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Acts is a transitional book in the sense that it gives us the record of the way god moved in the minds and hearts of men to found and establish the church and begin its great work in the world today.
Chapter 7 digression 3 judge not chapter 8 digression 4 let the dead bury their dead digression 5 legion and the gadarene pigs chapter 9 digression 6 the table manners of jesus chapter 10 digression 7 matthew 10. Here they find disciples, and stay seven days, and are kindly entertained, act 21. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary genesis 49 commentary. Having bade the disciples farewell, they take ship and sail to ptolemais. But we know that our god will triumph, that every knee will someday bow to jesus christ as lord, to the glory of god the father phil. Study of the book of acts chapter 1 ivy baptist church. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the. The remaining chapters of acts will be devoted to about four years of. This was a commonly recognized act of piety josephus jewish antiquities 19. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side.
Acts 21 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. Now when agrippa had reigned three years over all judea, he came to the city caesarea, which was formerly called stratos tower. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. This reminds us that the book of acts gives only a partial picture of the early churchs activity. Exploring the book of acts chapter 28 the romans killed and captured many of the egyptians followers, though he escaped. God had honoured him more than any of the apostles, yet they did not envy him. Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to cos, the following day to rhodes, and from there to patara. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. We have, with a great deal of pleasure, attended the apostle in his travels throughout the gentile nations to preach the gospel, and have seen a. And hasnt he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests.
Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of acts is a record not only of might conversions, but also of fierce opposition to the preaching of the gospel. They told paul through the spirit not to go up to jerusalem. Please use the dropdown menus below to select the book, chapter, and verse you wish to study with andrews online bible commentary. Acts 21 commentary acts chapter 21 commentary bible study. Acts 21 bible study acts 28 commentary this versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you.
Acts 9, new international version niv the bible app. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god. Acts 21 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Acts 12 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. So it was considered an act of piety for some wealthier person to defray the. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Acts 21 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 21 in plain english. In those two years, luke had plenty of time to research and write his gospel and the book of acts.
Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters, paul in the second part from chapter. Acts cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. He at this time ruled over all his fathers dominions. When the commander could not hear what was being said because of the noise, he ordered paul to be taken into the battalion headquarters. A good study bible we recommend the following features. It was practical to have a scroll about thirtyfive feet in length. Matthew mark luke john acts romans 1 corinthians 2 corinthians galatians ephesians philippians colossians 1 thessalonians 2. Acts 21 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Finding a phoenician ship at patara, they go on board, sail past cyprus, and land at tyre, act 21.