b. Paul visits James (Acts 21:15-26) 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people. Major Prophets What then? Since they boarded "the ship" (Acts 21:6), it most likely The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, -------------------- i. Paul's particular call and ministry make these similarities especially striking, but we are called to follow after Jesus also. I have been there, I must also see Rome" (Acts Major Prophets Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Acts 20). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point So when he could not ascertain the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be taken into the barracks. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The Christian Jews in Jerusalem were thankful for what God was doing among the Gentiles (And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord). night the Lord stood by him and said, 'Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you (Bruce). i. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. Asia), from where Paul and his companions "set sail" (Acts 21:1). By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. When he had come to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" 50 miles southeast of Cos. Patara is a port on the mainland (Turkey) about 50 miles east of Rhodes. Jerusalem, on account of which they tried to keep him from going there. The Old Testament (Act 21:1-6) Sailing to Syria, Paul is warned again in the city of Tyre. Or, perhaps, it even reminded him of the trial of Jesus: "The shout Away with him! b. Since the disciples in Tyre "told Paul through the Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point i. Significantly, the daughters of Philip did not prophesy about Paul's trip to Jerusalem, though we might have expected them to. 3 After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. Why did they wait "seven days" (Acts 21:4) to board the ship in Tyre? Why did they change ships at Patara? Paul simply rejected trust in any of these as a basis for righteousness before God, which comes only through Jesus Christ. Luke-Acts 1. -------------------- "the ship was to unload her cargo" (Acts 21:3). g. I implore you, permit me to speak to the people. 5 When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. Johannine Writings Now when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, crying out, "Men of Israel, help! 21 After we(A)had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Kos. Johannine Writings Where are "Cos ... Rhodes, and ... Patara" (Acts 21:1). when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done." a. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed. The charges against Paul in Acts 21:28 are an echo of the charges Stephen was executed for (Acts 6:13). [A new version of this page can be found here]. Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed Months Jerusalem from the churches in what Indeed, the latter ship they took didn't even stop at the night the Lord stood by him and said, 'Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you Johannine Writings c. Be purified with them, and pay their expenses: Leaders of the church in Jerusalem were concerned that Paul was against the Jewish customs the Jewish believers in Jerusalem still valued. -------------------- 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. i. Paul must have immediately remembered the prophecy of Agabus (Acts 21:11). Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Wisdom Literature (Act 21:40) Paul is permitted to address the mob that wanted to kill him. General Epistles d. So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles: The prophecy of Agabus was true, and genuinely from the Holy Spirit. voyage non-stop. The disciples would soon acknowledge that it was the Lord's will for Paul i. d. Like Jesus, Paul had followers who tried to discourage him from going to Jerusalem and the fate that awaited him there. Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem" (Acts 21:4), was the Holy Spirit against "ACTS OF THE APOSTLES" Chapter Twenty-One OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS CHAPTER 1) To explore the warnings that Paul received as he journeyed to Jerusalem 2) To review the arrival of Paul in Jerusalem 3) To examine Paul's arrest in the temple 4) To observe Paul's request to address the violent mob as he entered the barracks SUMMARY Paul left the Ephesian elders at Miletus. (Act 21:7-16) Paul is warned another time in they city of Caesarea. The New Testament GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, The Whole Bible Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, "May I speak to you?" And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another. Where is "Phoenicia" (Acts 21:2)? Paul had been near death because of the attacks of murderous mobs before (Acts 14:5, 19), and he must have thought, "Here we go again!". 5. 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