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Andδὲwhenὡςwe heardἠκούσαμενthese things,ταῦταbothτεweἡμεῖςandκαὶthe local peopleοἱ ἐντόπιοιwere urgingπαρεκαλοῦμενhimαὐτὸνnotτοῦ μὴto go upἀναβαίνεινtoεἰςJerusalem.Ἰερουσαλήμ
Acts 21:12
Study it in the app“And when we heard these things, both we and the local people were urging him not to go up to Jerusalem.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:12, word by word
- we heardἠκούσαμενēkousamen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousamen” appears- the local peopleἐντόπιοιentopioi
local resident
Local resident: one who lives in that place.
Where else “entopioi” appears- were urgingπαρεκαλοῦμενparekaloumen
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekaloumen” appears- to go upἀναβαίνεινanabainein
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabainein” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
11And coming to us and taking Paul’s belt and binding his own feet and hands, he said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man whose belt this is, and they will hand him over into the hands of the nations.’”
12 · This verse (above)
13Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
To study Acts 21 in a group
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?