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Andδὲwhen we arrivedΓενομένων ἡμῶνinεἰςJerusalem,Ἱεροσόλυμαthe brothersοἱ ἀδελφοίwelcomedἀπεδέξαντοusἡμᾶςgladly.ἀσμένως
Acts 21:17
Study it in the app“And when we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:17, word by word
- when we arrivedΓενομένωνGenomenōn
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “Genomenōn” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears- the brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- welcomedἀπεδέξαντοapedexanto
welcome
Welcome, receive gladly; accept.
Where else “apedexanto” appears- gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōs
gladly
Gladly, joyfully, willingly.
Where else “asmenōs” 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
16And some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing us to a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.
17 · This verse (above)
18And on the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
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?