Acts 21:20

“And when they heard it, they glorified God, and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many tens of thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;”

Acts 21:20 · direct translation from the Greek
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Acts 21:20, word by word

when they heard itἀκούσαντεςakousantes

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

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they glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazon

glorify

Glorify: honor, give glory.

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Godθεόνtheon

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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they saidεἶπόνeipon

say

To express something in words to others.

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“You seeΘεωρεῖςTheōreis

consider

To notice, think about something.

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brotherἀδελφέadelphe

brother in faith

A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.

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how manyπόσαιposai

how much, how many

How much, how great; how many.

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tens of thousandsμυριάδεςmyriades

ten thousand

Ten thousand, myriad; a countless multitude.

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there areεἰσὶνeisin

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

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the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois

Jew

A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.

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of those who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōn

trust

To trust in God or in Jesus.

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they areὑπάρχουσινhyparchousin

be

To exist, or to be already in a condition.

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zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtai

zealous, Zealot

Zealous, eager; "the Zealot", someone of burning zeal.

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for the lawνόμουnomou

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

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The context

19And after greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the nations through his service.

20 · This verse (above)

21and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the nations apostasy from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.

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To study Acts 21 in a group

  1. 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. 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. 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?

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