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Soοὖνwhatτίis it?ἐστινThey will certainlyπάντωςhearἀκούσονταιthatὅτιyou have come.ἐλήλυθας
Acts 21:22
Study it in the app“So what is it? They will certainly hear that you have come.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:22, word by word
- is itἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- They will certainlyπάντωςpantōs
surely, altogether
Altogether, by all means, surely; "not at all".
Where else “pantōs” appears- hearἀκούσονταιakousontai
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akousontai” appears- you have comeἐλήλυθαςelēlythas
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elēlythas” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add: “the multitude must come together.”
The context
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.
22 · This verse (above)
23So do this that we tell you: we have four men who have a vow on themselves.
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?