Study it in the app“Then Paul took the men, and on the next day, having purified himself with them, he went into the temple, announcing the completion of the days of purification until the offering was presented for each of them.”
ThenτότεPaulὁ Παῦλοςtookπαραλαβὼνthe men,τοὺς ἄνδραςandon the nextτῇ ἐχομένῃday,ἡμέρᾳhaving purified himselfἁγνισθεὶςwithσὺνthem,αὐτοῖςhe wentεἰσῄειintoεἰςthe temple,τὸ ἱερόνannouncingδιαγγέλλωνthe completionτὴν ἐκπλήρωσινof the daysτῶν ἡμερῶνof purificationτοῦ ἁγνισμοῦuntilἕως οὗthe offeringἡ προσφοράwas presentedπροσηνέχθηforὑπὲρeachἑνὸς ἑκάστουof them.αὐτῶν
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearstake along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “paralabōn” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andras” appearsGeneral meaning: Have.
Where else “echomenēi” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appearspurify
Purify; purify oneself according to the law in order to take part in worship.
Where else “hagnistheis” appearswith
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appearsgo in, enter
Go in, enter.
Where else “eisēiei” appearstemple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hieron” appearsproclaim everywhere
Proclaim everywhere, announce far and wide.
Where else “diangellōn” appearscompletion
Completion, the end of a fixed period.
Where else “ekplērōsin” appearspurification
Purification: becoming clean according to the Law.
Where else “hagnismou” appearsoffering
Offering: what is presented to God.
Where else “prosphora” appearsoffer
To present a sacrifice or gift to God.
Where else “prosēnechthē” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “henos” appearseach
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastou” appears25But as for the nations who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should guard themselves against both what has been sacrificed to idols and blood and what is strangled and sexual immorality.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
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?
