Acts 21:28

“crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place; and moreover he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.””

Acts 21:28 · direct translation from the Greek
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Acts 21:28, word by word

crying outκράζοντεςkrazontes

cry out

Shout, cry out.

Where else “krazontes” appears
“MenἌνδρεςAndres

man

An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.

Where else “Andres” appears
of IsraelἸσραηλῖταιIsraēlitai

Israelite

Israelite.

Where else “Israēlitai” appears
helpβοηθεῖτεboētheite

help

Help, come to the aid of.

Where else “boētheite” appears
isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos

person

A person, man or woman.

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teachesδιδάσκωνdidaskōn

teach

Teach.

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everywhereπανταχῇpantachēi

everywhere

Everywhere, in every place.

Where else “pantachēi” appears
the peopleλαοῦlaou

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laou” appears
the lawνόμουnomou

law

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

Where else “nomou” appears
placeτόπουtopou

place

A specific spot where something is or happens.

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broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagen

bring in

Bring in, lead in.

Where else “eisēgagen” appears
GreeksἝλληναςHellēnas

Gentile

Someone who is not a Jew.

Where else “Hellēnas” appears
the templeἱερὸνhieron

temple

The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.

Where else “hieron” appears
has defiledκεκοίνωκενkekoinōken

defile

To leave someone stained, without the purity God requires.

Where else “kekoinōken” appears
holyἅγιονhagion

holy place

Places and things set apart for God.

Where else “hagion” appears

The context

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,

28 · This verse (above)

29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

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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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