4
Andδὲhaving foundἀνευρόντεςthe disciples,τοὺς μαθητὰςwe stayedἐπεμείναμενthereαὐτοῦsevenἑπτάdays.ἡμέραςTheyοἵτινεςkept tellingἔλεγονPaulτῷ Παύλῳthroughδιὰthe Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςnotμὴto set footἐπιβαίνεινinεἰςJerusalem.Ἱεροσόλυμα
Acts 21:4
Study it in the app“And having found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:4, word by word
- having foundἀνευρόντεςaneurontes
find
Find, find out by searching.
Where else “aneurontes” appears- the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētas
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appears- we stayedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamen
stay
To remain longer in a place.
Where else “epemeinamen” appears- thereαὐτοῦautou
here, there
"Here", "there", in that place.
Where else “autou” appears- sevenἑπτάhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- kept tellingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- PaulΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears- the Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- to set footἐπιβαίνεινepibainein
mount, board, arrive
Mount, get up on an animal; board a ship; set foot in, arrive.
Where else “epibainein” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears
Translation note
The Spirit probably showed them what awaited Paul, and that he should not go was their own conclusion (compare 20:22-23 and 21:11-14).
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
3And when we had sighted Cyprus and left it on the left, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was unloading its cargo.
4 · This verse (above)
5And when it happened that we had completed the days, we left and went on our way, all accompanying us, with wives and children, until we were outside the city; and kneeling on the beach and praying,
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?