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.jpg) Acts 15:22-24 in Latin (left column) and Greek (right column) in Codex Laudianus, written about AD 550. | |
| Book | Acts of the Apostles |
| Category | Church history |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 5 |
Acts 21 is the twenty-first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the third missionary journey of Paul.[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke.[2]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 1-30)
- Codex Laudianus (ca. AD 550)
- This chapter is divided into 40 verses.
Location
This chapter mentions the following places (in order of appearance):
Structure
This chapter can be grouped:
- Acts 21:1–14 = Warnings on the Journey to Jerusalem
- Acts 21:15–25 = Paul Urged to Make Peace
- Acts 21:26–36 = Arrested in the Temple
- Acts 21:37–40 = Addressing the Jerusalem Mob
Verse 8
- On the next day we who were Paul’s companions[b] departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.[3]
Verse 13
- Then Paul answered, “What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”[4]
Verse 18
Verse 39
- But Paul said, “I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.”[6]
See also
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References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Acts 21:8
- ^ Acts 21:13
- ^ Acts 21:18
- ^ Acts 21:39
External links
| Preceded by Acts 20 |
Chapters of the Bible Acts of the Apostles |
Succeeded by Acts 22 |