Acts 21:18

And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
the	τῇ tēa	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular feminine
following	ἐπιούσῃ epiousē	G1966	supervening · verb — present active participle, dative singular feminine
Paul	Παῦλος Paulos	G3972	(little · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
in	εἰσῄει eisēei	G1524	to enter · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
with	σὺν sun	G4862	with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or… · preposition
us	ἡμῖν hēmîn	G2254	to (or for
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
James	Ἰάκωβον, Iakōbon	G2385	Jacobus · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	τε te	G5037	both or also (properly · conjunction
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
elders	πρεσβύτεροι. presbuteroi	G4245	older · noun — nominative plural masculine
present	παρεγένοντο paregenonto	G3854	to become near · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Galatians 1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.
Acts 11:30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 15:13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
Galatians 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the rig…
Matthew 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and…
Acts 12:17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he sai…
Acts 15:2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain othe…
Acts 15:6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:15-26

In these verses we have, I. Paul's journey to Jerusalem from Caesarea, and the company that went along with him. 1. They took up their carriages, their bag and baggage, and as it should seem, like poor travellers or soldiers, were their own porters; so little had they of change of raiment. Omnia mea mecum porto - My property is all about me. Some think they had with them the money that was collected in the churches of Macedonia and Achaia for the poor saints at Jerusalem. If they could have persuaded Paul to go some other way, they would gladly have gone along with him; but if, notwithstanding their dissuasive, he will go to Jerusalem, they do no say, "Let him go by himself then;" but as Tho…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 21:18

Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present--to "report himself" formally to the acknowledged head of the church at Jerusalem, and his associates in office. See on Act 15:13. Had any other of the apostles been in Jerusalem on that occasion, it could hardly fail to have been noted.

Adam Clarke on Acts 21:18

Went in with us unto James - This was James the Less, son of Mary; and cousin to our Lord. He appears to have been bishop of the Church in Jerusalem, and perhaps the only apostle who continued in that city. We have already seen what a very important character he sustained in the council. See Act 15:13. All the elders were present - It appears that they had been convened about matters of serious and important moment; and some think it was relative to Paul himself, of whose arrival they had heard, and well knew how many of those that believed were disaffected towards him.

John Gill on Acts 21:18

And the day following,.... After they were come into Jerusalem: Paul went in with us to James; not the son of Zebedee and brother of John, for he was killed by Herod some years ago; but James the son of Alphaeus, and brother of our Lord, who presided over this church; it seems there were no other apostles now at Jerusalem, but they were all dispersed abroad that were living, preaching the Gospel in the several parts of the world: Paul took the first opportunity Of paying a visit to James, very likely at his own house, to give him an account of his success among the Gentiles, and to know the state of the church at Jerusalem, and confer with him about what might be most proper and serviceable…

The Church Fathers

This was the Bishop of Jerusalem; and to him Paul is sent on an earlier occasion. This James was brother of the Lord; a great and admirable man. To him, it says, "Paul entered in with us." Mark the Bishop's unassuming behavior: "and the elders" were present. Again Paul relates to them the things relating to the Gentiles, not indulging in vainglory, God forbid, but wishing to show forth the mercy of God, and to fill them with great joy.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 46

The following day Paul went in with us to James. This James was the brother of the Lord, that is, of Mary, the sister of the Lord's mother, whom John the Evangelist mentions, and he was her son. Immediately after the passion of the Lord, he was appointed bishop by the apostles and ruled the Church in Jerusalem for thirty years, that is, until the seventh year of Nero. When the Jews, who were keen to kill Paul, could not do so, as soon as Festus died and Albinus had not yet arrived in the province, they turned their hands against James, who was buried next to the temple where he had been cast down.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

James The Less — called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee. He was the son of Alpheus or Clopas and brother of our Lord (see above); was called to the apostolate, together…
John — (1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John (Acts 4:6). He was of the kindred of the high priest; otherwise unknown. (2.) The Hebrew name of Mark (q.v.). He…
Luke — The evangelist, was a Gentile. The date and circumstances of his conversion are unknown. According to his own statement (Luke 1:2), he was not an “eye-witness and minister of the word from the…
Elder · IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Luke · To — To
Opinion, Public · .James and the Christian el — .James and the Christian el

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 21:18

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:15-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 21:18

Adam Clarke on Acts 21:18

John Gill on Acts 21:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 21:18

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:15-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 21:18

Adam Clarke on Acts 21:18

John Gill on Acts 21:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 21:15-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 21:18-19