Kisah Para Rasul 21:15-20

21:15 After these days we got ready ¹  and started up ²  to Jerusalem. 21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea ³  came along with us too, and brought us to the house ⁴  of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, ⁵  with whom we were to stay. 21:17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly. ⁶  21:18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there. ⁷  21:19 When Paul ⁸  had greeted them, he began to explain ⁹  in detail ¹⁰  what God ¹¹  had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 21:20 When they heard this, they praised ¹²  God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews ¹³  there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers ¹⁴  of the law. ¹⁵ 

[21:15]  ¹ tn Or “we made preparations.”

[21:15]  ² tn Grk “were going up”; the imperfect verb ἀνεβαίνομεν (anebainomen) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[21:15]  sn In colloquial speech Jerusalem was always said to be “up” from any other location in Palestine. The group probably covered the 65 mi (105 km) in two days using horses. Their arrival in Jerusalem marked the end of Paul’s third missionary journey.

[21:16]  ³ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

[21:16]  map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisqwmen).

[21:16]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps, “Mnason of Cyprus, one of the original disciples.” BDAG 137 s.v. ἀρχαῖος 1 has “ἀ. μαθητής a disciple of long standing (perh. original disc.) Ac 21:16.”

[21:17]  ⁶ tn Or “warmly” (see BDAG 144 s.v. ἀσμένως).

[21:18]  ⁷ tn BDAG 760 s.v. παραγίνομαι 1 has this use under the broad category of meaning “draw near, come, arrive, be present.”

[21:18]  sn All the elders were there. This meeting shows how the Jerusalem church still regarded Paul and his mission with favor, but also with some concerns because of the rumors circulating about his actions.

[21:19]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:19]  ⁹ tn Or “to report,” “to describe.” The imperfect verb ἐξηγεῖτο (exhgeito) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[21:19]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 293 s.v. εἷς 5.e has “καθ᾿ ἕν one after the other (hence τὸ καθ᾿ ἕν ‘a detailed list’: PLille 11, 8 [III bc]; PTebt. 47, 34; 332, 16) J 21:25. Also καθ᾿ ἕν ἕκαστον…Ac 21:19.”

[21:19]  ¹¹ sn Note how Paul credited God with the success of his ministry.

[21:20]  ¹² tn Or “glorified.”

[21:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”

[21:20]  sn How many thousands of Jews. See Acts 2-5 for the accounts of their conversion, esp. 2:41 and 4:4. Estimates of the total number of Jews living in Jerusalem at the time range from 20,000 to 50,000.

[21:20]  ¹⁴ tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”

[21:20]  ¹⁵ sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).