Acts 21:16
14 When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
15 After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
- KJV
- There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cæsarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
- WEB
- Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
- ASV
- And there went with us also [certain] of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing [with them] one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
- DARBY
- And [some] of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing [with them] a certain Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.
- BLB
- And some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing a certain Mnason, a Cypriot, an early disciple with whom we would lodge.
- ÅB
- og sammen med oss reiste også noen av disiplene fra Cesarea; de førte oss til en som hette Mnason, fra Kypern, en gammel disippel, som vi skulle bo hos.
- OTB
- Noen av disiplene fra Cæsarea fulgte også med oss, og tok oss til huset til Mnason fra Kypros, en tidlig disippel, hvor vi skulle bo.
- B1930
- og sammen med oss reiste også nogen av disiplene fra Cesarea; de førte oss til en som hette Mnason, fra Kypern, en gammel disippel, som vi skulde bo hos.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Read in contextActs 21:8
Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
Read in contextActs 21:3–4
After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Read in contextPsalms 92:14
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
Read in contextPhilemon 1:9
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
Read in contextActs 10:48
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
Read in contextPsalms 71:17–18
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Read in contextActs 11:19
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
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