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Acts 21:18

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16 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.

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

19 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20 When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

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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
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
KJV
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
WEB
The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
ASV
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
DARBY
And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there.
BLB
And on the following [day], Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders arrived.
ÅB
Den neste dag gikk Paulus med oss til Jakob, og alle de eldste kom dit.
OTB
Dagen etter gikk Paulus med oss for å møte Jakob, og alle de eldste var til stede.
B1930
Den næste dag gikk Paulus med oss til Jakob, og alle de eldste kom dit.

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Cross references

  • Galatians 1:19

    But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

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  • Acts 15:13

    When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

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  • Acts 11:30

    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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  • Galatians 2:9

    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

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  • Acts 15:23

    and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

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  • Matthew 10:2

    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

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  • James 1:1

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

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  • Acts 15:6

    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

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