Acts 21:7
5 But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
6 And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
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.
9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
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
- When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
- KJV
- And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
- WEB
- When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.
- ASV
- And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
- DARBY
- And we, having completed the voyage, arrived from Tyre at Ptolemais, and having saluted the brethren, we remained one day with them.
- BLB
- And having completed the voyage from Tyre, we came down to Ptolemais; and having greeted the brothers, we stayed one day with them.
- ÅB
- Vi endte nå sjøferden og kom fra Tyrus til Ptolemais; der hilste vi på brødrene og ble en dag hos dem.
- OTB
- Vi fullførte vår reise fra Tyros og ankom Ptolemais, hvor vi hilste på brødrene og søstrene og ble hos dem en dag.
- B1930
- Vi endte nu sjøferden og kom fra Tyrus til Ptolemais; der hilste vi på brødrene og blev en dag hos dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 13:24
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
Read in contextActs 28:12
Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
Read in contextActs 18:22
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
Read in contextActs 21:10
After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Read in contextActs 21:19
Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
Read in contextMatthew 5:47
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
Read in context1 Samuel 13:10
Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
Read in context1 Samuel 10:4
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
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