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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:6

And when we had taken our leave one of another ,.... The Alexandrian copy reads, "having prayed, we saluted one another"; with a kiss, as in Acts 20:37 and so parted: we took ship ; or went aboard the ship, and they returned home again ; to their own houses, as the Syriac version renders it; for by "their own", as it is in the Greek text, cannot be meant their families, their wives, and children, for these were along with them, but their habitations; see John 16:32 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:7

And when we had finished our course from Tyre ,.... Or sailed from thence, we came to Ptolemais : the Syriac version calls it "Aco" or "Acu": and the Arabic version, "Aco"; and Ptolemais, according to Pliny F24 Ad nationes, l. 5. c. 19. and Harpocratian F25 Lexic. Decem Orator. p. 12. , was called Ace. Frequent mention is made of Aco in the Jewish writings, and which according to them was a sea port, for they speak of נמלה דעכו , "the port of Aco" F26 T. Bab. Yoma,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:8

And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed ,.... From Ptolemais, as Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Timotheus, Tychicus, Trophimus, and Luke, the writer of this history; see Acts 20:4 and came unto Caesarea ; not Caesarea Philippi, mentioned in Matthew 16:13 but that Caesarea which was formerly called Strato's tower, and was a very good sea port; see Acts 8:40 . and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist ; not a writer of a Gospel, but a preacher of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:9

And the same man had four daughters ,.... So that he was a married man, which may be observed against the Papists, who forbid marriage to ecclesiastics: and they were, virgins : not under any vow of virginity, but they had not as yet changed their state of life, and were pure and incorrupt: which did prophesy ; not explain and interpret Scripture, or preach in public assemblies; for these were not allowed women, neither in the Jewish synagogues, nor in Christian assemblies; but they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:10

And as we tarried there many days ,.... How many days is not said, it could not be very many, if the apostle got to Jerusalem by Pentecost, as he desired, Acts 20:6 there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus ; of whom mention is made in Acts 11:28 who is there said to come from Jerusalem, to Antioch, and here from Judea to Caesarea; he had been many years going about from place to place prophesying, for between that and this account must be a space of about sixteen or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:11

And when he was come unto us ,.... In Philip's house: he took Paul's girdle and bound his own hands and feet ; and so prophesied by types and symbols, and gestures, as the prophets of old did; as Isaiah in Isaiah 20:2 and Jeremiah in Jeremiah 13:1 , and Ezekiel in Ezekiel 4:1 and Hosea in Hosea 1:2 , some understand this of his binding Paul's hands and feet, but it seems rather to design his own: and said, thus saith the Holy Ghost ; who was in Agabus, and spoke by him, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:12

And when we heard these things ,.... These prophecies, concerning the binding of the apostle by the Jews, and the delivery of him to the Romans, and saw the symbolical representations of these things: both we ; the companions of the apostle, Luke and the rest: and they of that place ; of Caesarea, Philip and his daughters, and the disciples that lived there: besought him not to go up to Jerusalem ; which was an instance of weakness in them, though an expression of their affection... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, what mean ye to weep ,.... For they were crying about him, both his companions and the disciples of Caesarea; which affected him, and gave him great uneasiness, even more than the prophecies of Agabus did: and to break my heart ? for though he was resolved to go to Jerusalem, and nothing could move him from it, his heart was firm as a rock; there was no shaking him, or making impressions upon him that way; yet their tears and importunity greatly afflicted him, and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:14

And when he would not be persuaded ,.... But was determined to go to Jerusalem at all events: we ceased ; both from tears and arguments: saying, the will of the Lord be done ; which was right, and to which they ought to have submitted, and acquiesced in at first, without using any arguments to have dissuaded the apostle from going to Jerusalem; since they might have concluded from Agabus's prophecy, that it was the will of the Lord he should go thither, and be bound; and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:15

And after those days we took up our carriages ,.... Or prepared themselves, both for their journey, and for whatever trials and exercises they were to meet with; they took up their bundles, which hitherto were brought by sea, and now put them upon beasts, going by land from Caesarea: and went up to Jerusalem ; which stood on higher ground, and was, as Josephus F14 De Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 3. sect. 5. says, six hundred furlongs, or seventy five miles distant. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 21:15

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