Acts 21:13 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 21:13

St. Peter and St. Paul compared in boasting. This strong declaration, "I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus," sounds very much like the language of St. Peter to his Master. "Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake." And yet there is the most vital distinction between the spirit and tone and temper of the two sayings, and the difference comes fully out in the actions that followed. Self-trusting Peter... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:13

What mean ye - Greek: What do ye. A tender and affectionate, but firm reproach.To weep and to break mine heart? - To afflict me, and distract my mind by alarms, and by the expressions of tenderness. His mind was fixed on going to Jerusalem; and he felt that he was prepared for whatever awaited him. Expressions of tenderness among friends are proper. Tears may be inevitable at parting from those whom we love. But such expressions of love ought not to be allowed to interfere with the convictions... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 21:10-14

Acts 21:10-14. And as we tarried there many days There being many disciples in that city, the fruit, as appears, of the ministry and miracles of Philip; there came from Judea a prophet named Agabus Paul, and some part of his company, had become acquainted with this prophet some years before, at Antioch, where he foretold the famine which afterward happened in the days of Claudius Cesar, Acts 11:28. And when he was come unto us Several of the disciples of Cesarea and Paul’s friends being... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 21:1-16

To Jerusalem with the offering (20:13-21:16)From Troas Paul went by land to Assos, where he rejoined the rest of the party and sailed to Miletus (13-16). Since Miletus was only about fifty kilometres from Ephesus, Paul took the opportunity to call the elders of the Ephesian church to come and meet him. He wanted to give them some final encouragement and pass on helpful warnings (17).Paul’s opponents in Asia had probably been trying to turn the Christians against him. Therefore, he reminded the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 21:13

What mean ye, &c . Literally What are ye doing, weeping, &c. break = crush. Greek. sunthrupto. Only here. am ready = hold myself in readiness. This expression Occurs also 2Co 12:14 . 1 Peter 4:5 . not . Greek. ou . App-105 . also to die = to die also. for = in behalf of. Greek. huper. App-104 . the name . See note on Acts 2:38 . the Lord . App-98 . Jesus . App-98 . Paul's decision was approved (Acts 23:11 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.This is a tragic passage. Against the advice of his physician, and contrary to the insistence of his friends and fellow-Christians, Paul determined to go to Jerusalem, believing, of course, that it was the will of God for him to go; a conclusion that was... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:13

13. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart—Beautiful union of manly resoluteness and womanly tenderness, alike removed from mawkishness and stoicism! I am ready not to be bound only—"If that is all, let it come." but to die, &c.—It was well he could add this, for he had that also to do. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:7-14

Paul’s advance to Caesarea 21:7-14 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:13

From Paul’s response to their entreaty, he seems not to have known whether his arrest would result in his death or not.Why did Paul avoid the possibility of death in Corinth (Acts 20:3) but not here? Paul’s purpose to deliver the collection and so strengthen the unity of the Gentile and Jewish believers would have failed if he had died on board a ship between Corinth and Jerusalem. However arrest in Jerusalem would not frustrate that purpose. For Paul, and eventually for his friends (Acts... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 21:1-16

Third Missionary Journey, Aug. 52 a.d. to Pentecost 56 a.d. (Act 18:23 to Act 21:16)23. Visit to Galatia. St. Paul revisits Antioch in Syria and the Churches of Galatia and Phrygia, founded in the First Missionary Journey (i.e. Antioch in Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe).24-28. Apollos at Ephesus.24. Apollos] The name is a contraction of Apollonius. He is mentioned again Acts 19:1; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1Co 3:4.; 1 Corinthians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 16:12; Titus 3:13. He had been instructed and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 21:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 21:10-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 21:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 21:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:7-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:13

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 21:1-16

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