Acts 21:2 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 21:1-3

Acts 21:1-3. And after we were gotten Greek, αποσπασθεντας , were torn away; from them Not without doing violence both to ourselves and them; we came with a straight course to Coos Or Cos, now commonly called Lango, one of the islands termed Cyclades, famous for the worship of Æsculapius, and the temple of Juno; and for being the birth-place of Hippocrates, an eminent physician, and Apelles, a celebrated painter; and the day following unto Rhodes Another island in the same sea, famous... 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 21:2

went aboard = having embarked. Greek. epibaino. See note on Acts 20:18 . set forth . Same as launched, Acts 21:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:2

And having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.The ship Paul and company had been using was a "tramp vessel," making many stops; and here the chance to speed up their journey came through the timely availability of a ship bound directly for Tyre. As Hervey said, "This meant the voyage would be shortened by many days."[7] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:2

2. And finding a ship—their former one going no farther, probably. to Phoelignica—(See on Acts 21:1). went abroad—One would almost think this extracted from a journal of the voyage, so graphic are its details. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:1-3

Cos was an island 40 miles from Miletus. Rhodes refers to the city on the island of Rhodes, "Rhodes" meaning "roses," another 90 miles farther. A gigantic statue of Apollo, the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, stood astride the entrance to this harbor years earlier, but it was now in ruins. From there, Paul’s party continued east to Patara, a 60-mile journey. Paul could have made these trips in three days. In Patara the missionaries were able to transfer to a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:1-6

The trip from Miletus to Tyre 21:1-6The third "we" section of Acts (Acts 21:1-18) is of theological importance because it focuses on Paul’s recapitulation of Jesus’ passion. Note the similarities between Luke’s accounts of Jesus’ trip to Jerusalem and Paul’s. Both stories involve a plot by the Jews and handing over to the Gentiles. There were triple predictions along the way of suffering in Jerusalem in both cases. Both Jesus and Paul steadfastly resolved to go there despite opposition, and... 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 21:1-40

St. Paul arrested at jerusalem1. Were gotten] rather, ’had torn ourselves.’ Coos] or Cos, a fertile island off the Carian coast, producing silks, ointments, wheat, and wines.Rhodes] a city, and large island, situated S. of Caria. The famous colossus was a statue of the sun-god, 105 ft. high, which stood at the harbour entrance. Erected 280 b.c., it stood for 56 years, when it was overthrown by an earthquake. Its fragments remained where they fell till 656 a.d. Patara] an important Lycian... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 21:1-40

Acts 21:13 Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's own way at all hazards. Huxley. In ch. 1. of Les Misérables, Mdlle Baptistine, after describing the apparently hazardous methods followed by the good bishop, adds: 'We leave ourselves in the hands of Providence, for that is how you must behave to a man who has grandeur in his soul. Reference. XXI. 13. H. Arnold Thomas, Christian World Pulpit, vol. xliv. p. 57. The Peace of Defeat Acts 21:14 There are... read more