Acts 21:27 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 21:27-40

Fanaticism and devotedness. It is impossible not to read these verses with a smile of contempt in view of the folly and guilt of fanaticism, and, at the same time, with a smile of satisfaction in view of the calmness and nobility of Christian zeal. I. THE FOLLY AND THE GUILT OF FANATICISM . 1. Its folly. 2. Its guilt. II. THE EXCELLENCY OF CHRISTIAN DEVOTEDNESS . How admirably the attitude of Paul contrasts with the movements of this excited,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 21:27-40

Danger and deliverance at Jerusalem. I. THE ACCUSATION AGAINST PAUL . 1. He is represented as an enemy of the Law, like Stephen before him. He has to confront the blind and murderous storm of human passion, more dreadful than the waves of the sea, presently to be encountered. Now is the warning concerning the things to be expected in Jerusalem about to be fulfilled. The sincerest friends of religion have often to incur the charge of being its enemies, the truest worshippers... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:27

And when the seven days were almost ended - Greek: as the seven days were about to be fulfilled - ἔμελλον συντελεῖσθαι emellon sunteleisthai. The seven days which were to complete the observance of the vow, Acts 21:26. Perhaps the whole observance in this case was intended to be but seven days, as the time of such a vow was voluntary. The translation, “were almost ended,” is not quite correct. The Greek implies no more than that the period of the seven days was about to be accomplished,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 21:26-28

Acts 21:26-28. Then Paul took the men Agreeably to the advice which he had received from James and the elders. And the next day, purifying himself with them According to the rites of the law; entered into the temple, to signify To the priest; the accomplishment That is, their resolution to accomplish the seven days of purification Till all the sacrifices should be offered which the Mosaic law required. And when the seven days of purification were almost ended, the Jews which... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 21:27-36

The crowd attacks Paul (21:27-36)Paul, James and the elders were so busy trying to please the Jerusalem Jews that they may have forgotten Paul’s constant enemies, the Asian Jews (cf. 20:18-19; 2 Corinthians 1:8). These were the ones who brought about his downfall. Because they saw him in the streets with a Gentile friend from Ephesus, they accused him (wrongly) of taking the Gentile into a part of the temple where Gentiles were forbidden (27-29). When a riot broke out, the mob seized Paul and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:27

And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him.Jews from Asia ... These were not Jewish Christians, but were of the hard cadre of secular Israel who rejected Christ totally. Harrison believed that one of the reasons for Luke's inclusion of this incident was to show the final and irrevocable rejection by the Jews of the Lord Jesus Christ. He said:Luke devotes considerable space to the record... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 21:27

Acts 21:27. The Jews which were of Asia,— St. Paul had lately spent three years in preaching there, and, notwithstanding the success his labours wereattended with, had met with great opposition from these people; so that it is no wonder they should be the leaders in such an assault upon him. See ch. Acts 19:9 Acts 20:3. 1 Corinthians 16:9. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:27

27-30. the Jews . . . of Asia—in all likelihood those of Ephesus (since they recognized Trophimus apparently as a townsman, :-), embittered by their discomfiture ( :-, &c.). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:17-32

2. Ministry in Jerusalem 21:17-23:32The events that transpired in Jerusalem when Paul visited the city on this occasion proved crucial in spreading the gospel to Rome. The events that Luke narrated in Acts 21:17 to Acts 23:35 took twelve days, whereas those that follow in Acts 24:1 to Acts 26:32 took two years. Luke wrote these events partially to reveal God’s methods to his readers."The geographical extension of the church was not Luke’s main interest; it was rather the movement of redemptive... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:27-28

The Jews from Asia, possibly from Ephesus, were obviously unbelievers. They charged Paul with the same kind of crimes the unbelieving Jews had accused Stephen of committing (Acts 6:11; Acts 6:13-14). The Jews permitted Gentiles in the outer court of the temple, the court of the Gentiles. They could not go beyond the sacred enclosure into the women’s court, or into the court of Israel, much less into the court of the priests.Jewish men like Paul who were not priests or Levites could go no... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 21:27-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 21:27-40

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 21:26-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 21:27-36

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 21:27

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:17-32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:27-28

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