Acts 21:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:29

In the city - In Jerusalem. As he was with Paul, it was inferred that he would attend him everywhere.Trophimus - He had accompanied Paul on his way from Ephesus, Acts 20:4.Whom they supposed ... - This is a most striking illustration of the manner in which accusations are often brought against others. They had seen him with Paul in the city; they inferred, therefore, that he had been with him in the temple. They did not even pretend that they had seen him in the temple; but the inference was... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 21:29

seen before . Greek. proorao . Only here and Acts 2:25 . city . It was in the city Trophimus was seen in Paul's company, and they came to the conclusion that when they saw Paul in the Temple, Trophimus must be there too. an = the. supposed = concluded. Greek. nomizo . See note on Acts 14:19 . But the evidence was insufficient. Paul was too well informed not to be aware of the inscription which forbade the entry of any alien within the inner temple under penalty of death. It was on one of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:29

For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.There was no basis at all for supposing that anyone with Paul in the city was also with him in the temple. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 21:29

29. Trophimus—(See on :-). 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 21:27-36

The riot in the temple 21:27-36 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 21:29

Trophimus the Ephesian was Paul’s travelling companion from Asia (Acts 20:4) The Asian Jews had previously seen them together in the city and had assumed that Paul had brought this Gentile into the sacred enclosure of the Temple."The possibility that Trophimus might have wandered of his own freewill into the forbidden area is about as likely as that somebody should wander into private rooms in the Kremlin for the purpose of sightseeing." [Note: Marshall, The Acts . . ., p. 348.] 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 21:17-40

St. Paul in Jerusalem (Chs 21:17-28:16)17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested.18. James] The Lord's 'brother,' the acknowledged head of the Church of Jerusalem: cp. Acts 15:13, etc. 19. Particularly] i.e. in minute detail. 20. The Lord (i.e. Jesus)] RV 'God.'23, 24. The four men were Nazirites (see Numbers 6:0), and St. Paul was advised to pay for their sacrifices, and to associate himself with their Nazirite vow during the week that it had still to run (see Act 21:27). By thus... read more

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