Verse 16
16. Brought with them More correctly, brought us to Mnason, with whom, etc. These certain Cesarean disciples or Christians did not bring Mnason from Cesarea, but brought Paul and friends to Mnason’s house.
An old disciple An ancient Christian. He may have been one of Christ’s own hearers and followers, a probability not contradicted by his being of Cyprus.
The retinue with which Paul now entered Jerusalem was very large. Besides the original seven from Europe, (Acts 20:4,) there were Luke and a number of brethren from Cesarea. They came apparently as an embassy from the Church of the Gentiles, headed by the apostle of the Gentiles, to James, the representative of Christian Judaism at the capital of the religious world. It came bearing the money collections effected by Paul. (See note on Acts 19:21, and Acts 24:27.) We doubt not that the number was large in order to be impressive and weighty. Paul had a “ sister’s son” now in Jerusalem, (Acts 23:16;) and there might have been a sister whose home was too small to entertain so large a body of guests.
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