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New King James Version

Acts 21:18

On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elder;   James;   Luke;   Opinion, Public;   Paul;   Thompson Chain Reference - James;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Luke;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - James the brother of jesus;   Paul;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jude, Theology of;   Luke-Acts, Theology of;   Ministry, Minister;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Syrian Christians;   Worship of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   James;   John;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Acts of the Apostles;   Apostle;   Church;   James;   Peter;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Elder;   Ephesians, Book of;   Luke;   Luke, Gospel of;   Paul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bishop;   Church;   Church Government;   James;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Acts of the Apostles;   Aristion (Aristo);   Birth of Christ;   Brethren of the Lord (2);   Hospitality ;   James ;   James, the Lord's Brother;   John (the Apostle);   Law;   Paul;   Peter;   Time;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elders;   James, Son of Alphaeus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - James;   Smith Bible Dictionary - James the Less,;   Luke;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Synods;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Acts of the Apostles;   Apostolic Age;   Chronology of the New Testament;   James, Epistle of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
King James Version (1611)
And the day following Paul went in with vs vnto Iames, and all the Elders were present.
King James Version
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
English Standard Version
On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
New American Standard Bible
And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
New Century Version
The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.
Amplified Bible
On the next day Paul went with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
Berean Standard Bible
The next day, Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
Contemporary English Version
Paul went with us to see James the next day, and all the church leaders were present.
Complete Jewish Bible
The next day Sha'ul and the rest of us went in to Ya‘akov, and all the elders were present.
Darby Translation
And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there.
Easy-to-Read Version
The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the next day Paul went in with vs vnto Iames: and all the Elders were there assembled.
George Lamsa Translation
And the next day when all the elders were present we went in with Paul unto James.
Good News Translation
The next day Paul went with us to see James; and all the church elders were present.
Lexham English Bible
And on the next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
Literal Translation
And on the next day , Paul went in with us to James. And all the elders came.
American Standard Version
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Bible in Basic English
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
Hebrew Names Version
The day following, Sha'ul went in with us to Ya`akov; and all the Zakenim were present.
International Standard Version
The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were present.Acts 15:13; Galatians 1:19; 2:9;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And the day following we entered with Paulos to Jakub, while all the presbyters were with him.
Murdock Translation
And the next day, with Paul, we went unto James, when all the Elders were with him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And on the morowe, Paule went in with vs vnto Iames, and all the elders came together.
English Revised Version
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
World English Bible
The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the next day, Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
Weymouth's New Testament
On the following day we went with Paul to call on James, and all the Elders of the Church came also.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in the dai suynge Poul entride with vs to James, and alle the eldre men weren gaderid.
Update Bible Version
And the day following Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the [day] following Paul went in with us to James: and all the elders were present.
New English Translation
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.
New Living Translation
The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.
New Life Bible
The next day we went with Paul to see James. All the church leaders came also.
New Revised Standard
The next day Paul went with us to visit James; and all the elders were present.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, on the next day, Paul went in with us unto James, and, all the elders, were present.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James: and all the ancients were assembled.
Revised Standard Version
On the following day Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And on the morowe Paul wet in with vs vnto Iames. And all the elders came to geder.
Young's Literal Translation
and on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But on the nexte daye Paul wente in with vs vnto Iames, and all the Elders came together.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the next day Paul went with us to James, where all the pastors assembled.
Simplified Cowboy Version
After a good night's rest, we went the next day with Paul to meet with James and all the other range bosses at the church in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

15 And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. 17 And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. 19 When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law; 21 but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. 22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will [fn] hear that you have come. 23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. 24 Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

unto: Acts 15:13, Matthew 10:2, Galatians 1:19, Galatians 2:9, James 1:1

all: Acts 15:2, Acts 15:6, Acts 15:23, Acts 20:17

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:3 - James Mark 3:18 - James Acts 12:17 - James Acts 24:11 - but Galatians 2:12 - certain 1 Peter 5:1 - elders

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude."
Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.
Genesis 21:13
Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed."
Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation."
Genesis 21:29
Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?"
Genesis 21:31
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, [fn] because the two of them swore an oath there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the day following,.... After they were come into Jerusalem:

Paul went in with us to James; not the son of Zebedee and brother of John, for he was killed by Herod some years ago; but James the son of Alphaeus, and brother of our Lord, who presided over this church; it seems there were no other apostles now at Jerusalem, but they were all dispersed abroad that were living, preaching the Gospel in the several parts of the world: Paul took the first opportunity Of paying a visit to James, very likely at his own house, to give him an account of his success among the Gentiles, and to know the state of the church at Jerusalem, and confer with him about what might be most proper and serviceable to promote the interest of Christ; and he took with him those who had been companions with him in his travels, partly to show respect to James, and partly to be witnesses of what he should relate unto him:

and all the elders were present: by whom are meant, not the ancient private members of the church, but the ministers of the word in this church: who hearing of the coming of the apostle, and of his visit to James, assembled together to see him, and converse with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unto James - James the Less. See the notes on Acts 15:13. He resided at Jerusalem. Compare Galatians 1:19. It is not improbable that he was the only one of the apostles then at Jerusalem; and there is reason to believe that the church at Jerusalem was left under his particular care. It was natural, therefore, that Paul and his companions should take an early opportunity to see him. James was the cousin of our Lord, and in Galatians 1:19 he is called the Lord’s brother. On all accounts, therefore, he was entitled to, and would receive, particular respect from the early disciples.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 21:18. Went in with us unto James — This was James the Less, son of Mary; and cousin to our Lord. He appears to have been bishop of the Church in Jerusalem, and perhaps the only apostle who continued in that city. We have already seen what a very important character he sustained in the council. See Acts 15:13.

All the elders were present. — It appears that they had been convened about matters of serious and important moment; and some think it was relative to Paul himself, of whose arrival they had heard, and well knew how many of those that believed were disaffected towards him.


 
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