Acts 21:22

New Life Version

What should we do about it? They will hear that you have come.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you’ve come.

King James Version (1611)
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will heare that thou art come.

King James Version
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

English Standard Version
What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

New American Standard Bible
"So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

New Century Version
What should we do? They will learn that you have come.

Amplified Bible
"What then should be done? They will certainly hear that you have arrived.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Legacy Standard Bible
What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Berean Standard Bible
What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Contemporary English Version
What should we do now that our people have heard that you are here?

Complete Jewish Bible
"What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Darby Translation
What is it then? a multitude must necessarily come together, for they will hear that thou art come.

Easy-to-Read Version
"What should we do? The Jewish believers here will learn that you have come.

Geneva Bible (1587)
What is then to be done? the multitude must needes come together: for they shall heare that thou art come.

George Lamsa Translation
Now, therefore, they have heard that you have come here.

Good News Translation
They are sure to hear that you have arrived. What should be done, then?

Lexham English Bible
What then is to be done? Doubtless they will all hear that you have come!

Literal Translation
What then is it? At all events, a multitude must come together, for they will hear that you have come.

American Standard Version
What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.

Bible in Basic English
What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.

Hebrew Names Version
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

International Standard Version
What is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Etheridge Translation
On this account, when they hear that thou art come hither, do that which we tell thee.

Murdock Translation
Now, because they have heard that thou hast arrived here,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
What is it therefore? The multitude must needes come together: For they shall heare that thou art come.

English Revised Version
What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.

World English Bible
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together; for they will hear that thou art come.

Weymouth's New Testament
What then ought you to do? They are sure to hear that you have come to Jerusalem;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor what is? It bihoueth that the multitude come togidre; for thei schulen here, that thou art come.

Update Bible Version
What is it therefore? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Webster's Bible Translation
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

New English Translation
What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

New King James Version
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will [fn] hear that you have come.

New Living Translation
What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

New Revised Standard
What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
What, then, is it? at all events, they will hear that thou hast come.

Douay-Rheims Bible
What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

Revised Standard Version
What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come togeder. For they shall heare that thou arte come.

Young's Literal Translation
what then is it? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come together, for they shal heare that thou art come.

Mace New Testament (1729)
what then is to be done? they will necessarily be all assembled, for they can't but hear, you are come.

THE MESSAGE
"We're worried about what will happen when they discover you're in town. There's bound to be trouble. So here is what we want you to do: There are four men from our company who have taken a vow involving ritual purification, but have no money to pay the expenses. Join these men in their vows and pay their expenses. Then it will become obvious to everyone that there is nothing to the rumors going around about you and that you are in fact scrupulous in your reverence for the laws of Moses.

Simplified Cowboy Version
What should we do? They will know soon enough you are here. And there's liable to be a squabble.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ After this, we got ready and started up to Jerusalem. ¹⁶ Some of the followers in Caesarea went with us. They took us to Mnason's house. He was one of the first followers from Cyprus. We stayed with him. ¹⁷ When we got to Jerusalem, the Christians were glad to see us. ¹⁸ The next day we went with Paul to see James. All the church leaders came also. ¹⁹ After saying hello to them, Paul told of what God had done through his work for the people who were not Jews. ²⁰ When they heard this, they thanked the Lord. Then they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Christians there are among the Jews. They all obey the Law of Moses. ²¹ They have heard about you. They have heard you teach the Jews who live among people who are not Jews. They have heard you teach them to break away from the Law of Moses. They say you are telling them not to do the religious act of becoming a Jew and not to follow old religious ways of worship. ²² What should we do about it? They will hear that you have come. ²³ You must do what we tell you. We have four men with us who have made a promise to God. ²⁴ Take these four men and go through the religious worship of washing with them. You pay to have their hair cut off. Then everybody will know what they have heard about you is not true. They will know you are careful to obey the Law of Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the multitude: Acts 15:12, Acts 15:22, Acts 19:32

Reciprocal: Acts 6:2 - the twelve Acts 15:30 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 20:2
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her for his wife.

Genesis 20:17
So Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, his wife and the women who served him, so that they gave birth to children.

Genesis 21:2
Sarah was able to have a child and she gave birth to a son when Abraham was very old. He was born at the time the Lord said it would happen.

Genesis 21:3
Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son who was born to him by Sarah.

Genesis 26:26
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar, with his friend Ahuzzath, and Phicol, the leader of his army.

Genesis 26:28
They said, "It is easy for us to see that the Lord is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be a promise between us, between you and us. Let us make an agreement with you,

Genesis 28:15
See, I am with you. I will care for you everywhere you go. And I will bring you again to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done all the things I promised you."

Genesis 30:27
But Laban said to him, "If now it pleases you, stay with me. I have learned that the Lord has brought good to me because of you."

Joshua 3:7
The Lord said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to give you honor in the eyes of all Israel. Then they may know that I will be with you just as I have been with Moses.

2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon the son of David became a strong king. The Lord his God was with him, and gave him much honor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

What is it therefore?.... Is it true or not? or what must be done in this case? what method must be taken to remove these objections, and reconcile the minds of the people? the multitude must needs come together; either the whole church at Jerusalem, or the great confluence of people, even of believing Jews, that were come from all parts thither; there is no hindering of their coming together, to see the apostle, and to hear what he has to say to the objections against him, and complaints of him;

for they will hear that thou art come: this can never be kept a secret, and as soon as they hear it, they will flock in great numbers; they will come open mouthed, and be loud in their complaints, and it will be difficult to pacify them; there is danger in the case, the consequence may be bad; and therefore something must be done, to remove the opinion they had formed of the apostle, and the prejudice they had entertained against him; and therefore what follows is advised to.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What is it therefore? - What is to be done? What is it proper to do to avoid the effects of the evil report which has been circulated? What they deemed it proper to do is suggested in the following verses.

The multitude - The multitude of Jews.

Must needs come together - There will be inevitably a tumultuous assemblage. It will be impossible to prevent that. The reasons were, because the minds of the Jews were exceedingly agitated that one of their own countrymen had, as they understood, been advising apostasy from the religion of their fathers; because this had been extensively done in many parts of the world, and with great success; and because Paul, having, as they believed, himself apostatized from the national religion, had become very conspicuous, and his very presence in Jerusalem, as in other places, would be likely to excite a tumult. It was, therefore, the part of friendship to him and to the cause to devise some proper plan to prevent, if possible, the anticipated excitement.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 21:22. The multitude must needs come together — Whether this refers to a regular convocation of the Church, or to a tumult that would infallibly take place when it was heard that the apostle was come, we cannot pretend to say; but it is evident that James and the elders wished some prudent steps to be taken, in order to prevent an evil that they had too much reason to fear.