the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Acts 21:22
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So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you’ve come.
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will heare that thou art come.
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
"So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What should we do? They will learn that you have come.
"What then should be done? They will certainly hear that you have arrived.
"What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What should we do now that our people have heard that you are here?
"What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What is it then? a multitude must necessarily come together, for they will hear that thou art come.
"What should we do? The Jewish believers here will learn that you have come.
What is then to be done? the multitude must needes come together: for they shall heare that thou art come.
Now, therefore, they have heard that you have come here.
They are sure to hear that you have arrived. What should be done, then?
What then is to be done? Doubtless they will all hear that you have come!
What then is it? At all events, a multitude must come together, for they will hear that you have come.
What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.
What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
What is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
On this account, when they hear that thou art come hither, do that which we tell thee.
Now, because they have heard that thou hast arrived here,
What is it therefore? The multitude must needes come together: For they shall heare that thou art come.
What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together; for they will hear that thou art come.
What then ought you to do? They are sure to hear that you have come to Jerusalem;
Therfor what is? It bihoueth that the multitude come togidre; for thei schulen here, that thou art come.
What is it therefore? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will [fn] hear that you have come.
What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What should we do about it? They will hear that you have come.
What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
What, then, is it? at all events, they will hear that thou hast come.
What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come togeder. For they shall heare that thou arte come.
what then is it? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.
What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come together, for they shal heare that thou art come.
what then is to be done? they will necessarily be all assembled, for they can't but hear, you are come.
"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.
What should we do? They will know soon enough you are here. And there's liable to be a squabble.
Contextual Overview
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
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abim'elech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abim'elech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him.
Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.
Then Abim'elech went to him from Gerar with Ahuz'zath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.
They said, "We see plainly that the LORD is with you; so we say, let there be an oath between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done that of which I have spoken to you."
But Laban said to him, "If you will allow me to say so, I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you;
And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
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.
