Acts 21:1, Paul calls at the house of Philip, whose daughters prophesy; Acts 21:10, Agabus, foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem, he will not be dissuaded from going thither; Acts 21:17, He comes to Jerusalem; Acts 21:27, where he is apprehended, and in great danger, but by the chief captain is rescued; Acts 21:37, and requests, and is permitted to speak to the people.
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Acts 21 — OverviewActs 21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have, with a great deal of pleasure, attended the apostle in his
travels throughout the Gentile nations to preach the gospel, and have
seen a great harvest of souls gathered in to Christ; there we have seen…Acts 21:1-7Acts 21:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe may observe here,
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were drawn from them as by violence. It was a force…Acts 21:1Acts 21:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgewe were: Acts 20:37-38; 1 Samuel 20:41-42; 1 Thessalonians 2:17
and had: Acts 27:2, Acts 27:4; Luke 5:4, Luke 8:22
Coos: Coos, Cos, or Co, now Zia, is an island in the Aegean sea, one of those called Cyclades, near…Acts 21:1Acts 21:1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd it came to pass, that after we had gotten from them,.... Which was with great difficulty, with many tears, and much wringing of hands: the word signifies that they were "plucked from" them; they clung about them, as…Acts 21:2Acts 21:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgefinding: Acts 27:6; Jonah 1:3
Phenicia: Acts 15:3Acts 21:2Acts 21:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd finding a ship sailing over unto Phoenicia,.... For it seems that the ship they went aboard at Assos, Ac 20:13 went no further, at least in the way the apostle was going, than Patara; but lighting on another ship,…
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