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Selected Verse: Acts 21:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 21:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] the next [1887] day we that were of [4012] Paul's [3972] company [4012] departed [1831], and came [2064] [2064] unto [1519] Caesarea [2542]: and [2532] we entered [1525] into [1519] the house [3624] of Philip [5376] the evangelist [2099], which was [5607] one of [1537] the seven [2033]; and abode [3306] with [3844] him [846]. |
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King James |
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
next day we that were of Paul's company departed--(The words "the were of Paul's company" are omitted in the best manuscripts. They were probably added as the connecting words at the head of some church lessons).
and came to CÃ&brvbr;sarea--a run along the coast, southward, of some thirty miles.
Philip the evangelist--a term answering apparently very much to our missionary [HOWSON], by whose ministry such joy had been diffused over Samaria and the Ethiopian eunuch had been baptized (Acts 8:4-40).
one of the seven--deacons, who had "purchased to himself a good degree" (Ti1 3:13). He and Paul now meet for the first time, some twenty-five years after that time. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
We that were of Paul's company - From this it would appear that they had been attended thus far by some persons who were going only to Ptolemais. This clause, however, is missing in many mss., and has been omitted by Bengel, Griesbach, Knapp, and others as spurious. It is also missing in the Syriac and the Vulgate.
Unto Cesarea - See the notes on Act 8:40.
Into the house of Philip - One of the seven deacons, Act 6:5. After his conversation with the eunuch of Ethiopia, he went to Caesarea, and probably there abode.
The evangelist - This word properly means one who announces good news. In the New Testament it is applied to a preacher of the gospel, or one who declares the glad tidings of salvation. It occurs only in two other places, Eph 4:1; Ti2 4:5. What was the precise rank of those who bore this title in the early Christian church cannot perhaps be determined. It is evident, however, that it is used to denote the office of preaching the gospel; and as this title is applied to Philip, and not to any other of the seven deacons, it would seem probable that he had been entrusted with a special commission to preach, and that preaching did not pertain to him as a deacon, and does not properly belong to that office. The business of a deacon was to take care of the poor members of the church, Act 6:1-6. The office of preaching was distinct from this, though, as in this case, it might be conferred on the same individual. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
We that were of Paul's company
The best texts omit.
Philip
See ch. 8.
The seven
The first deacons. See Act 6:5. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| We came to Cesarea - So called from a stately temple which Herod the Great dedicated there to Augustus Cesar. It was the place where the Roman governor of Judea generally resided and kept his court. The evangelist, who was one of the seven deacons - An evangelist is a preacher of the Gospel to those who had never heard it, as Philip had done to the Samaritans, to the Ethiopian eunuch, and to all the towns from Azotus to Cesarea, Act 8:5, Act 8:26, Act 8:40. It is not unlikely he spent the following years preaching in Tyre and Sidon, and the other heathen cities in the neighbourhood of Galilee, his house being at Cesarea, a convenient situation for that purpose. We abode with him - We lodged at his house during our stay at Cesarea. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
We that were of Paul's company - Οἱ περι τον Παυλον· This clause is wanting in ABCE, and many others; the Syriac, Coptic, Vulgate, Armenian, etc.
Came unto Caesarea - This was Caesarea of Palestine, already sufficiently described, See on Act 8:40 (note).
Philip the evangelist - One of the seven deacons, who seems to have settled here after he had baptized the eunuch. See on Act 8:40 (note). |
13 For [1063] they that have used the office of a deacon [1247] well [2573] purchase [4046] to themselves [1438] a good [2570] degree [898], and [2532] great [4183] boldness [3954] in [1722] the faith [4102] which [3588] is in [1722] Christ [5547] Jesus [2424].
1 And [1161] in [1722] those [5025] days [2250], when the number [4129] of the disciples [3101] was multiplied [4129], there arose [1096] a murmuring [1112] of the Grecians [1675] against [4314] the Hebrews [1445], because [3754] their [846] widows [5503] were neglected [3865] in [1722] the daily [2522] ministration [1248].
2 Then [1161] the twelve [1427] called [4341] the multitude [4128] of the disciples [3101] unto them, and said [2036], It is [2076] not [3756] reason [701] that we [2248] should leave [2641] the word [3056] of God [2316], and serve [1247] tables [5132].
3 Wherefore [3767], brethren [80], look ye out [1980] among [1537] you [5216] seven [2033] men [435] of honest report [3140], full [4134] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] and [2532] wisdom [4678], whom [3739] we may appoint [2525] over [1909] this [5026] business [5532].
4 But [1161] we [2249] will give ourselves continually [4342] to prayer [4335], and [2532] to the ministry [1248] of the word [3056].
5 And [2532] the saying [3056] pleased [700] [1799] the whole [3956] multitude [4128]: and [2532] they chose [1586] Stephen [4736], a man [435] full [4134] of faith [4102] and [2532] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] Philip [5376], and [2532] Prochorus [4402], and [2532] Nicanor [3527], and [2532] Timon [5096], and [2532] Parmenas [3937], and [2532] Nicolas [3532] a proselyte [4339] of Antioch [491]:
6 Whom [3739] they set [2476] before [1799] the apostles [652]: and [2532] when they had prayed [4336], they laid [2007] their hands [5495] on [2007] them [846].
5 But [1161] watch [3525] thou [4771] in [1722] all things [3956], endure afflictions [2553], do [4160] the work [2041] of an evangelist [2099], make full proof [4135] of thy [4675] ministry [1248].
1 I [1473] therefore [3767], the prisoner [1198] of [1722] the Lord [2962], beseech [3870] you [5209] that ye walk [4043] worthy [516] of the vocation [2821] wherewith [3739] ye are called [2564],
5 And [2532] the saying [3056] pleased [700] [1799] the whole [3956] multitude [4128]: and [2532] they chose [1586] Stephen [4736], a man [435] full [4134] of faith [4102] and [2532] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] Philip [5376], and [2532] Prochorus [4402], and [2532] Nicanor [3527], and [2532] Timon [5096], and [2532] Parmenas [3937], and [2532] Nicolas [3532] a proselyte [4339] of Antioch [491]:
40 But [1161] Philip [5376] was found [2147] at [1519] Azotus [108]: and [2532] passing [1330] through he preached [2097] in all [3956] the cities [4172], till [2193] he [846] came [2064] to [1519] Caesarea [2542].
5 And [2532] the saying [3056] pleased [700] [1799] the whole [3956] multitude [4128]: and [2532] they chose [1586] Stephen [4736], a man [435] full [4134] of faith [4102] and [2532] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] Philip [5376], and [2532] Prochorus [4402], and [2532] Nicanor [3527], and [2532] Timon [5096], and [2532] Parmenas [3937], and [2532] Nicolas [3532] a proselyte [4339] of Antioch [491]:
40 But [1161] Philip [5376] was found [2147] at [1519] Azotus [108]: and [2532] passing [1330] through he preached [2097] in all [3956] the cities [4172], till [2193] he [846] came [2064] to [1519] Caesarea [2542].
26 And [1161] the angel [32] of the Lord [2962] spake [2980] unto [4314] Philip [5376], saying [3004], Arise [450], and [2532] go [4198] toward [2596] the south [3314] unto [1909] the way [3598] that goeth down [2597] from [575] Jerusalem [2419] unto [1519] Gaza [1048], which [3778] is [2076] desert [2048].
5 Then [1161] Philip [5376] went down [2718] to [1519] the city [4172] of Samaria [4540], and preached [2784] Christ [5547] unto them [846].
40 But [1161] Philip [5376] was found [2147] at [1519] Azotus [108]: and [2532] passing [1330] through he preached [2097] in all [3956] the cities [4172], till [2193] he [846] came [2064] to [1519] Caesarea [2542].
40 But [1161] Philip [5376] was found [2147] at [1519] Azotus [108]: and [2532] passing [1330] through he preached [2097] in all [3956] the cities [4172], till [2193] he [846] came [2064] to [1519] Caesarea [2542].