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Text -- Acts 21:6 (NET)

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21:6 we said farewell to one another. Then we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.
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Robertson: Act 21:6 - -- Beach ( aigialon ). As in Mat 13:2 which see. This scene is in public as at Miletus, but they did not care.

Beach ( aigialon ).

As in Mat 13:2 which see. This scene is in public as at Miletus, but they did not care.

Robertson: Act 21:6 - -- Bade each other farewell ( apespasametha allēlous ). First aorist middle of apaspazomai . Rare compound, here alone in the N.T. Tender scene, but "...

Bade each other farewell ( apespasametha allēlous ).

First aorist middle of apaspazomai . Rare compound, here alone in the N.T. Tender scene, but "no bonds of long comradeship, none of the clinging love"(Furneaux) seen at Miletus (Act 20:37.).

Robertson: Act 21:6 - -- Home again ( eis ta idia ). To their own places as of the Beloved Disciple in Joh 19:27 and of Jesus in Joh 1:11. This idiom in the papyri also.

Home again ( eis ta idia ).

To their own places as of the Beloved Disciple in Joh 19:27 and of Jesus in Joh 1:11. This idiom in the papyri also.

Vincent: Act 21:6 - -- Taken leave See on Act 20:1.

Taken leave

See on Act 20:1.

JFB: Act 21:4-6 - -- Finding out the disciples, implying some search. They would expect such, from what is recorded, Act 11:19. Perhaps they were not many; yet there were ...

Finding out the disciples, implying some search. They would expect such, from what is recorded, Act 11:19. Perhaps they were not many; yet there were gifted ones among them.

JFB: Act 21:4-6 - -- (See on Act 20:23; also see on Act 21:11-14).

(See on Act 20:23; also see on Act 21:11-14).

Clarke: Act 21:6 - -- Taken - leave - Ασπασαμενοι ; Having given each other the kiss of peace, as was the constant custom of the Jews and primitive Christians

Taken - leave - Ασπασαμενοι ; Having given each other the kiss of peace, as was the constant custom of the Jews and primitive Christians

Clarke: Act 21:6 - -- They returned home - That is, the men, their wives, and their children.

They returned home - That is, the men, their wives, and their children.

TSK: Act 21:6 - -- taken : 2Co 2:13 they : Joh 1:11 *Gr: Joh 7:53, Joh 16:32, Joh 19:27

taken : 2Co 2:13

they : Joh 1:11 *Gr: Joh 7:53, Joh 16:32, Joh 19:27

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Poole: Act 21:6 - -- Had taken our leave one of another as Act 20:1 , embracing one another at their parting.

Had taken our leave one of another as Act 20:1 , embracing one another at their parting.

Gill: Act 21:6 - -- And when we had taken our leave one of another,.... The Alexandrian copy reads, "having prayed, we saluted one another"; with a kiss, as in Act 20:37 ...

And when we had taken our leave one of another,.... The Alexandrian copy reads, "having prayed, we saluted one another"; with a kiss, as in Act 20:37 and so parted:

we took ship; or went aboard the ship,

and they returned home again; to their own houses, as the Syriac version renders it; for by "their own", as it is in the Greek text, cannot be meant their families, their wives, and children, for these were along with them, but their habitations; see Joh 16:32.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Act 21:6 Grk “to their own”; the word “homes” is implied.

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Act 21:1-40 - --1 Paul calls at the house of Philip, whose daughters prophesy.10 Agabus, foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem, he will not be dissuaded fro...

Combined Bible: Act 21:6 - --notes on verse 5     

Maclaren: Act 21:1-15 - --Drawing Nearer To The Storm And it came to pass, that, after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, an...

MHCC: Act 21:1-7 - --Providence must be acknowledged when our affairs go on well. Wherever Paul came, he inquired what disciples were there, and found them out. Foreseeing...

Matthew Henry: Act 21:1-7 - -- We may observe here, I. How much ado Paul had to get clear from Ephesus, intimated in the first words of the chapter, after we had gotten from them...

Barclay: Act 21:1-16 - --The narrative is speeding up and there is an atmosphere of approaching storm as Paul comes nearer Jerusalem. Two things stand out here. (i) There is...

Constable: Act 9:32--Rom 1:1 - --III. THE WITNESS TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH 9:32--28:31 Luke next recorded the church's expansion beyond...

Constable: Act 19:21--Rom 1:1 - --D. The extension of the church to Rome 19:21-28:31 "The panel is introduced by the programmatic statemen...

Constable: Act 19:21--21:17 - --1. Ministry on the way to Jerusalem 19:21-21:16 At this point in his ministry Paul began to focu...

Constable: Act 21:1-6 - --The trip from Miletus to Tyre 21:1-6 The third "we" section of Acts (21:1-18) is of theological importance because it focuses on Paul's recapitulation...

College: Act 21:1-40 - --ACTS 21 13. The Stops at Cos, Rhodes, and Patara (21:1-2) 1 After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Cos...

McGarvey: Act 21:5-6 - --5, 6. When the seven days had passed, including, most likely, a Lord's day, in which the disciples came together to break bread, another scene of pain...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Acts (Book Introduction) THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES By Way of Introduction But for the Acts we should know nothing of the early apostolic period save what is told in the Epi...

JFB: Acts (Book Introduction) THIS book is to the Gospels what the fruit is to the tree that bears it. In the Gospels we see the corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying: in...

JFB: Acts (Outline) INTRODUCTION--LAST DAYS OF OUR LORD UPON EARTH--HIS ASCENSION. (Act 1:1-11) RETURN OF THE ELEVEN TO JERUSALEM--PROCEEDINGS IN THE UPPER ROOM TILL PEN...

TSK: Acts (Book Introduction) The Acts of the Apostles is a most valuable portion of Divine revelation; and, independently of its universal reception in the Christian church, as an...

TSK: Acts 21 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Act 21:1, Paul calls at the house of Philip, whose daughters prophesy; Act 21:10, Agabus, foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem...

Poole: Acts 21 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 21

MHCC: Acts (Book Introduction) This book unites the Gospels to the Epistles. It contains many particulars concerning the apostles Peter and Paul, and of the Christian church from th...

MHCC: Acts 21 (Chapter Introduction) (Act 21:1-7) Paul's voyage towards Jerusalem. (Act 21:8-18) Paul at Cesarea. The prophecy of Agabus, Paul at Jerusalem. (Act 21:19-26) He is persuad...

Matthew Henry: Acts (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Acts of the Apostles We have with an abundant satisfaction seen the foundation of our holy religion...

Matthew Henry: Acts 21 (Chapter Introduction) We 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 gr...

Barclay: Acts (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES A Precious Book In one sense Acts is the most important book in the New Testament. It is the simple truth t...

Barclay: Acts 21 (Chapter Introduction) No Retreat (Act_21:1-16) Compromise In Jerusalem (Act_21:17-26) A Slanderous Charge (Act_21:27-36) Facing The Fury Of The Mob (Act_21:37-40)

Constable: Acts (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title "Acts of the Apostles" is very ancient. The Anti-Marcioni...

Constable: Acts (Outline) Outline I. The witness in Jerusalem 1:1-6:7 A. The founding of the church 1:1-2:46 ...

Constable: Acts Acts Bibliography Albright, William Foxwell. The Archaeology of Palestine. 1949. Revised ed. Pelican Archaeolog...

Haydock: Acts (Book Introduction) THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. INTRODUCTION. St. Luke, who had published his gospel, wrote also a second volume, which, from the first ages, hath bee...

Gill: Acts (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ACTS This book, in some copies, is called, "The Acts of the holy Apostles". It contains an history of the ministry and miracles of ...

College: Acts (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION As early as the second century the title "The Acts of the Apostles" was given to this document. Before that time the work probably circu...

College: Acts (Outline) OUTLINE I. THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM - 1:1-8:1a A. INTRODUCTION OF THE BOOK - 1:1-3 B. THE COMMISSIONING OF THE APOSTLES - 1:4-8 C. THE ASCENSI...

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