Acts 21:17-20

21:17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly. ¹  21:18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there. ²  21:19 When Paul ³  had greeted them, he began to explain ⁴  in detail ⁵  what God ⁶  had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 21:20 When they heard this, they praised ⁷  God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews ⁸  there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers ⁹  of the law. ¹⁰ 

[21:17]  ¹ tn Or “warmly” (see BDAG 144 s.v. ἀσμένως).

[21:18]  ² tn BDAG 760 s.v. παραγίνομαι 1 has this use under the broad category of meaning “draw near, come, arrive, be present.”

[21:19]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:19]  ⁴ tn Or “to report,” “to describe.” The imperfect verb ἐξηγεῖτο (exhgeito) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[21:19]  ⁵ tn BDAG 293 s.v. εἷς 5.e has “καθ᾿ ἕν one after the other (hence τὸ καθ᾿ ἕν ‘a detailed list’: PLille 11, 8 [III bc]; PTebt. 47, 34; 332, 16) J 21:25. Also καθ᾿ ἕν ἕκαστον…Ac 21:19.”

[21:19]  ⁶ sn Note how Paul credited God with the success of his ministry.

[21:20]  ⁴ tn Or “glorified.”

[21:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”

[21:20]  ⁶ tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”

[21:20]  ⁷ sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).