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Acts 21:20-21

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21:20 When they heard this, they praised 1  God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews 2  there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers 3  of the law. 4  21:21 They have been informed about you – that you teach all the Jews now living 5  among the Gentiles to abandon 6  Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children 7  or live 8  according to our customs.
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[21:20]  1 tn Or “glorified.”

[21:20]  2 tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”

[21:20]  3 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]  4 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).

[21:21]  5 tn BDAG 511 s.v. κατά B.1.a has “τοὺς κ. τὰ ἔθνη ᾿Ιουδαίους the Judeans (dispersed) throughout the nations 21:21.” The Jews in view are not those in Palestine, but those who are scattered throughout the Gentile world.

[21:21]  6 tn Or “to forsake,” “to rebel against.” BDAG 120 s.v. ἀποστασία has “ἀποστασίαν διδάσκεις ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως you teach (Judeans) to abandon Moses Ac 21:21.”

[21:21]  7 sn That is, not to circumcise their male children. Biblical references to circumcision always refer to male circumcision.

[21:21]  8 tn Grk “or walk.”



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