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Acts 21:20

When they heard what had happened they praised God and told Paul, “Brother, you can see how many thousands of Jews have come to trust in the Lord, and they all keep the Law very carefully.

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In The King James Version

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

In Context

19After greeting them, Paul went through in detail everything God had done for the foreigners through his ministry.

21They have been told that you teach Jews living among the foreigners to ignore the Law of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to follow our customs.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.

Psalms 98:1Sing the Lord a new song, for he has done wonderful things: by his powerful right hand and his strong arm he has won the victory.

Isaiah 66:9Would I bring a baby to the point of birth and then not deliver it? the Lord asks. Would I who deliver the baby stop it from being born? the Lord asks again.

Luke 12:1In the meantime so many thousands of people had gathered that they were stepping on each other. Jesus began speaking first to his disciples. “Beware the yeast of the Pharisees—hypocrisy.

Luke 15:32But we should be happy and celebrate! This is your brother who was dead, but who has returned alive; he was lost but now he's found!’”

Acts 2:41Those who accepted what he'd said were baptized, adding about three thousand people to the group of believers that day.

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:16-27

Paul's Visit to Jerusalem; Paul's Conformity to the Jewish Law. 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. 16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cæsarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. 19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what… Read the whole commentary →

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