Acts 21:20

And when they heard, they magnified God, and said to him, Brother, thou seest how many thousands be in (the) Jews, that have believed to God, and all be lovers [or (pur) suers] of the law (or and all of them be ardent followers of the Law).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

19Which when he had greeted (them), he told by all things, what [things] God had done in heathen men, by the ministry of him. (And when he had greeted them, he told them everything that God had done among the Gentiles, through his ministry.)

21And they heard of thee, that thou teachest departing from Moses of those Jews that be by heathen men, that say, that they owe not to circumcise their sons, neither owe to enter by [or after] custom. (But they have heard about thee, that thou teachest going away from Moses for those Jews who live among the Gentiles, and say, that they ought not to circumcise their sons, nor ought to go after, or to follow, our customs.)

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27All the ends of earth shall bethink; and shall be converted to the Lord. And all the families of heathen men, shall worship in his sight. (All the ends of the earth shall remember the Lord; and shall turn to him. And all the families of the heathen, shall worship before him.)

Psalms 98:1A psalm. Sing ye a new song to the Lord; for he hath done marvels. His right hand and his holy arm; hath made health to him. ( A song. Sing ye a new song to the Lord; for he hath done marvellous deeds. His right hand, or his power, and his holy arm, have won him the victory.)

Isaiah 66:9Whether that I make others to bear child, (but) shall not bear child myself? saith the Lord. Whether I that give generation to other men, shall be barren? saith thy Lord God. (Shall I who let others give birth, not give birth myself? saith the Lord. Shall I who give children, or descendants, to others, be barren myself? saith the Lord thy God.)

Luke 12:1And when much people stood about, so that they trod each on (the) other [or so that they trod (upon) each other], he began to say to his disciples, Be ye ware of the sourdough of the Pharisees, that is hypocrisy, (or Beware of the yeast, or the leaven, of the Pharisees, which is their hypocrisy).

Luke 15:32But it behooved to make feast, and to have joy; for this thy brother was dead, and lived again [or and liveth again]; he perished, and is found, (or for thy brother was dead, but now he liveth again; he was lost, but now he is found).

Acts 2:41Then they that received his word were baptized, and in (or on) that day souls were increased, about three thousand;

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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