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Acts 21 is the twenty-first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the end of Paul's third missionary journey and his arrival and reception in Jerusalem. The narrator and his companions ("we") play an active part in the developments in this chapter. [1] The book containing this chapter is ...
The Acts of the Apostles[ a] ( Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn; [ 2] Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. [ 3] Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts ...
11 October. Philip the Evangelist ( Greek: Φίλιππος, Philippos) appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem ( Acts 6 ). He preached and reportedly performed miracles in Samaria, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road ...
The Seven Deacons were: Stephen the Protomartyr. Philip the Evangelist. Prochorus. Nicanor. Timon. Parmenas. Nicholas. According to the narrative in Acts, they were identified and selected by the community of believers on the basis of their reputation and wisdom, being 'full of the Holy Spirit ', and their appointment was confirmed by the Apostles.
Mnason ( Greek: μνασωνι τινι κυπριω) was a first-century Cypriot Christian, who is mentioned in chapter 21 of the Acts of the Apostles as offering hospitality to Luke the evangelist, Paul the apostle and their companions, when they travelled from Caesarea to Jerusalem. The wording of the verse that mentions Mnason ( Acts 21:16 ...
The Acts text does not explicitly state why the tribune arrests Paul aside from asking "who he was and what he had done" (Acts 21.33); consequently, it appears Paul is detained for investigation as reflected later in Paul's interrogation in the Antonian barracks because he was a cause of instigation among the Jews (Acts 22.23-24).
Acts 2 is the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition asserted that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke. [ 1] This chapter records the events on the day of Pentecost, about 10 days after the ascension of ...
In Acts 21:38, a Roman asks Paul if he was 'the Egyptian' who led a band of 'sicarii' (literally: 'dagger-men') into the desert. In both The Jewish Wars [ 92 ] and Antiquities of the Jews , [ 93 ] Josephus talks about Jewish nationalist rebels called sicarii directly prior to talking about the Egyptian leading some followers to the Mount of ...