Acts 21:8
in Acts 21Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.
KJV
And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
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This verse in Acts 21
Commentary
10 notes on this verseWe that were of Paul’s company - Οἱ περι τον Παυλον· This clause is wanting in ABCE, and many others; the Syriac, Coptic, Vulgate, Armenian, etc. Came unto Caesarea - This was Caesarea of Palestine, already sufficiently described, See on Act 8:40 (note). Philip the evangelist - One of the seven deacons, who seems to have settled here after he had baptized the eunuch. See on Act 8:40 (note).
This site's exposition
we landed at Ptolemais
on Acts 21:7-8
From Ptolemais the company went on to Caesarea, to the home of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven chosen in chapter 6. The man who first preached to the Ethiopian treasurer in chapter 8 now lodges the apostle bound for Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
Philip the evangelist
Wesley explains the title. An evangelist carried the gospel to people who had never heard it, as Philip had done in Samaria and on the road to Gaza.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him." Having come to Caesarea, it says, we abode with Philip, which was one of the seven.
The Medieval Church1 voice
And entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him, etc. For the initial duty of preaching, he deserved to be called an evangelist, although all performed this task. This house and his daughters remained in the …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
It was the place where the Roman governor of Judea generally resided and kept his court. The evangelist, who was one of the seven deacons - An evangelist is a preacher of the Gospel to those who had never heard it, as Philip had done to the Samaritans, to the Ethiopian eunuch, and to all the towns from Azotus to Cesarea, chap. viii, 5, 26, 40.
(2.) He was now and had long been an evangelist, one that went about to plant and water churches, as the apostles did, and gave himself, as they did, to the word and prayer; thus, having used the office of a deacon well, he purchased to himself a good degree; and, having been faithful in a few things, was made ruler over many things.
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed,....
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
next day we that were of Paul's company departed--(The words "the were of Paul's company" are omitted in the best manuscripts. They were probably added as the connecting words at the head of some church lessons). and came to Cæsarea--a run along the coast, southward, of some thirty miles.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
We that were of Paul’s company - From this it would appear that they had been attended thus far by some persons who were going only to Ptolemais. This clause, however, is missing in many mss., and has been omitted by Bengel, Griesbach, Knapp, and others as spurious. It is also missing in the Syriac and the Vulgate. Unto Cesarea - See the notes on Act 8:40. Into the house of Philip - One of the seven deacons, Act 6:5. After his conversation with the eunuch of Ethiopia, he went to Caesarea, and probably there abode. The evangelist - This word properly means one who announces good news. In the New Testament it is applied to a preacher of the gospel, or one who declares the glad tidings of salvation. It occurs only in two other places, Eph 4:1; 2Ti 4:5. What was the precise rank of those who bore this title in the early Christian church cannot perhaps be determined. It is evident, however, that it is used to denote the office of preaching the gospel; and as this title is applied to Philip, and not to any other of the seven deacons, it would seem probable that he had been entrusted with a special commission to preach, and that preaching did not pertain to him as a deacon, and does not properly belong to that office. The business of a deacon was to take care of the poor members of the church, Act 6:1-6. The office of preaching was distinct from this, though, as in this case, it might be conferred on the same individual.
The words behind it
22 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Τῇ | tea | On the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἐπαύριον | epaurion | next day | G1887 → | 17 times |
| ἐξελθόντες | exelthontes | having gone forth | G1831 → | 216 times |
| ἤλθομεν | elthomen | we came | G2064 → | 628 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| Καισάρειαν, | kaisareian | Caesarea, | G2542 → | 17 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἰσελθόντες | eiselthontes | having entered | G1525 → | 194 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οἶκον | oikon | house | G3624 → | 112 times |
| Φιλίππου | philippou | of Philip | G5376 → | 36 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| εὐαγγελιστοῦ | euangelistou | evangelist | G2099 → | |
| ὄντος | ontos | is being | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἑπτὰ | hepta | seven | G2033 → | 86 times |
| ἐμείναμεν | emeinamen | we stayed | G3306 → | 118 times |
| παρ᾽ | par᾽ | with | G3844 → | 192 times |
| αὐτῷ. | auto | him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
ΤῇOn the
teaG3588 →19766 times
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
ἐπαύριονnext day
epaurionG1887 →17 times
ἐξελθόντεςhaving gone forth
exelthontesG1831 →216 times
ἤλθομενwe came
elthomenG2064 →628 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
Καισάρειαν,Caesarea,
kaisareianG2542 →17 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἰσελθόντεςhaving entered
eiselthontesG1525 →194 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
οἶκονhouse
oikonG3624 →112 times
Φιλίππουof Philip
philippouG5376 →36 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
εὐαγγελιστοῦevangelist
euangelistouG2099 →
ὄντοςis being
ontosG1510 →2333 times
ἐκof
ekG1537 →911 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἑπτὰseven
heptaG2033 →86 times
ἐμείναμενwe stayed
emeinamenG3306 →118 times
παρ᾽with
par᾽G3844 →192 times
αὐτῷ.him.
autoG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
it leads to
- Jeremiah 3:15
Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:28–29
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- Ephesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- Jeremiah 3:15
Through
2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
- 1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Timothy 2:3
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Retractions on Acts; J. A. Alexander, Acts of the Apostles Explained; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 45; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.