ACTS 21:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.”
Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to lodge — Mnason is described as 'archaia' (of long standing, original), suggesting he may have been among the earliest believers. The network of hospitality extends Paul's community all the way to Jerusalem; he does not arrive alone.
Church Fathers on Acts 21:16
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? Acts 21:13 Do you mark? Lest, having heard that saying, I go bound in the Spirit Acts 20:22, you should imagine it a matter of necessity, or that he fell into it ignorantly, therefore these things are foretold. But they wept, and he comforted them, grieving at their tears. For, what mean ye, he says, to weep and to break my heart? Nothing could be more affectionate: because he saw them weeping, he grieved, he…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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