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Acts 21:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.


Acts 21:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 21:1710 words
GreekMeaning
ΓενομένωνGenomenōn
Having arrivedverbG1096
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
εἰςeis
atprepositionG1519
ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
JerusalemnounG2414
ἀσμένωςasmenōs
gladlyadverbG780
ἀπεδέξαντοapedexanto
accept, receive (gladly)verbG588
ἡμᾶςhēmas
IpronounG1473
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 21:17

And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. Acts 21:17 (f) Bringing us, it says, (to him) with whom we should lodge — not to the church: for on the former occasion Acts 15:4, when they went up concerning the decrees, they lodged with the Church, but now with a certain ancient disciple. (The expression) shows that the preaching had been going on a long time: whence it seems to me that this writer in the Acts epitomizes the events of many years, relating…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 45 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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