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Acts 21:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Acts 21:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 21:2025 words
GreekMeaning
οἱhoi
ThosearticleG3588
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἀκούσαντεςakousantes
having heardverbG191
ἐδόξαζονedoxazon
were glorifyingverbG1392
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
εἶπόνeipon
sayverbG3004
τεte
thenwordG5037
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ΘεωρεῖςTheōreis
You seeverbG2334
ἀδελφέadelphe
brothernounG80
πόσαιposai
how manypronounG4214
μυριάδεςmyriades
myriadsnounG3461
εἰσὶνeisin
there areverbG1510
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew(-ess), of JudæaadjectiveG2453
τῶνtōn
whoarticleG3588
πεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōn
having believedverbG4100
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
ζηλωταὶzēlōtai
zealous onesnounG2207
τοῦtou
for thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
lawnounG3551
ὑπάρχουσινhyparchousin
areverbG5225
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 21:20

are all zealous for the law. Acts 21:20 Two reasons — the number of them, and their views. For neither had they been few, would it have been right to despise them: nor, if they were many and did not all cling to the law, would there have been need to make much account of them. Then also a third cause is given: And they all, it says, have been informed of you— they say not,have heard, but κατηχήθησαν, that is, so they have believed, and have been taught,

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 46 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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