ACTS 21:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.”
Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, he entered the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification until the sacrifice would be offered for each one of them — Paul complies with the elders' counsel and publicly enters the temple for purification. His action is meant to silence his opponents, yet it will paradoxically inflame them; the temple is the scene of Jesus' prophetic judgment and will now become the scene of Paul's arrest.
Church Fathers on Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, signifying the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. Acts 21:26 Signifying, διαγγέλλων, i.e. καταγγέλλων, publicly notifying: so that it was he who made himself conspicuous. And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia — for (his arrival) most keeps times with theirs — when they saw him in…
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