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having packed the baggage, we started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />After these days we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After these days we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And after these days we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now after these days we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After this we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then we got ready to go to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after these days we took up our baggage, and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After that, we got ready to go to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After spending some time there, we got our things ready and left for Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When our time there ended, we got ready to go up to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after those days we took up our furniture, and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A few days afterwards we loaded our baggage-cattle and continued our journey to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And after these days, having taken [our] vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now after these days, having packed the baggage, we started on our way up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And after these days, having taken our vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after these days, having packed up, we went up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And after those days, being prepared, we went up to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, after those days, having made preparations, we ascended to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After these days we made preparations for our journey, then went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After these days we got ready and started to go up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />After those days, we made our preparations and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />After these days, we prepared and we ourselves went up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And after these days we prepared for our journey, and went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And after those days, taking our luggage, we went up to Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then after those days, packing up our baggage, we went up to Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />after this we prepar'd for our journey to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A few days afterwards we loaded our baggage-cattle and continued our journey to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, after these days, having gotten ready, we went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And after these days <i>were expired,</i> we packed up our things, and went to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/21-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=7067" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/21.htm">Paul Visits Philip the Evangelist</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.” <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: Meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">After</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tautas (DPro-AFP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-AFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days,</a> <a href="/greek/643.htm" title="643: episkeuasamenoi (V-APM-NMP) -- To prepare for a journey, depart. From apo and a derivative of skeuos; to pack up baggage.">we packed up</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: anebainomen (V-IIA-1P) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">and went on</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2414.htm" title="2414: Hierosolyma (N-ANP) -- The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma">Jerusalem.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-22.htm">Acts 20:22</a></span><br />And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-21.htm">Acts 19:21</a></span><br />After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-26</a></span><br />Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there. / For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-26.htm">Acts 9:26-30</a></span><br />When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. / Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus. / So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-27.htm">Acts 11:27-30</a></span><br />In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. / One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.) / So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-2.htm">Acts 15:2-4</a></span><br />And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. / Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. / On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-21.htm">Acts 18:21-22</a></span><br />But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus. / When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a></span><br />After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a></span><br />After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-18.htm">Galatians 1:18-19</a></span><br />Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. / But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-3.htm">1 Corinthians 16:3-4</a></span><br />Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem. / And if it is advisable for me to go also, they can travel with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1-4</a></span><br />Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. / In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. / For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-1.htm">2 Corinthians 9:1-2</a></span><br />Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you. / For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">2 Kings 6:1-2</a></span><br />Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. / Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">and went.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Acts 18:22</a></b></br> And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/25-1.htm">Acts 25:1,6,9</a></b></br> Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Baggage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Carriages</a> <a href="/acts/21-7.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-14.htm">Effects</a> <a href="/acts/19-31.htm">Few</a> <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/acts/21-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/acts/21-5.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Loaded</a> <a href="/acts/21-13.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Started</a> <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/acts/21-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-6.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">Baggage</a> <a href="/revelation/9-9.htm">Carriages</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/acts/28-5.htm">Effects</a> <a href="/acts/21-32.htm">Few</a> <a href="/acts/27-19.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/acts/21-17.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/acts/22-6.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">Loaded</a> <a href="/acts/23-15.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/acts/21-38.htm">Started</a> <a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/acts/21-33.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-1.htm">Paul calls at the house of Philip, whose daughters prophesy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-10.htm">Agabus, foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-13.htm">he will not be dissuaded from going thither.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-17.htm">He comes to Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-27.htm">where he is apprehended, and in great danger, but by the chief captain is rescued;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-37.htm">and requests, and is permitted to speak to the people.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After these days</b><br>This phrase indicates a transition period following previous events. In the context of Acts, Paul had been in Caesarea, staying with Philip the evangelist. The "days" refer to the time spent in fellowship and preparation for the journey to Jerusalem. This reflects the early Christian practice of community and hospitality, as seen in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>.<p><b>we packed up</b><br>The act of packing up suggests preparation and intention. It implies a deliberate decision to move forward despite potential challenges. This reflects the missionary zeal and commitment of Paul and his companions. The use of "we" indicates the presence of Luke, the author of Acts, as part of the traveling group, emphasizing the firsthand account of the events.<p><b>and went on to Jerusalem</b><br>Jerusalem holds significant importance as the center of Jewish worship and the early Christian church. Paul's journey to Jerusalem is pivotal, as it fulfills his desire to bring aid to the believers there, as mentioned in <a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-27</a>. This journey also foreshadows the trials and tribulations Paul will face, similar to Jesus' own journey to Jerusalem. The determination to go to Jerusalem despite warnings (<a href="/acts/21-10.htm">Acts 21:10-14</a>) highlights Paul's commitment to his mission and the spread of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who is central to the account in Acts. He is on his missionary journey and is determined to go to Jerusalem despite the warnings of potential danger.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that is the focal point of Jewish worship and the early Christian church. It is significant as the place where Paul is heading, knowing that it may lead to his arrest.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/companions_of_paul.htm">Companions of Paul</a></b><br>The group of believers traveling with Paul, showing the communal aspect of early Christian missions and the support network around Paul.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/missionary_journey.htm">Missionary Journey</a></b><br>This event is part of Paul's larger missionary efforts to spread the Gospel, demonstrating his commitment to his calling.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/packing_up.htm">Packing Up</a></b><br>This action signifies preparation and determination, as Paul and his companions ready themselves for the journey to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_call.htm">Commitment to God's Call</a></b><br>Like Paul, we should be committed to following God's call, even when it leads us into uncertain or challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The presence of Paul's companions reminds us of the importance of community and support in our spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_readiness.htm">Preparation and Readiness</a></b><br>The act of packing up signifies the need for preparation and readiness in our spiritual lives, ensuring we are equipped for the tasks God sets before us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_adversity.htm">Courage in the Face of Adversity</a></b><br>Paul's journey to Jerusalem, despite knowing the risks, teaches us to have courage and trust in God's plan, even when facing adversity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_acts_contradict_paul's_letters.htm">Why does Acts contradict Paul's letters in key details, such as his visits to Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_led_to_paul's_imprisonment.htm">What led to Paul's imprisonment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_plot_of_jesus_christ_superstar.htm">What is the plot of Jesus Christ Superstar?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple_same_day.htm">Did Jesus cleanse the temple the same day he entered Jerusalem? Yes (Matthew 21:12) or No, he waited until the next day (Mark 11:1-17)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">After those days we took up our carriages . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">we took up our baggage.</span> The English word now used always of the vehicle that carries, was in common use at the time of the Authorised version, for the things carried--the luggage or <span class= "ital">impedimenta</span> of a traveller. So, in <a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm" title="And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brothers.">1Samuel 17:22</a>, David leaves his <span class= "ital">carriage</span> (or, as in the margin, <span class= "ital">the vessels from upon him</span>) in the hand of the "keeper of the <span class= "ital">carriage."</span> So, in Udal's translation of Erasmus's <span class= "ital">Paraphrase</span> of the New Testament (<a href="/luke/5-14.htm" title="And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.">Luke 5:14</a>), the bearers of the paralytic are said to have "taken their 'heavie carriage' to the house-roof." (Comp. also <a href="/judges/18-21.htm" title="So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.">Judges 18:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm" title="He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he has laid up his carriages:">Isaiah 10:28</a>; <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm" title="Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols were on the beasts, and on the cattle: your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beast.">Isaiah 46:1</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> <span class="accented">- These</span> for <span class="accented">those</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">baggage</span> for <span class="accented">carriages</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">We took up</span>, etc. <span class="greek">Απισκευασάμενοι</span>, is the reading of the R.T., as of Mill, Bengel, Griesbach, Lachmann, Tischendorf, Meyer, Alford, etc. It occurs only here in the New Testament, but is common in classical Greek, in the sense of "fitting out for a journey," "lading a ship" or "beasts of burden" with baggage, "collecting baggage," and the like. The <span class="greek">ἀποσκευάζεσθαι</span> of the A.V. means" to unload," "to get rid of baggage," and thence generally "to remove," which gives no good sense here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/21-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">After</span><br /><span class="grk">Μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(Meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="grk">ταύτας</span> <span class="translit">(tautas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμέρας</span> <span class="translit">(hēmeras)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">we packed up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπισκευασάμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(episkeuasamenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_643.htm">Strong's 643: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prepare for a journey, depart. From apo and a derivative of skeuos; to pack up baggage.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] went on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνεβαίνομεν</span> <span class="translit">(anebainomen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἱεροσόλυμα</span> <span class="translit">(Hierosolyma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. 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