1 I kad bi te se odvezosmo otrgnuvši se od njih, idući pravo dođosmo u Ko, i drugi dan u Rod i odande u Pataru. 2 I našavši lađu koja polazi u Finikiju, uđosmo i odvezosmo se. 3 A kad nam se ukaza Kipar, ostavismo ga nalevo, i plovljasmo u Siriju, i stadosmo u Tiru; jer onde valjaše da se istovari lađa. 4 I našavši učenike ostasmo onde sedam dana: oni Pavlu govorahu Duhom da ne ide gore u Jerusalim. 5 A kad bi te mi dane navršismo, izišavši iđasmo, i praćahu nas svi sa ženama i decom do iza grada, i kleknuvši na bregu pomolismo se Bogu. 6 I oprostivši se jedan s drugim uđosmo u lađu; a oni se vratiše svojim kućama. 7 A mi počevši plovljenje od Tira, dođosmo u Ptolemaidu; i pozdravivši se s braćom ostasmo kod njih jedan dan. 8 A sutradan pošavši Pavle i koji bejasmo s njim dođosmo u Ćesariju; i ušavši u kuću Filipa jevanđelista, koji beše jedan od sedam đakona, ostasmo u njega. 9 I ovaj imaše četiri kćeri devojke koje proricahu. 10 Stojeći mi pak onde mnogo dana, dođe odozgo iz Judeje jedan prorok, po imenu Agav; 11 i došavši k nama uze pojas Pavlov i svezavši svoje ruke i noge reče: Tako veli Duh Sveti: Čoveka kog je ovaj pojas, ovako će ga svezati u Jerusalimu Jevreji, i predaće ga u ruke neznabožaca. 12 I kad čusmo ovo, molismo i mi i ondašnji da ne ide gore u Jerusalim. 13 A Pavle odgovori i reče: Šta činite te plačete i cepate mi srce? Jer ja ne samo svezan biti hoću, nego i umreti u Jerusalimu gotov sam za ime Gospoda Isusa. 14 A kad ga ne mogasmo odvratiti, umukosmo rekavši: Volja Božja neka bude. 15 A posle ovih dana spremivši se iziđosmo u Jerusalim. 16 A dođoše s nama i neki učenici iz Ćesarije vodeći sa sobom nekog Mnasona iz Kipra, starog učenika, u kog bismo mi stajali. 17 I kad dođosmo u Jerusalim, primiše nas braća ljubazno. 18 A sutradan otide Pavle s nama k Jakovu, i dođoše sve starešine. 19 I pozdravivši se s njima kazivaše sve redom šta učini Bog u neznabošcima njegovom službom. 20 A oni čuvši hvaljahu Boga i rekoše mu: Vidiš li, brate! Koliko je hiljada Jevreja koji verovaše, i svi teže na stari zakon. 21 A doznali su za tebe da učiš otpadanju od zakona Mojsijevog sve Jevreje koji žive među neznabošcima, kazujući da im ne treba obrezivati dece svoje, niti držati običaje otačke. 22 Šta ćemo dakle sad? Narod će se sabrati jamačno; jer će čuti da si došao. 23 Ovo dakle učini šta ti kažemo: u nas imaju četiri čoveka koji su se zavetovali Bogu; 24 ove uzmi i očisti se s njima, i potroši na njih neka ostrižu glave svoje, i svi će doznati da ono što su čuli za tebe ništa nije, nego da i sam držiš zakon i živiš po njemu. 25 A za neznabošce koji verovaše mi poslasmo presudivši da oni takvo ništa ne drže osim da se čuvaju od priloga idolskih, i od krvi, i od udavljenog, i od kurvarstva. 26 Tada Pavle uze one ljude, i sutradan očistivši se s njima, uđe u crkvu, i pokaza kako izvršuje dane očišćenja dokle se ne prinese žrtva za svakog njih. 27 A kad htede da se navrši sedam dana, videvši ga u crkvi oni Jevreji što behu iz Azije, pobuniše sav narod, i metnuše ruke na nj. 28 Vičući: Pomagajte, ljudi Izrailjci! Ovo je čovek koji protiv naroda i zakona i protiv ovog mesta uči sve svuda; pa još i Grke uvede u crkvu i opogani sveto mesto ovo. 29 Jer behu videli s njim u gradu Trofima iz Efesa, kog mišljahu da je uveo Pavle u crkvu. 30 I sav se grad podiže, i navali narod sa sviju strana, i uhvativši Pavla vucijahu ga napolje iz crkve; i odmah se zatvoriše vrata. 31 A kad hteše da ga ubiju, dođe glas gore k vojvodi od čete da se pobuni sav Jerusalim. 32 A on odmah uzevši vojnike i kapetane dotrča na njih. A oni videvši vojvodu i vojnike prestaše biti Pavla. 33 A vojvoda pristupivši uze ga, i zapovedi da ga metnu u dvoje verige, i pitaše ko je i šta je učinio. 34 A jedan vikaše jedno, a drugi drugo po narodu. A kad ne može od bune ništa da razume upravo, zapovedi da ga odvedu u logor. 35 A kad bi na basamacima, moraše ga vojnici nositi sile radi naroda. 36 Jer za njim prista mnoštvo naroda koji vikahu: Pogubi ga. 37 A kad htede Pavle da uđe u logor, reče vojvodi: Je li mi slobodno govoriti šta tebi? A on reče: Zar umeš grčki? 38 Nisi li ti Misirac koji pre ovih dana podbuni i izvede u pustinju četiri hiljade hajduka? 39 A Pavle reče: Ja sam čovek Jevrejin iz Tarsa, građanin poznatog grada u Kilikiji; nego te molim dopusti mi da govorim k narodu. 40 A kad mu dopusti, stade Pavle na basamacima i mahnu rukom na narod; i kad posta velika tišina progovori jevrejskim jezikom govoreći:
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- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Agabus
A prophet who foretold a great famine in the days of Claudius and later bound his feet and hands with Paul's belt to predict Paul's arrest at Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:28; Acts 21:10
Mnason
A Cypriot and early disciple with whom Paul and his companions lodged on the way to Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Acts 21:16
Trophimus
An Ephesian who accompanied Paul; Jews at Jerusalem falsely claimed Paul had brought him into the temple, and Paul later left him sick at Miletus.
Cited in the guide: Acts 20:4; Acts 21:29; 2 Timothy 4:20
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Corinth
Corinth straddled the isthmus linking mainland Greece to the Peloponnese — a hub of commerce and immorality. Paul founded the church here; a Roman bema traditionally linked to his hearing before…
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1
Ephesus
The chief city of Roman Asia, famed for the temple of Artemis. Paul's long ministry sparked the silversmiths' riot; the city is also the first addressed in Revelation.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:1; Acts 19:28; Revelation 2:1
Jerusalem
Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8
Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Tarsus
A wealthy university city in Cilicia and Paul's hometown. He was also a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28), which shaped his missionary strategy and legal appeals.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Miletus
Cross references (40)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Thessalonians 2:17; Luke 5:4; 1 Samuel 20:41–42; Acts 27:2; Acts 16:10–11
- 2 Acts 27:6; Acts 15:3; Acts 11:19; Jonah 1:3
- 3 Acts 12:20; Acts 4:36; Acts 27:4; Acts 21:16; Matthew 4:24
- 4 Acts 21:10–12; Acts 20:22–23; Acts 20:6–7; Matthew 10:11; Acts 11:26
- 5 Acts 20:36; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:38; Acts 15:3; Psalm 95:6
- 6 John 19:27; 2 Corinthians 2:13; John 1:11; John 7:53; John 16:32
- 7 Hebrews 13:24; Acts 28:12; Acts 18:22; Acts 21:10; Acts 21:19
- 8 Acts 6:5; Acts 8:26–40; Ephesians 4:11; Acts 8:5–13; 2 Timothy 4:5
- 9 Acts 2:17; Revelation 2:20; Exodus 15:20; Luke 2:36; Joel 2:28
- 10 Acts 11:28; Acts 21:4; Acts 20:16
- 11 Acts 21:33; Jeremiah 13:1–11; 1 Samuel 15:27–28; Ezekiel 24:19–25; 1 Kings 11:29–31
- 12 Acts 20:22; Matthew 16:21–23; Acts 21:4
- 13 Acts 20:24; Philippians 1:20–21; Philippians 2:17; Romans 8:35–37; Colossians 1:24
- 14 Luke 22:42; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 6:10; 2 Kings 20:19
- 15 Acts 25:9; Acts 25:1; Acts 25:6; Acts 18:22
- 16 Proverbs 16:31; Acts 21:8; Acts 21:3–4; Psalm 92:14; Philemon 9
- 17 Acts 15:4; Hebrews 13:1–2; Romans 15:7; 3 John 7–8; Acts 21:7
- 18 Galatians 1:19; Acts 15:13; Acts 11:30; Galatians 2:9; Acts 15:23
- 19 Acts 14:27; Acts 1:17; Romans 15:18–19; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Acts 20:24
- 20 Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14; Acts 22:3; Acts 11:18; Acts 15:1
- 21 Galatians 6:12–15; 1 Corinthians 9:19–21; Galatians 5:1–6; Acts 21:28; Acts 15:19–21
- 22 Acts 15:22; Acts 15:12; Acts 19:32
- 23 Acts 18:18; Numbers 6:2–7
- 24 Acts 21:26; Acts 18:18; Acts 24:18; 1 Corinthians 9:20; Exodus 19:14
- 25 Acts 15:29; Acts 15:19–20
- 26 Acts 24:18; Numbers 6:13–20; Acts 21:24; 1 Corinthians 9:20
- 27 Acts 26:21; Acts 24:18; Acts 13:50; Acts 14:19; Acts 5:18
- 28 Acts 24:5–6; Acts 21:21; Acts 26:20–21; Acts 6:13–14; Acts 19:26–28
- 29 Acts 20:4; 2 Timothy 4:20; Acts 18:19
- 30 Acts 26:21; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Acts 16:19–22; Acts 7:57–58; Acts 19:29
- 31 2 Corinthians 11:23–33; Acts 26:9–10; Acts 17:5; Acts 25:23; Acts 23:17
- 32 Acts 23:27; Acts 5:40; Isaiah 3:15; Acts 22:19; Acts 24:6
- 33 Ephesians 6:20; Acts 21:11; Acts 20:23; Acts 12:6; Acts 28:20
- 34 Acts 23:10; Acts 19:32; Acts 23:16; Acts 22:24; Acts 21:37
- 35 Genesis 6:11–12; Psalm 55:9; Habakkuk 1:2–3; Psalm 58:2; Jeremiah 23:10
- 36 John 19:15; Acts 22:22; Luke 23:18; 1 Corinthians 4:13; Acts 7:54
- 37 Acts 21:34; Luke 21:15; Matthew 10:18–20; Acts 19:30; Acts 21:19
- 38 Matthew 24:26; Acts 5:36–37; 1 Corinthians 4:13; Matthew 5:11
- 39 Acts 22:3; Acts 9:11; Acts 6:9; Acts 23:27; Acts 15:41
- 40 Acts 12:17; Acts 26:14; John 5:2; Acts 22:2; Acts 21:35
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This was the Bishop of Jerusalem; and to him (Paul) is sent on an earlier occasion. This (James) was brother of the Lord; a great and admirable man. (To him, it says,) "Paul entered in with us." Mark the (Bishop's) unassuming behavior: "and the elders" (were present).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
Of which city was the Apostle Paul, being born in Tarsus of Cilicia. But some have understood by it Carthage, being haply sometimes so named, or in some language so signified.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
This man gives directions to Paul himself, when he was after this come up again to Jerusalem, saying, "Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are of them that are come together." So great was his understanding and his zeal, or rather so great the power of Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Thus, for instance, both Peter appears to have been "girded," and Paul; for it saith, "the man that owneth this girdle." And Elijah too was thus arrayed, and every one of the saints, because they were at work continually, laboring, and busying themselves either in journeyings, or about some other necessary matter; and not for this cause only, but also …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For indeed even Paul was of them, and the thousands that believed in Jerusalem; for, "thou seest it is said, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe." And if some continued in their sin, to themselves let them impute their punishment.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)