Acts 21:23

23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow.

Acts 21:23 in Other Translations

23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;

23 Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow;

23 “Here’s what we want you to do. We have four men here who have completed their vow.

23 There are four men from our company who have taken a vow involving ritual purification, but have no money to pay the expenses.

23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have obligated themselves with a vow.

Acts 21:23 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 21:23

Do therefore this that we say to thee
This is said not as commanding, but as advising; and not to what was a duty, and necessary to be done as such, but as a point of prudence:

we have four men which have a vow on them;
that is, there were four men who were of the church at Jerusalem, believers in Christ, but weak ones, who were zealous of the law, and bigots to it, and who had voluntarily vowed a vow of the Nazarites; see ( Numbers 6:2 ) .

Acts 21:23 In-Context

21 They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.

22 What shall we do? They will certainly hear that you have come,

23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow.

24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.

25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.”

Cross References

• 1. Nu 6:2,5,18; Acts 18:18