Acts 21:17

Paul Visits the Leaders of the Jerusalem Church

17 And [when] we came to Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

Acts 21:17 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 21:17

And when we were come to Jerusalem
That is, Paul and his companions, attended with the disciples of Caesarea, and Mnason the old disciple with them:

the brethren received us gladly;
readily, willingly, and cheerfully; they did not treat them with an air of coldness and indifference, or look shy on them, or show any resentment to them, notwithstanding the various reports which had been brought them, concerning the ministry of the apostle among the Gentiles.

Acts 21:17 In-Context

15 So after these days we got ready [and] went up to Jerusalem.

16 And [some] of the disciples from Caesarea also traveled together with us, bringing [us] to a certain Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to be entertained as guests.

17 And [when] we came to Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

18 And on the next [day] Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

19 And [after] greeting them, he began to relate {one after the other} [the things] which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("came")