Acts 21:18

George Lamsa Translation

And the next day when all the elders were present we went in with Paul unto James.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

King James Version (1611)
And the day following Paul went in with vs vnto Iames, and all the Elders were present.

King James Version
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

English Standard Version
On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

New American Standard Bible
And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

New Century Version
The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.

Amplified Bible
On the next day Paul went with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Berean Standard Bible
The next day, Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

Contemporary English Version
Paul went with us to see James the next day, and all the church leaders were present.

Complete Jewish Bible
The next day Sha'ul and the rest of us went in to Ya‘akov, and all the elders were present.

Darby Translation
And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there.

Easy-to-Read Version
The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were there.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the next day Paul went in with vs vnto Iames: and all the Elders were there assembled.

Good News Translation
The next day Paul went with us to see James; and all the church elders were present.

Lexham English Bible
And on the next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Literal Translation
And on the next day , Paul went in with us to James. And all the elders came.

American Standard Version
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

Bible in Basic English
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

Hebrew Names Version
The day following, Sha'ul went in with us to Ya`akov; and all the Zakenim were present.

International Standard Version
The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were present.Acts 15:13; Galatians 1:19; 2:9;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And the day following we entered with Paulos to Jakub, while all the presbyters were with him.

Murdock Translation
And the next day, with Paul, we went unto James, when all the Elders were with him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And on the morowe, Paule went in with vs vnto Iames, and all the elders came together.

English Revised Version
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

World English Bible
The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the next day, Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Weymouth's New Testament
On the following day we went with Paul to call on James, and all the Elders of the Church came also.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in the dai suynge Poul entride with vs to James, and alle the eldre men weren gaderid.

Update Bible Version
And the day following Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the [day] following Paul went in with us to James: and all the elders were present.

New English Translation
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

New King James Version
On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

New Living Translation
The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.

New Life Bible
The next day we went with Paul to see James. All the church leaders came also.

New Revised Standard
The next day Paul went with us to visit James; and all the elders were present.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, on the next day, Paul went in with us unto James, and, all the elders, were present.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James: and all the ancients were assembled.

Revised Standard Version
On the following day Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And on the morowe Paul wet in with vs vnto Iames. And all the elders came to geder.

Young's Literal Translation
and on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But on the nexte daye Paul wente in with vs vnto Iames, and all the Elders came together.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the next day Paul went with us to James, where all the pastors assembled.

Simplified Cowboy Version
After a good night's rest, we went the next day with Paul to meet with James and all the other range bosses at the church in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ After those days, we made our preparations and went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁶ And there came with us some of the disciples from Cs-a-re''a, bringing with them a brother who was among the first converts, named Mna''son, a native of Cyprus, who had before received us at his house. ¹⁷ When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brethren welcomed us gladly. ¹⁸ And the next day when all the elders were present we went in with Paul unto James. ¹⁹ And when we had saluted them, Paul told them in successive order everything that God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry. ²⁰ And when they heard it, they glorified God, and said to Paul, Our brother, see how many thousands there are in Juda who are believers; and they are all zealous of the law; ²¹ But they have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake the law of Moses, stating that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to follow after the customs of the law. ²² Now, therefore, they have heard that you have come here. ²³ Do, therefore, what we tell you: We have four men who have vowed to purify themselves; ²⁴ Take them and go purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads: then every one will know that what has been said against you is false, and that you yourself have fulfilled the law and obey it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

unto: Acts 15:13, Matthew 10:2, Galatians 1:19, Galatians 2:9, James 1:1

all: Acts 15:2, Acts 15:6, Acts 15:23, Acts 20:17

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:3 - James Mark 3:18 - James Acts 12:17 - James Acts 24:11 - but Galatians 2:12 - certain 1 Peter 5:1 - elders

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
And again the angel of the LORD said to her, I will greatly multiply your descendants, that they can not be numbered because of their multitude.

Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him, and will multiply him, and will make him exceedingly great; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your maidservant; whatever Sarah tells you, hearken to her voice; for your descendants shall come through Isaac.

Genesis 21:13
And also of the son of the maidservant will I make a great nation because he is your offspring.

Genesis 21:18
Arise, take up the boy, and hold him fast in your arms; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 21:29
And Abimeleck said to Abraham, What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs of the flock which you have set by themselves?

Genesis 21:31
Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they swore both of them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the day following,.... After they were come into Jerusalem:

Paul went in with us to James; not the son of Zebedee and brother of John, for he was killed by Herod some years ago; but James the son of Alphaeus, and brother of our Lord, who presided over this church; it seems there were no other apostles now at Jerusalem, but they were all dispersed abroad that were living, preaching the Gospel in the several parts of the world: Paul took the first opportunity Of paying a visit to James, very likely at his own house, to give him an account of his success among the Gentiles, and to know the state of the church at Jerusalem, and confer with him about what might be most proper and serviceable to promote the interest of Christ; and he took with him those who had been companions with him in his travels, partly to show respect to James, and partly to be witnesses of what he should relate unto him:

and all the elders were present: by whom are meant, not the ancient private members of the church, but the ministers of the word in this church: who hearing of the coming of the apostle, and of his visit to James, assembled together to see him, and converse with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unto James - James the Less. See the notes on Acts 15:13. He resided at Jerusalem. Compare Galatians 1:19. It is not improbable that he was the only one of the apostles then at Jerusalem; and there is reason to believe that the church at Jerusalem was left under his particular care. It was natural, therefore, that Paul and his companions should take an early opportunity to see him. James was the cousin of our Lord, and in Galatians 1:19 he is called the Lord’s brother. On all accounts, therefore, he was entitled to, and would receive, particular respect from the early disciples.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 21:18. Went in with us unto James — This was James the Less, son of Mary; and cousin to our Lord. He appears to have been bishop of the Church in Jerusalem, and perhaps the only apostle who continued in that city. We have already seen what a very important character he sustained in the council. See Acts 15:13.

All the elders were present. — It appears that they had been convened about matters of serious and important moment; and some think it was relative to Paul himself, of whose arrival they had heard, and well knew how many of those that believed were disaffected towards him.