The whole crowd remained quiet as they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting on the [miraculous] signs and wonders God had performed among the Gentiles through them.
Acts 21:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) What do you think will happen when they hear that you have come [here to Jerusalem]? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What then [is best that] should be done? A multitude will come together, for they will surely hear that you have arrived. American Standard Version (1901) What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come. Common English Bible What about this? Without a doubt, they will hear that you have arrived. Catholic Public Domain Version What is next? The multitude ought to be convened. For they will hear that you have arrived. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. |
The whole crowd remained quiet as they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting on the [miraculous] signs and wonders God had performed among the Gentiles through them.
Then it seemed wise to the apostles and the elders, [along] with the entire church, to select men from their number and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. So, they chose Judas, who was [also] called Barsabbas, and Silas, [who were] principal men among the brothers.
Some [in the crowd] were shouting one thing and some another; there was mass confusion, with most of the people not [even] knowing why they had assembled.
Now these [Jewish Christians] have been informed that you are teaching all the Jews living among the Gentiles to give up [following the teaching of] Moses, [even] telling them not to circumcise their children and not to practice the [other] customs [of the Jewish religion].
So, here is what we would like you to do: We have four men who have made a vow [i.e., a special promise to God].
What should I do then? I will pray with my spirit [i.e. from within], and I will pray with my understanding also [i.e., with a knowledge of what I am saying] I will sing with my spirit, and I will sing with my understanding also.