Acts 21:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ The next day Paul went with us to visit James [the Lord’s half-brother and a leader in the Jerusalem church], with all of the elders [of the Jerusalem church] being present.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ On the next day Paul went in with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present [also].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ On the next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James. All of the elders were present.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Then, on the following day, Paul entered with us to James. And all the elders were assembled.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James; and all the ancients were assembled.

Acts 21:18 Cross References

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles were: First, Simon, also called Peter, Andrew, his brother, James and John, sons of Zebedee,

Acts 11:30

So, they sent [what was donated] to the elders [of the Judean churches] by Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 12:17

[Upon entering the house] he held up his hand to quiet them, and then went on to explain how the Lord had rescued him from jail. He said to them, “[Go] tell all this to James [the Lord’s half-brother] and to [the rest of] the brothers.” Then he left [them] and went elsewhere.

Acts 15:13

Then, after they finished speaking, James [the Lord’s half-brother, See 12:17] spoke up and said, “Brothers, listen to me.

Acts 15:2

After Paul and Barnabas had a heated debate and argued with these men [over this issue], the brothers [of the Antioch church] decided that Paul and Barnabas, along with certain others, should go up to Jerusalem and discuss the question with the apostles and elders there.

Acts 15:23

This is what they wrote [in the letter]: “[This is] from your brothers, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church]: Greetings to [our] Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.

Acts 15:6

So, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church] met together to discuss this problem.

Acts 20:17

And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, requesting that the elders of the church [there] come to him.

Acts 24:11

[I know] you can verify that it has not been over twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

Galatians 1:19

But [on this trip] I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. [Note: This “James” was not one of the original twelve apostles. See Matt. 10:2-4].

Galatians 2:9

Also, when they perceived that this [special] favor [of preaching to Gentiles] was granted to me, James, Cephas [i.e., Peter] and John, the highly regarded pillars [i.e., leaders of the church] extended to me and Barnabas their right hands [signifying an agreement] to share [in the preaching of the Gospel], with us going to the Gentiles and they going to the circumcised ones [i.e., Jews].

James 1:1

[This letter is from] James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, [who sends] greetings to the twelve tribes which are scattered throughout the world. [Note: This refers to Christians, probably of Jewish descent].