Acts 21:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

ACTS CHAPTER 21 Acts 21:1-9 Paul, journeying to Jerusalem, calleth at the house of Philip the evangelist, whose four daughters prophesied. Acts 21:10-16 Agabus foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem, he will not be dissuaded from going thither. Acts 21:17-26 Arriving at Jerusalem, he is persuaded to purify himself in the temple Acts 21:27-36 where he is set upon by the Jews of Asia, and in danger of losing his life in an uproar, but is rescued by the chief captain, and carried to the castle in chains. Acts 21:37-40 He requesteth, and is permitted, to speak to the people. Were gotten from them; had parted with them, as dearest friends and relations do one from the other, with much difficulty and reluctance. Coos; an island in the Mediterranean Sea, nigh unto Crete, where Hippocrates and Apelles are said to have been born. Rhodes; another island in the same sea, of great fame for the Colossus, or vast image of brass, which was there, accounted one of the wonders of the world. Patara; a haven town of Lycia, and its metropolis.

Acts 21:1

1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: