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ULTWhat therefore is it? They will certainly hear that you have come.
USTBut our fellow Jewish believers will surely learn that you have come here to Jerusalem. They will be angry with you because of what they have heard about you. So you need to do something to show them that what they have heard about you is not true.
BSBWhat then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
BLBWhat then is it? Certainly they will hear that you have come.
AICNTWhat then is to be done? [[The multitude must certainly gather for]][fn] They will hear.
21:22,The multitude must certainly gather for: Some manuscripts include.
OEBWell now, as they are certain to hear of your arrival, do what we are going to suggest.
WEBBEWhat then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
NETWhat then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.
LSVwhat then is it? Certainly the multitude must come together, for they will hear that you have come.
FBVSo what should we do about it? People will certainly get to hear that you've arrived here.
TCNTWhat then is to be done? [fn]The assembly will surely meet, for they will hear that yoʋ have come.
21:22The assembly will surely meet, for they will ¦ They will surely CT
T4TBut our fellow Jewish believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, and they will be angry with you. So you need to do something [RHQ]to show them that what they heard about you is not true.
LEBWhat then is to be done?[fn] Doubtless they will all hear that you have come!
WymthWhat then ought you to do? They are sure to hear that you have come to Jerusalem;
ASVWhat is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.
DRAWhat is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
YLTwhat then is it? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.
DrbyWhat is it then? a multitude must necessarily come together, for they will hear that thou art come.
RVWhat is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.
WbstrWhat is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
KJB-1769What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. (What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou/you art come. )
KJB-1611What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will heare that thou art come. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsWhat is it therefore? The multitude must needes come together: For they shall heare that thou art come. (What is it therefore? The multitude must needes come together: For they shall hear that thou/you art come.)
GnvaWhat is then to be done? the multitude must needes come together: for they shall heare that thou art come. (What is then to be done? the multitude must needes come together: for they shall hear that thou/you art come. )
CvdlWhat is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come together, for they shal heare that thou art come. (What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together, for they shall hear that thou/you art come.)
TNTWhat is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come togeder. For they shall heare that thou arte come. (What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come togeder. For they shall hear that thou/you art come. )
WyclTherfor what is? It bihoueth that the multitude come togidre; for thei schulen here, that thou art come. (Therefore what is? It behoves that the multitude come together; for they should here, that thou/you art come.)
LuthWas ist‘s denn nun? Allerdinge muß die Menge zusammenkommen; denn es wird vor sie kommen, daß du kommen bist. (What ist‘s because nun? Allerdinge must the Menge zusammenkommen; because it becomes before/in_front_of they/she/them coming, that you coming bist.)
ClVgQuid ergo est? utique oportet convenire multitudinem: audient enim te supervenisse. (What therefore est? utique oportet convenire multitudinem: audient because you(sg) supervenisse. )
21:20-25 The Jerusalem church leaders urged Paul to strengthen his credibility by demonstrating that he was not teaching Jews to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. At the same time, no attempt was made to force Jewish rules on Gentile converts—those terms had been set previously (15:22-29) and were simply to be honored.
James and the elders are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [What therefore is it that you should do] or [So what should you do about this]
James and the elders are using the question form to introduce what they think Paul should do in response to the situation they have described. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You need to do something about this!]
The Final Stops along Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
Acts 21
The final days of Paul’s third missionary journey are a beautiful snapshot of the love and hospitality that characterized the early church. The story picks up just after Paul and his coworkers had boarded a ship in Patara on the Lycian coast and headed for Phoenicia. They landed at the international commercial hub of Tyre, where the ship unloaded its cargo. While they were there they found some believers and stayed with them for seven days. Such an unannounced and lengthy request for hospitality would likely be met with offense and resentment by many in the Western world today, but in ancient times travel and lodging were not always safe, and accommodations with a trusted friend were highly valued–by both host and guest–for just as hosts provided guests with safe, warm lodging, guests often provided hosts with news updates or cherished greetings from loved ones far away. Thus, hospitality for traveling believers became a hallmark of the early church as they sought to care for the needs of those within the family of God, regardless of their personal familiarity with them (see 2 John 10; 3 John 5-8). During this time in Tyre, the believers, no doubt aware of Jewish animosity against Paul, urged Paul not to go to Jerusalem. Yet Paul was determined to continue his journey, so all the believers and their entire families escorted him to the beach where he was to board another ship. There they knelt down, prayed, and said their farewells. The next day Paul arrived in Ptolemais and stayed with believers there for one day. Then he set sail for Caesarea, the headquarters of Roman forces in Palestine and also the home of Philip the Evangelist, a prominent deacon in the church who had led many Samaritans, an Ethiopian royal official, and many people along the coast to faith in Christ (Acts 6:1-7; 8:1-40). While he was there, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea and warned Paul of his impending arrest in Jerusalem if he continued on. When other believers heard this, they began to weep and urged Paul not to go. Yet Paul remained resolute, and after several days he and his coworkers headed to Jerusalem. Some believers from Caesarea traveled with Paul and made arrangements for him to stay with a believer named Mnason from Cyprus. Paul was warmly received by believers in Jerusalem, and the next day he visited James and the other elders of the church. He recounted to them all the things God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry, and they praised God. They also mentioned, however, that many Jews living in Jerusalem had been hearing false reports that Paul was teaching Jews to abandon the laws of Moses. So they requested that Paul take part in and even pay for a vow ceremony (likely a nazirite vow; see Numbers 6) for four men to demonstrate that he still observed and valued the law of Moses. Paul agreed, but, ironically, it was this very act of obedience to the law of Moses that ultimately led to a riot among the Jews, for some of them accused Paul of defiling the holy place by bringing Greeks into the Temple.
