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Acts 21:20
New English Translation
Acts 21:20
New English Translation
20 When they heard this, they praised[a] God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews[b] there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers[c] of the law.[d]
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- Acts 21:20 tn Or “glorified.”
- Acts 21:20 tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”sn How many thousands of Jews. See Acts 2-5 for the accounts of their conversion, esp. 2:41 and 4:4. Estimates of the total number of Jews living in Jerusalem at the time range from 20,000 to 50,000.
- Acts 21:20 tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”
- Acts 21:20 sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).
Acts 21:20
New International Version
Acts 21:20
New International Version
20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous(A) for the law.(B)
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