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Acts 21:15

What does Acts 21:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Acts 21:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Acts 21:15 means

After these days, they pack their baggage and go up to Jerusalem. The phrase “went up” reflects both geography and significance; Jerusalem sits at elevation and is the spiritual center of Israel’s worship life. Paul’s decision is deliberate and considered. He is not being swept along by events but stepping forward in faith. The readiness forged in prayer now turns to logistical action—bags, roads, companions. The ordinary details carry extraordinary purpose. God’s plan does not bypass planning; it sanctifies it. The journey toward suffering is embraced with the same calm diligence that marked the earlier stages of the mission.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And after these days, having taken <FI>our<Fi> vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And after those days, being prepared, we went up to Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And after these days, having got our effects ready, we went up to Jerusalem.

Context

Having yielded to the Lord’s will (verse 14), the party sets out for Jerusalem. Verse 16 will list companions and housing arrangements, signaling careful preparation and community support. Verses 17–19 will then describe their reception by local believers and Paul’s report to James and the elders. This transitional verse connects the prophetic prelude in Cæsarea to the unfolding events in Jerusalem that will lead to Paul’s arrest and Roman custody.

v.14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

v.15This passage

v.16And there went with us also certain of the disciples from Cæsarea, bringing with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 18:22

    And when he had landed at Cæsarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.

  • Acts 25:6

    And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 25:1

    Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea.

  • Acts 25:9

    But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

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