Acts 21:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
  • Acts 21:7 : 7 And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day.
  • Rom 15:7 : 7 So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.
  • Heb 13:1-2 : 1 Go on loving your brothers in the faith. 2 Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
  • 3 John 1:7-8 : 7 For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8 So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

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  • Acts 15:3-4
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    3So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.

    4And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

  • Acts 21:3-8
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    3And when we had come in view of Cyprus, going past it on our left, we went on to Syria, and came to land at Tyre: for there the goods which were in the ship had to be taken out.

    4And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

    5And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea,

    6We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.

    7And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day.

    8And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven.

  • Acts 21:15-16
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    15And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

    16And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.

  • Acts 21:18-20
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    18And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

    19And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

    20And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

  • Acts 28:14-15
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    14Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.

    15And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:

  • Acts 28:21
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    21And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you.

  • Acts 20:14
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    14And when he came up with us at Assos, we took him in the ship and went on to Mitylene.

  • Acts 11:1-2
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    1Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

    2And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,

  • Acts 17:10
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    10And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 21:12
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    12And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 15:25
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    25It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 11:22-23
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    22And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

    23Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

  • Acts 15:33
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    33And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 17:1
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    1Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:

  • Acts 15:31
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    31And after reading it, they were glad of its comfort.

  • Ezra 8:32
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    32And we came to Jerusalem and were there for three days.

  • Acts 15:36
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    36And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • Acts 14:27-28
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    27And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

    28And they were with the disciples there for a long time.

  • Acts 21:1
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    1And after parting from them, we put out to sea and came straight to Cos, and the day after to Rhodes, and from there to Patara:

  • Acts 20:6
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    6And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.

  • Acts 1:21
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    21For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

  • Acts 28:10
    69%

    10Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

  • Acts 14:21
    69%

    21And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

  • Acts 11:11-12
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    11And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.

    12And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

  • Acts 18:22
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    22And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.

  • Acts 10:23
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    23So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

  • 1 Cor 16:17
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    17And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.

  • Rom 15:7
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    7So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.

  • 1 Cor 16:3
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    3And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

  • John 6:21
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    21Then they readily took him into the boat: and straight away the boat was at the land to which they were going.

  • Acts 20:18
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    18And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,

  • Acts 20:2
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    2And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.