Acts 21:5

When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

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WEBBE

When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

BSB

But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

KJV

And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

ASV

And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell;

BBE

And 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,

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ὅτε hote When G3753 δὲ de then G1161 ἐγένετο egeneto it happened that G1096 ἡμᾶς hēmas we G3165 ἐξαρτίσαι exartisai [were] completing G1822 τὰς tas the G3588 ἡμέρας hēmeras days G2250 ἐξελθόντες exelthontes having set out G1831 ἐπορευόμεθα eporeuometha we were journeying G4198 προπεμπόντων propempontōn while are accompanying G4311 ἡμᾶς hēmas us G3165 πάντων pantōn everyone G3956 σὺν sun with G4862 γυναιξὶν gunaixin wives G1135 καὶ kai and G2532 τέκνοις teknois children G5043 ἕως he'ōs as far as G2193 ἔξω exō outside G1854 τῆς tēs the G3588 πόλεως poleōs city G4172 καὶ kai And G2532 θέντες thentes having bowed G5087 τὰ ta the G3588 γόνατα gonata knees G1119 ἐπὶ epi on G1909 τὸν ton the G3588 αἰγιαλὸν aigialon shore G123 προσευξάμενοι proseuxamenoi having prayed G4336

The early church

And there again they part from each other with prayer. "And when we had accomplished those days, we departed, and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again." See how great was the entreaty. And again they part with prayer. "But after we had accomplished the days," i.e. had fulfilled the appointed days, "we separated, and went on our way: they all bringing us on our way with wives and children." Also in Ptolemais they stay one day, but in Caesarea many.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

Providence must be acknowledged when our affairs go on well. Wherever Paul came, he inquired what disciples were there, and found them out. Foreseeing his troubles, from love to him, and concern for the church, they wrongly thought it would be most for the glory of God that he should continue at liberty; but their earnestness to dissuade him from it, renders his pious resolution the more illustrious. He has taught us by example, as well as by rule, to pray always, to pray without ceasing. Their last farewell was sweetened with prayer.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.