Acts 21:17

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“When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.”

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BSBPD

“When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 21:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 15:4On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
  2. Acts 21:7When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
  3. Romans 15:7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
  4. Hebrews 13:1Continue in brotherly love.
  5. 3 John 1:7For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

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