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Acts 21:26 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Acts 21:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 21 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.”
Acts 21:26 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 21:26
Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple—Paul's voluntary participation in Jewish purification rites (καθαρισμός, katharismos) demonstrates his missionary flexibility: 'to the Jews I became as a Jew' (1 Corinthians 9:20). The seven-day Nazirite vow completion involved ritual purification and temple offerings (Numbers 6:13-20). This was not compromise but contextualization—Paul observed ceremonial law to maintain witness among Jewish believers, though he knew such rituals held no saving power.To signify the accomplishment of the days of purificatio...
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Cross-References for Acts 21:26
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“not with a mob”
“and purify yourself with them”
“that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law”