SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:12
Lo cual como oímos, le rogamos nosotros y los de aquel lugar, que no subiese a Jerusaln.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 21:12
Verse 12. Besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.] For they all understood the prophecy to be conditional and contingent; and that it was in Paul's power to turn the scale.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 12. And when we heard these things , etc.] These prophecies, concerning the binding of the apostle by the Jews, and the delivery of him to the Romans, and saw the symbolical representations of these things: both we ; the companions of the apostle, Luke and the rest: and they of that place ; of Caesarea, Philip and his daughters, and the disciples that lived there: besought him not to go up to Jerusalem ; which was an instance of weakness in them, though an expression of their affection to the apostle; in the disciples of Caesarea it might arise from pure love to him, and a concern for his safety, and the continuance of his useful life; and in his companions it might be owing partly to their sincere love to him, and partly to the fear of danger which they themselves might conclude they should be exposed to; and this request was made with tears, as is evident from what follows.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-18 - Paul had express warning of his troubles, that when they came, the might be no surprise or terror to him. The general notice given us that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God should be of the same use to us. Their weeping began to weaken an slacken his resolution Has not our Master told us to take up our cross It was a trouble to him, that they should so earnestly press him to d that in which he could not gratify them without wronging his conscience. When we see trouble coming, it becomes us to say, not only The will of the Lord must be done, and there is no remedy; but, Let the will of the Lord be done; for his will is his wisdom, and he doeth all according to the counsel of it. When a trouble is come, this must alla our griefs, that the will of the Lord is done; when we see it coming this must silence our fears, that the will of the Lord shall be done and we ought to say, Amen, let it be done. It is honourable to be a old disciple of Jesus Christ, to have been enabled by the grace of God to continue long in a course of duty, stedfast in the faith, growin more and more experienced, to a good old age. And with these ol disciples one would choose to lodge; for the multitude of their year shall teach wisdom. Many brethren at Jerusalem received Paul gladly. We think, perhaps, that if we had him among us, we should gladly receiv him; but we should not, if, having his doctrine, we do not gladl receive that.
Greek Textus Receptus
ως 5613 ADV δε 1161 CONJ ηκουσαμεν 191 5656 V-AAI-1P ταυτα 5023 D-APN παρεκαλουμεν 3870 5707 V-IAI-1P ημεις 2249 P-1NP τε 5037 PRT και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM εντοπιοι 1786 A-NPM του 3588 T-GSM μη 3361 PRT-N αναβαινειν 305 5721 V-PAN αυτον 846 P-ASM εις 1519 PREP ιερουσαλημ 2419 N-PRI
Vincent's NT Word Studies
12. Besought him not to go up. This suggests the case of Luther when on his journey to the Diet of Worms, and the story of Regulus the Roman, who, being, permitted to return to Rome with an embassy from the Carthaginians, urged his countrymen to reject the terms of peace, and to continue the war, and then, against the remonstrances of his friends, insisted on fulfilling his promise to the Carthaginians to return in the event of the failure of negotiations, and went back to certain torture and death.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
21:12 {Both we and they of that place} (hemeis te kai hoi entopioi). Usual use of te kai (both--and). entopioi, old word, only here in N.T. {Not to go up} (tou me anabainein). Probably ablative of the articular present active infinitive with redundant negative me after parekaloumen (imperfect active, conative). We tried to persuade him from going up. It can be explained as genitive, but not so likely: We tried to persuade him in respect to not going up. Vincent cites the case of Regulus who insisted on returning from Rome to Carthage to certain death and that of Luther on the way to the Diet of Worms. Spalatin begged Luther not to go on. Luther said: "Though devils be as many in Worms as tiles upon the roofs, yet thither will I go." this dramatic warning of Agabus came on top of that in Tyre (#21:4) and Paul's own confession in Miletus (#20:23). It is small wonder that Luke and the other messengers together with Philip and his daughters (prophetesses versus prophet?) joined in a chorus of dissuasion to Paul.
