Acts 21:24
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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νόμος
law.
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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φυλάσσω
keeping
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φυλάσσω
To guard, to keep, to watch. Phulasso. Guard the good deposit entrusted to you. The faith once delivered to the saints is a treasure. Guard it. It is worth protecting.
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παραλαμβάνω
having taken
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παραλαμβάνω
To take, to receive, to accept. Paralambano. I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you. The Gospel is a trust received and passed on. Handle it with care.
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γινώσκω
will know
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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οὗτος
These men
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ὅς
of which
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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οὐδείς
no thing
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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κατηχέω
they have been informed
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κατηχέω
to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of
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στοιχέω
you walk orderly
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στοιχέω
to march in (military) rank (keep step), i.e. (figuratively) to conform to virtue and piety
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κεφαλή
head,
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κεφαλή
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
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δαπανάω
do bear expense
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δαπανάω
to expend, i.e. (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste
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εἰμί
is,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ξυράω
they will shave
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ξυράω
to shave or "shear" the hair
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