Acts 24:17

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

Bible in Basic English

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

Douay-Rheims 1899

Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows.

Free Bible Version

Having been away for a few years I returned to bring some money to help the poor and to give offerings to God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now after many yeres, I came and brought almes to my nation and offerings.

King James (Authorized) Version

Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

Plain English Version

Let me tell you what happened. A few years ago I went to some other countries, and then a few days ago I got back to Jerusalem. I brought some money with me to give to poor people there, and I wanted to show respect to God by giving things to him at his ceremony house.

Translation for Translators

After I had been in other places for several years, I returned to Jerusalem. I went there to deliver some money to my fellow Jews who are poor, and to offer sacrifices to God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Now after many years I came to bring help to my nation and gifts of money.

Noah Webster Bible

Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

World English Bible

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

Young's Literal Translation

'And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

Context

Paul’s Defense to Felix

¹⁶In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.¹⁷After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings. ¹⁸At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia

Summary

In Acts 24:17, the apostle Paul explains his purpose in going to Jerusalem, which was to bring alms to his nation and present offerings. This act demonstrates Paul's commitment to caring for the needs of others and his desire to maintain unity within the early Christian community. It also reflects the Jewish tradition of giving to the poor and supporting the temple. Paul's actions exemplify the importance of both spiritual and practical service in the life of a believer, showing that faith should be accompanied by deeds of compassion and generosity.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Now, after many years, etc. - And as a full proof that I act according to the dictates of this Divine and beneficent creed, though I have been many years absent from my own country, and my political relation to it is almost necessarily dissolved, yet, far from coming to disturb the peace of society, or to injure any person, I have brought Alms to my nation, the fruits of my own earning and influence among a foreign people, and Offerings to my God and his temple, proving hereby my attachment to my country, and my reverence for the worship of my country's God.

Acts 24:17

Paul’s Defense to Felix

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

Bible in Basic English

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

Douay-Rheims 1899

Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows.

Free Bible Version

Having been away for a few years I returned to bring some money to help the poor and to give offerings to God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now after many yeres, I came and brought almes to my nation and offerings.

King James (Authorized) Version

Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

After I had been in other places for several years, I returned to Jerusalem. I went there to deliver some money to my fellow Jews who are poor, and to offer sacrifices to God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Now after many years I came to bring help to my nation and gifts of money.

Noah Webster Bible

Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

World English Bible

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

Young's Literal Translation

'And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Acts 24:17

Verse

Context

Paul’s Defense to Felix

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Acts 24:17

Paul’s Defense to Felix

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes