Acts 21:22

"They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs."

Key Reflection

Acts 21:22 highlights a significant tension in early Christian-Jewish relations. According to this verse, certain Jews had heard that Paul was teaching Gentile converts to abandon key Jewish practices, including circumcision and adherence to Mosaic law. This information underscores the growing divide between those who saw Christianity as fully embracing Judaism and those who viewed it as diverging from traditional Jewish customs and traditions, even among Jewish believers in Jesus.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. What is it therefore? What is to be done? What is it proper to do, to avoid the effects of the evil report which has been circulated? What they deemed it proper to do, is suggested in the following verses. The multitude. The multitude of Jews. Must needs come together. There will be inevitably a tumultuous assemblage. It will be impossible to prevent that.

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