Bible Strands
Acts 21:29
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Accusers in Jerusalem shout to the crowd, claiming Paul defiled the temple by bringing a Greek inside. They cite a prior sighting of Trophimus in the city as their evidence.
The words — προεωρακότες (proeōrakotes) means “having seen previously,” and Ἐφέσιον (Ephesion) identifies Trophimus specifically as an Ephesian.
The thread — Trophimus later appears in 2 Timothy 4:20 left sick in Miletus, while Acts 18:19 records Paul’s ministry in Ephesus where the city designation originates.
Why it lands — The text records a false inference drawn from partial observation, showing how mob accusations rely on assumed connections rather than verified facts.
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The Greek words
King James Version
(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
Cross-references
- Acts 20:4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
- Acts 18:19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
- 2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.