Act 21:20 | NET2full | STEP | When they heard this, they praised God . Then they said to him , “You see , brother , how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed , and they are all ardent observers of the law .

‏ Acts 21:20

20 When they heard this, they praised ^{▼▼tn Or “glorified.”} God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews ^{▼▼tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”} ^{▼▼sn How many thousands of Jews. See Acts 2-5 for the accounts of their conversion, esp. 2:41 and 4:4. Estimates of the total number of Jews living in Jerusalem at the time range from 20,000 to 50,000.} there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers ^{▼▼tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”} of the law. ^{▼▼sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).}