<p>21:16 <i>And there went with us also some of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing with them</i>- Some texts read 'brought us to', which makes sense if Mnason had a house in Jerusalem where he lodged the group.</p><p><i>One Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge</i>- Perhaps this was as it were his Christian additional name, given as a sign of respect for how long he had held the faith. Such terms, like &quot;the evangelist&quot;, reflect a culture of respect and &quot;honour to whom honour&quot; amongst the early believers, which we would do well to copy. Likewise perhaps the mention of the fact he was &quot;from Cyprus&quot; might be in respect of the fact that like many Jerusalem Levites, he had had land there, in order to 'get around' the legislation about Levites not owning land in Israel, and had sacrificed it for the Lord's sake. Given the brevity of the records, there can be surely no incidental, pointless addition of background material. Such details surely have meaning, even if we cannot in our age and at our distance immediately discern it.</p>