{The day following} (	(8869) epious(8869)). As in  20:15  which
see. {Went in} (eis(8869)ei). Imperfect active of eiseimi, old
classic verb used only four times in the N.T. ( Ac 3:3  21:18,26  Heb 9:6 ), a mark of the literary style rather than the
colloquial _Koin(825f) use of eiserchomai. Together with us to
James (sun h(886d)in pros Iak(9362)on). So then Luke is present. The
next use of "we" is in  27:1  when they leave Caesarea for Rome,
but it is not likely that Luke was away from Paul in Jerusalem
and Caesarea. The reports of what was done and said in both
places is so full and minute that it seems reasonable that Luke
got first hand information here whatever his motive was for so
full an account of these legal proceedings to be discussed later.
There are many details that read like an eye witness's story
( 21:30,35,40  22:2,3  23:12 , etc.). It was probably the house
of James (pros and para so used often). {And all the elders
were present} (pantes te paregenonto hoi presbuteroi). Clearly
James is the leading elder and the others are his guests in a
formal reception to Paul. It is noticeable that the apostles are
not mentioned, though both elders and apostles are named at the
Conference in chapter 15. It would seem that the apostles are
away on preaching tours. The whole church was not called together
probably because of the known prejudice against Paul created by
the Judaizers.