Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: THEN CAME HE TO DERBE AND LYSTRA: AND, BEHOLD, A CERTAIN DISCIPLE WAS THERE - that is, at Lystra, not at Derbe ... [ Continue Reading ]
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. WHICH WAS WELL REPORTED OF BY THE BRETHREN THAT WERE AT LYSTRA AND ICONIUM. The mention of Lystra here, and not of Derbe, favours the belief that Timothy belonged to Lystra. As the apostle speaks of him some ten years af... [ Continue Reading ]
Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. HIM WOULD PAUL HAVE TO GO FORTH WITH HIM. Though Silas took the place of Barnabas, it is consistent with all that we know of the... [ Continue Reading ]
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. AND AS THEY WENT THROUGH THE CITIES THEY DELIVERED THEM THE DECREES FOR TO KEEP, THAT WERE ORDAINED OF THE APOSTLES AND ELDERS WHICH WERE AT JE... [ Continue Reading ]
And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. AND SO WERE THE CHURCHES ESTABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AND INCREASED IN NUMBER (THAT IS, THE NUMBER OF THEIR MEMBERS) DAILY. If the views of these young Gentile churches were enlarged and their love warmed by the writt... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, NOW WHEN THEY HAD GONE THROUGHOUT PHRYGIA - proceeding in a northwesterly direction, across mount Taurus, and entering Asia Minor, AND THE REGION OF GALATIA - ly... [ Continue Reading ]
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. AFTER THEY WERE COME TO MYSIA - lying north westward of Phrygia, but where, as being part of Roman Asia, they had been forbidden to labour, THEY ASSAYED (OR 'ATTEMPTED') TO GO INTO BITHYNIA, [not... [ Continue Reading ]
And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. AND THEY PASSING BY MYSIA, [ Parelthontes (G3928)] - or 'going through' it without stopping, CAME DOWN TO TROAS - a city on the northeast coast of the AEgean Sea, the boundary of Asia Minor on the west, on the theater of the great Trojan war. Why d... [ Continue Reading ]
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. AND A VISION APPEARED TO PAUL IN THE NIGHT - but while awake; otherwise it would have been called a dream. THERE STOOD A MAN OF MACEDONIA, AND PRAYED HIM,... [ Continue Reading ]
And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. AND AFTER HE HAD SEEN THE VISION, IMMEDIATELY WE ENDEAVOURED, [ ezeeteesamen (G2212)] - 'we sought;' that is, probably, made the... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; THEREFORE LOOSING FROM TROAS, WE CAME WITH A STRAIGHT COURSE, [ euthudromeesamen (G2113)] - literally, 'we ran straight;' that is, in nautical phrase, 'ran before the wind,' TO SAMOTHRACI... [ Continue Reading ]
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI - about 10 miles inland, to the westward, and so called after Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, who built a... [ Continue Reading ]
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. AND ON THE SABBATH - the first after their arrival, as the words imply, WE WENT OUT OF THE CITY - or, according to what is clearly the... [ Continue Reading ]
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. AND A CERTAIN WOMAN NAMED LYDIA - a common name among the Greeks and Romans, A SELLER OF PURPLE... [ Continue Reading ]
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. AND WHEN SHE WAS BAPTIZED, AND HER HOUSEHOLD - probably without much delay. The mention of baptism here (for the fi... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: AND IT CAME TO PASS, AND WE WENT TO PRAYER, [ poreuomenoon (G4198) heemoon (G2257) eis (G1519) proseucheen (G4335)] It was not as they wer... [ Continue Reading ]
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. THE SAME FOLLOWED PAUL AND US, AND CRIED, SAYING, THESE MEN ARE THE SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, WHICH SHOW UNTO US THE WAY OF SALVATION. Glorious testimo... [ Continue Reading ]
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. AND THIS DID SHE MANY DAYS - that is, on many successive occasions when on their way to their usual place of meeting,... [ Continue Reading ]
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, AND WHEN HER MASTERS SAW THAT THE HOPE OF THEIR GAINS WAS GONE, THEY CAUGHT PAUL AND SILAS - as the leading men of the party, AND DREW THEM INTO THE M... [ Continue Reading ]
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, AND BROUGHT THEM TO THE MAGISTRATES, [ strateegois (G4755)] - the Duumviri, who in the colonies went by the name of the Praetors; SAYING ... We have here a full and independent confirmation of... [ Continue Reading ]
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. AND TEACH CUSTOMS, WHICH ARE NOT LAWFUL FOR US TO RECEIVE, NEITHER TO OBSERVE, BEING ROMANS. Here also there was a measure of truth, as the introduction of new gods was forbidden by the laws, and this mi... [ Continue Reading ]
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. AND THE MULTITUDE ROSE UP TOGETHER AGAINST THEM. So Acts 19:28; Acts 19:34; Acts 21:30; Luke 23:18. AND THE MAGISTRATES RENT OFF THEIR CLOTHES (that is, Paul and Silas' cloth... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: AND WHEN THEY HAD LAID MANY STRIPES UPON THEM - the bleeding wounds from which were not washed off until it was done by the converted jailor ), "they cast them into prison, chargin... [ Continue Reading ]
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. WHO, HAVING RECEIVED SUCH A CHARGE, THRUST THEM INTO THE INNER PRISON - pestilential cells (to use the words of Howson), damp and cold, from which the light was excluded, and where the... [ Continue Reading ]
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. AND AT MIDNIGHT PAUL AND SILAS PRAYED, AND SANG PRAISES UNTO GOD, [ proseuchomenoi (G4336) humnoun (G5214) ton (G3588) Theon (G2316)] - 'as they prayed,' or 'kept singing praises unto God;' that is, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE - in answer, doubtless, to the prayers and expectations of the sufferers, that, fo... [ Continue Reading ]
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. AND THE KEEPER OF THE PRISON AWAKING OUT OF HIS SLEEP, AND SEEING THE PRISON DOORS OPEN, HE DREW OUT HIS SWOR... [ Continue Reading ]
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. BUT PAUL CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE - the better to arrest the fatal deed, DO THYSELF NO HARM; FOR WE ARE ALL HERE. What divine calmness and self-possession! No elation at their miraculous liberation, or haste to ta... [ Continue Reading ]
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, THEN HE CALLED FOR A LIGHT, AND SPRANG IN, AND CAME TREMBLING, AND FELL DOWN BEFORE PAUL AND SILAS,... [ Continue Reading ]
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? AND BROUGHT THEM OUT, AND SAID. How graphic this rapid succession of minute details, evidently from the parties themselves-the prisoners and the jailor-who would talk over every feature of the scene once and again, in which the ha... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. AND THEY SAID, BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. [Lachmann and Tischendorf omit Christon (G5547) from their texts, with 'Aleph (') A B, etc. But the majority of manuscripts have it; and internal evidence, we... [ Continue Reading ]
And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. AND THEY SPAKE UNTO HIM THE WORD OF THE LORD - unfolding now, doubtless, more fully what "the Lord Jesus Christ" was, to whom they had pointed his faith, and what the 'salvation' was which this would bring him. AN... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. AND HE TOOK THEM, [ anagagoon (G321)]; the word implies removal to another place: THE SAME HOUR OF THE NIGHT, AND WASHED THEIR STRIPES - `in the well (says Howson) or fountain,... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. AND WHEN HE HAD BROUGHT THEM INTO HIS HOUSE, HE SET MEAT BEFORE THEM, [ paretheeken (G3908) trapezan (G5132)] - literally, 'prepared (or 'set out') a table; a familiar classic... [ Continue Reading ]
And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. AND WHEN IT WAS DAY, THE MAGISTRATES SENT THE SERJEANTS, [ tous (G3588) rabdouchous (G4465)] - 'rod-bearers;' 'lictors' was their technical name: SAYING, LET THOSE MEN GO. The cause of this change can only be co... [ Continue Reading ]
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. AND THE KEEPER - overjoyed to have such orders to execute, TOLD THIS SAYING TO PAUL, THE MAGISTRATES HAVE SENT TO LET YOU GO: NOW THEREFORE DEPART, AND GO IN P... [ Continue Reading ]
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. BUT PAUL SAID UNTO THEM - to the serjeants, who had entered the prison with the jailor, t... [ Continue Reading ]
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. AND THE SERJEANTS TOLD THESE WORDS UNTO THE MAGISTRATES: AND THEY FEARED, WHEN THEY HEARD THAT THEY WERE ROMANS.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. AND THEY CAME (IN PERSON, NOT NOW SENDING THE LICTORS), AND BESOUGHT THEM - to forgive the wrong done to them, and not to inform upon them. What a contrast this suppliant attitude of the praetors o... [ Continue Reading ]
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. AND THEY WENT OUT OF THE PRISON. Having attained their object-to vindicate their civil rights, by the infraction of which in this case the Gospel in their... [ Continue Reading ]