After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; Paul, Arriving at Corinth, Takes UP his Abode with Aquila, (18:1-3) AFTER THESE THINGS PAUL - or 'And he' (the authorities for both are about equal) DEPARTED FROM ATHENS, AND CAME TO CORINTH. This city, celebrated alike in classi... [ Continue Reading ]
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. AND FOUND A CERTAIN JEW NAMED AQUILA, BORN IN PONTUS - the most easterly province of Asia Minor, stretchi... [ Continue Reading ]
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. AND BECAUSE HE WAS OF THE SAME CRAFT, HE ABODE WITH THEM. Whether this couple were converted before Paul made their acquaintance, or were won over to Christ through contact with h... [ Continue Reading ]
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. AND HE REASONED ('OR DISCOURSED') IN THE SYNAGOGUE OVERT SABBATH, AND PERSUADED, [ epeithen (G3982)] - 'sought to persuade' THE JEWS AND THE GREEKS, [ te (G5037) Ioudaious (G2453) kai (G2532) Helleenas (G167... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. AND WHEN SILAS AND TIMOTHEUS WERE COME FROM MACEDONIA - that is, from Thessalonica, where Silas had probably accompanied Timothy when sent back from Athens (see... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. AND WHEN THEY OPPOSED THEMSELVES, AND BLASPHEMED, HE SHOOK HIS RAIMENT (SEE ), AND SAID UNTO THEM, YOUR BLOOD BE... [ Continue Reading ]
And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. AND HE DEPARTED THENCE, AND ENTERED INTO A CERTAIN MAN'S HOUSE, NAMED JUSTUS - not changing his lodging, as if Aquila and Priscilla up to this time had... [ Continue Reading ]
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. AND CRISPUS, THE CHIEF RULER OF THE SYNAGOGUE, BELIEVED ON THE LORD WITH ALL HIS HOUSE - an event (to use the words of Howson) 'felt to be so i... [ Continue Reading ]
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: THEN SPAKE THE LORD TO PAUL IN THE NIGHT BY A VISION, BE NOT AFRAID, BUT SPEAK, AND HOLD NOT THY PEACE:... [ Continue Reading ]
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. FOR I AM WITH THEE, AND NO MAN SHALL SET ON THEE TO HURT THEE. From this it would seem that these signal successes were stirring up the wrath of the unbelieving Jews, and probably the apostle fear... [ Continue Reading ]
And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. AND HE CONTINUED THERE A YEAR AND SIX MONTHS, TEACHING THE WORD OF GOD AMONG THEM. This is meant to embrace the whole period of this his first visit to Corinth, and not merely of so much of it as has already been... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, AND WHEN GALLIO WAS THE DEPUTY OF ACHAIA, [ anthupatou (G446) ontos (G5607)] - 'the proconsul' (see the note at Acts 13:7). The use of this term here is another... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. SAYING, THIS [FELLOW] (RATHER, 'THIS MAN') PERSUADETH MEN TO WORSHIP GOD CONTRARY TO THE LAW - meaning the Jewish law: "your law," as Gallio, correcting them, somewhat contemptuously calls it (). The charge probably refers to... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: AND WHEN PAUL WAS NOW ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH, GALLIO SAID UNTO THE JEWS, IF IT WERE A MATTER OF WRONG OR WICKED LEWDNES... [ Continue Reading ]
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. BUT IF IT BE A QUESTION - or, rather 'questions' (according to what is evidently the true reading) OF WORDS AND NAMES, AND OF YOUR LAW, [ peri (G4012) logou (G3056) kai (G2532) on... [ Continue Reading ]
And he drave them from the judgment seat. AND HE DRAVE THEM FROM THE JUDGMENT SEAT - `chased them from the tribunal,' or contemptuously ordered them out of court, annoyed at such a case.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things. THEN ALL [THE GREEKS]. The bracketed words, though they are in a majority of manuscript, are lacking in the three oldest manuscripts ['Aleph (')... [ Continue Reading ]
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. AND PAUL AFTER THIS TARRIED THERE YET A GOOD WHILE. But during this long residence at... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. AND HE CAME TO EPHESUS - the celebrated capital of Ionia, and at this time of Proconsular Asia. It was a place of great commercial importance, and became the metropolis of the chur... [ Continue Reading ]
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; WHEN THEY DESIRED HIM TO TARRY LONGER TIME WITH THEM. The Jews seldom rose against the Gospel until the successful preaching of it stirred their enmity; but there was no time for that here. HE CONSENTED NOT;... [ Continue Reading ]
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. BUT BADE THEM FAREWELL, SAYING, I MUST BY ALL MEANS KEEP THIS FEAST (PROBABLY PENTECOST (WIESELER)), THAT COMETH IN JERUSALEM:... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. AND WHEN HE HAD LANDED AT CESAREA (LEAVING THE VESSEL THERE), AND GONE UP (THAT IS, TO JERUSALEM), AND SALUTED THE CHURCH. In these few words does the historian despatch the apostle's FOURTH VISIT T... [ Continue Reading ]
And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. AND AFTER HE HAD SPENT SOME TIME THERE (BUT PROBABLY NOT LONG), HE DEPARTED - little thinking he was never more to return, AND WENT OVER (OR 'THR... [ Continue Reading ]
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. AND A CERTAIN JEW NAMED APOLLOS - a contraction from Apollonius (in which form the Cambridge manuscript writes it), as Silas from Silvanus, etc. BORN AT ALEXANDRIA - the celebrat... [ Continue Reading ]
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. THIS MAN WAS INSTRUCTED IN THE WAY OF THE LORD - that is, the Lord Jesus (according to the usual phraseology of this book), no... [ Continue Reading ]
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK BOLDLY (OR 'WITH FREEDOM') IN THE SYNAGOGUE This seems to imply that the AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK BOLDLY (OR... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: AND WHEN HE WAS DISPOSED TO PASS INTO ACHAIA - of which Corinth, on the opposite coast (see the note at ) was the cap... [ Continue Reading ]
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. FOR HE MIGHTILY CONVINCED THE JEWS, [ eutonoos (G2159) diakateelengcheto (G1246)] - 'stoutly bore down, 'foiled' or 'confuted' them: the expression is very emphatic. AND [THAT] PUBLICLY, [ d... [ Continue Reading ]