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Verse Acts 16:40. _ENTERED INTO_ THE HOUSE OF _LYDIA_] This was the
place of their residence while at Philippi: see Acts 16:15.
_THEY COMFORTED THEM, AND DEPARTED._] The magistrates were
sufficientl...
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THEY COMFORTED THEM - They exhorted them, and encouraged them to
persevere, notwithstanding the opposition and persecution which they
might meet with.
AND DEPARTED - That is, Paul and Silas departed....
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CHAPTER 16
_ 1. In Derbe and Lystra again. Timotheus (Acts 16:1)._
2. The Preaching forbidden in Asia (Acts 16:6).
3. The Vision of the Man from Macedonia (Acts 16:9).
4. The Gospel in Europe ...
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RECKONING WITH THE MAGISTRATES. The legal proceedings are to go no
further. But Paul has two grievances to clear up with the magistrates
before he will leave the prison. The proceedings of the former...
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God
and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great
earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken.
I...
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A SON IN THE FAITH (Acts 16:1-5)...
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COMFORTED. exhorted. Greek. _parakaleo,_ as in verses: Acts 16:9; Acts
16:15; Acts 16:39....
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_into the house of Lydia_ Waiting there probably till they were fit to
travel farther. But in the midst of the suffering they still exhort
and comfort the Christians whom in their stay they had gather...
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ΠΡῸΣ ΤῊΝ ΛΥΔΊΑΝ with אABDEHLP. _Vulg_. ‘ad.’
ΠΑΡΕΚΆΛΕΣΑΝ ΤΟῪΣ� omitting αὐτούς with אAB.
_Vulg_. ‘visis fratribus consolati sunt eos.’
40. ΠΡῸΣ ΤῊΝ ΛΥΔΊΑΝ, _into the house of Lydia_. Waiting
there p...
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THE MAGISTRATES WOULD SEND THEM AWAY, BUT PAUL REFUSES TO BE THUS
DISMISSED. HE ANNOUNCES THAT THEY ARE ROMANS, AND THE MAGISTRATES IN
FEAR BESEECH THEM TO DEPART. THEY TAKE LEAVE OF LYDIA AND THE BRE...
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_THE CONVERSION OF THE JAILER IN PHILIPPI ACTS 16:16-40:_ At a place
of prayer in Philippi Paul and Silas came across a girl that had a
spirit of divination. Her masters made a lot of money from her p...
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ΈΞΕΛΘΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part., см._ Acts 16:3.
ΕΊΣΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525)
входить,
ΪΔΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part., см._ Acts 16:19.
ΠΑΡΕΚΆΛΕΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΈΩ (G3
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THEY COMFORTED THEM AND DEPARTED.— Such an extraordinary
interposition of God for his suffering servants, and such an addition
made to their church, had a natural tendency both to cheer their
hearts,...
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AT PHILLIPPI. Acts 16:12-40
a.
A description of Philippi. Acts 16:12.
Acts 16:12
and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first
of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in...
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40. When they were discharged, they took their own time to comply with
the polite request of the magistrates. (40) "_Then they went out of
the prison, and went into the house of Lydia; and having seen...
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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...
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19 This is the first occasion in which the evangel comes into conflict
with the religion of the nations and with the spirit powers back of
it. Hitherto the Jews and Judaism opposed the evangel. At Lys...
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16:40 exhorted (c-18) _ Parakaleo_ . as 'entreat,' 1 Corinthians 4:16
....
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ST. PAUL IN EUROPE
1. Timotheus] was probably of Lystra, not Derbe. His mother Eunice was
perhaps a widow, and she, together with his grandmother Lois, educated
the lad in the religion of Israel, tho...
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Journey into Europe, Philippi.
6. RV 'And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having
been forbidden of the Holy Ghost to speak the word in Asia.' At Lystra
(Acts 16:6) they received a...
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COMFORTED] exhorted. And departed] Silas and Timothy accompanied St.
Paul, but (since the 'we' is now dropped) St. Luke was probably left
behind to take charge of the Philippian Church (see Acts 17:1)...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 16
TIMOTHY WORKS WITH PAUL AND SILAS, 16:1-5
V1 Paul went to Derbe and then he went to Lystra. A *Christian called
Timothy lived there. Timothy...
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THEY COMFORTED THEM, AND DEPARTED. — Lydia’s house appears to have
been the meeting-place of the brethren, as well as the lodging of the
Apostle and his party. As the third person is now resumed, we m...
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εἰς, see critical notes; they would not leave the city without
once more visiting the household out of which grew the Church dearest
to St. Paul; see Lightfoot's remarks on the growth of the Church fr...
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SALVATION IN THE JAIL
Acts 16:25
Some, as we have seen, are converted by the gentle opening of the
heart; others amid the convulsions of the storm. The first knowledge
of salvation may have reached t...
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Here begins the account of Pads second journey. At Lystra he found
Timothy. His action in the circumcision of Timothy is startling in
view of the recent decision of the council. Some charge him with
i...
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Paul's Refusal to Depart Secretly
The next morning, the magistrates sent to the prison to quietly
release Paul and Silas. The apostle refused to go quietly, likely
because he wanted the authorities to...
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(22) 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.
(22) We may avoid dangers in such a way that we ne...
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Paul and Silas now come to the house of Lydia, where they find Timothy
and Luke, who, along with the few disciples converted in the woman's
meeting, have spent a night of agonizing prayer and solitude...
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REFLECTIONS
Amidst many gracious improvements to be made of this Chapter, I would
desire to remark the Lord's merciful manifestations, in the instances
here recorded of sovereign grace, in opening the...
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And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let
those men go. (36) And the keeper of the prison told this saying to
Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore de...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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40._When they saw, etc. _They were desired to part presently; yet it
became them to regard the brethren, lest the tender seed of the gospel
should perish, and undoubtedly they would have tarried lon...
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There is perhaps no example of this more remarkable than that which
Paul does with regard to Timothy. He uses circumcision in all liberty
to set aside Jewish prejudice. It is very doubtful whether, ac...
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AND THEY WENT OUT OF THE PRISON,.... In a public manner, with great
honour and reputation, at the request of the magistrates that put them
there:
AND ENTERED INTO [THE HOUSE] OF LYDIA; whom Paul had...
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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.
Ver. 40. _And departed_] Yet so, as that St Paul soon a...
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_And they went out_, &c. The servants of Christ, being honourably
cleared from every crime by this public release, left the prison
quietly, and went to _the house of Lydia_ With whom they had lodged
b...
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COMFORTED THEM; by recounting the goodness of God, and encouraging
them to love and trust in him....
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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.
In the morning a peculiar surprise came to the imprisoned
m...
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The release of the prisoners:...
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Coming to Derbe and Lystra, where he and Barnabas had been persecuted
before, Paul was favorably impressed with the young man, Timothy, who
had evidently been converted through Paul on his first visit...
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SO THEY WENT OUT OF THE PRISON AND ENTERED _THE HOUSE OF_ LYDIA; AND
WHEN THEY HAD SEEN THE BRETHREN, THEY ENCOURAGED THEM AND DEPARTED.
1. They left the prison and went to see Lydia, the first conve...
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"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" Evidently where Paul and his companions had been staying...
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35-40 Paul, though willing to suffer for the cause of Christ, and
without any desire to avenge himself, did not choose to depart under
the charge of having deserved wrongful punishment, and therefore...
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40. When they were discharged, they took their own time to comply with
the polite request of the magistrates. (40) "_ Then they went out of
the prison, and went into the house of Lydia; and having see...
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Acts 16:40 So G1161 went G1831 (G5631) of G1537 prison G5438 entered
G1525 (G5627) G1519 Lydia...
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‘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.'
But the agreement to leave was amicable. They were not e...
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MINISTRY IN PHILIPPI FROM THE HOUSE OF LYDIA (16:12B-40).
The arrival in Europe was clearly seen by Luke as very important. He
illustrates the successful ministry there by a threefold description
of P...
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Acts 16:40. AND THEY WENT OUT OF THE PRISON, AND ENTERED INTO THE
HOUSE OF LYDIA. Even after the magistrates had paid them the respect
of an official visit, and had expressed their regrets, the apostl...
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INTO THE HOUSE OF LYDIA
(προς την Λυδιαν). No word in the Greek for "house," but
it means the house of Lydia. Note "the brethren" here, not merely Luke
and Timothy, but other brethren now converted...
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Acts 16:40
The Gospel brought into Europe.
We have in this story:
I. The old lesson of the power of small things, or rather the power of
the earnest heart and steady purpose working by means of comm...
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CONTENTS: Paul finds Timothy. Paul's Macedonian vision. The first
convert in Europe. Demons cast out of a damsel. Paul and Silas beaten.
Conversion of the Philippian jailer.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy S...
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Acts 16:1. _Then came he to Lystra,_ as in Acts 14:6. In their former
labours in that city, Lois a jewess, her daughter Eunice, and Timothy
her son, had embraced the faith. Now, they found Timothy gro...
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THE ROMAN AUTHORITIES. It may have been fear of the earthquake, or
"second-thoughts" about their cruel treatment of "holy men" which
influenced them to order the release. BUT PAUL SAID. Roman law said...
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_And they spake unto him the Word of the Lord, and to all that were in
his house._
HOUSEHOLD SALVATION
It sometimes happens that a good man has to go alone to heaven:
God’s election has separated him...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 16:11 Philippi was the first Macedonian city in
which Paul witnessed.
⇐ ⇔...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 16:19. THE RULERS, ἄρχοντες, were the town magistrates
(Luke 12:58).
Acts 16:20. The MAGISTRATES, στρατηγοί, were the two chief
civic authorities (dunmviri) in a Roman colony...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 16:1
_And he came also _for _then came he, _A.V._ _and T.R.; _to Lystra
_for _Lystra, _A.V._; Timothy _for _Timotheus, _A.V._; of a Jewess
_for _of a certain woman which was a Jewess,...
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We remember at the end of our study last week there arose a contention
between Paul and Barnabas who had been close companions on the first
missionary venture of the church. But because Barnabas was i...
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1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2
Corinthians 4:16;...
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They went out. Note that Luke here resumes the third person, implying
that he did not accompany them....
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When they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed —
Though many circumstances now invited their stay, yet they wisely
complied with the request of the magistrates, that they might not...