Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament
Acts 16:12
Traveling on foot twelve miles to Philippi, the capital and metropolis of Macedonia, the most northern province in Greece. It is a Roman colony and a free city, ruled by Roman magistrates.
Traveling on foot twelve miles to Philippi, the capital and metropolis of Macedonia, the most northern province in Greece. It is a Roman colony and a free city, ruled by Roman magistrates.
ACTS 16:12 prw,th@j# meri,doj th/j {D} The oldest form of text in the extant Greek witnesses appears to be prw,th th/j meri,doj Makedoni,aj po,lij, “a first city of the district of Macedonia.” Hort d...
Verse Acts 16:12. _AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI_] This was a town of Macedonia, in the territory of the _Edones_, on the confines of Thrace, situated on the side of a steep eminence. It took its name...
AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI - The former name of this city was Dathos. It was repaired and adorned by Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, and after him was called Philippi. It was famous for ha...
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 ...
PHILIPPI. LYDIA. The voyage from Troas to Samothrace was past Tenedos and Imbros, and Samothrace was about halfway. The voyage back took five days (Acts 20:6); this voyage only two, the wind being fav...
When we had set sail from Troas we had a straight run to Samothrace. On the next day we reached Neapolis and from there we came to Philippi which is the chief city of that section of Macedonia and a R...
A SON IN THE FAITH (Acts 16:1-5)...
PHILIPPI. The scene of the decisive battle which ended the Roman republic 42 B.C. THE CHIEF CITY, &C. Literally the first of the district,. city of Macedonia,. colony. Amphipolis had been the chief c...
_and from thence to Philippi_ As the same verb is used for the whole description of the journey, it seems that the whole was made by ship. _which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a col...
ΚἈΚΕΙ͂ΘΕΝ ΕἸΣ ΦΙΛΊΠΠΟΥΣ, _and from thence to Philippi_. As there is no change of the verb (εὐθυδρομήσαμεν) for the whole description of the journey, we may conclude that it was all made by ship. ἭΤΙΣ...
Acts 16:1-12. PAUL REVISITS DERBE AND LYSTRA, CHOOSES TIMOTHY FOR A COMPANION IN HIS MISSION, AND CIRCUMCISES HIM. THEY PASS THROUGH PHRYGIA AND GALATIA, AND COME INTO MYSIA AND TO TROAS. BY A VISION...
_THE CALL PAUL RECEIVED TO COME TO MACEDONIA ACTS 16:6-12:_ The Holy Spirit did not allow the missionaries to go to Asia, or to Bithynia. God had chosen to send His servants to Macedonia. The gospel w...
ΠΡΏΤΗ (G4413) первый. Возможно, это был главный город Македонии; или это _gen._ предположения (ΠΡΏΤΗΣ); может иметься в виду город, относящийся к первой области Македонии (Македония была разделена на...
SAMOTHRACIA, &C.— An island in the AEgean sea, near the Hellespont: _Neapolis_ was a city of Macedonia. Sailing from thence up the river _Strymon,_ they came to Philippi, which was a city or town of t...
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...
See notes on verse 11...
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...
40 Silas was almost necessary as a companion for Paul. The decrees provided that they should be delivered by both Barnabas and Paul, while Judas and Silas were to confirm them by word of mouth. Now th...
16:12 colony. (e-16) Where the citizens had equal rights with those at the capital -- Rome....
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...
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...
PHILIPPI] RY 'Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony.' At Philippi, founded by Philip, father of Alexander the Great, Octavius and Antony had defeated the re...
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...
THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA. — More accurately, _a chief_ (or _first_)_ city of the border-country of Macedonia._ The description is not without difficulty, and has been noted by adverse...
ἐκεῖθέν τε εἰς Φ.: on or near the site of Krenides (_Wells or Fountains_), so called from its founder Philip, the father of Alexander the Great. Near Philippi, Octavius and Anthony had decisively defe...
GUIDED TO NEW FIELDS Acts 16:1 Paul had a wonderful influence over young men. Timothy, Titus, and Mark bore his impress. When circumcision was insisted upon, as in the previous chapter, no one oppose...
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...
The Macedonian Call Just west of the cities in south Galatia was the Roman province of Asia. At this time, Luke says Paul was forbidden by the Holy Spirit to enter that region to teach. This might hav...
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, (7) After they were come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithy...
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...
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...
AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI,.... This place is by Appianus called Datos, which was its original name; and by Diodorus Siculus, Crenidae c, from the fountains of water, which were many and wholesome, t...
_Therefore, loosing from Troas, we came to Samothracia_ An island in these seas, famous for being the seat of certain religious mysteries, in equal estimation with those called Eleusinian. But it does...
PHILIPPI-A COLONY; inhabited by Roman citizens, and enjoying special privileges. This was the first introduction of the gospel into Europe....
PAUL AND HIS COMPANIONS AT PHILIPPI The voyage to Philippi:...
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....
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...
AND FROM THERE TO PHILIPPI, WHICH IS THE FOREMOST CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA, A COLONY. AND WE WERE STAYING IN THAT CITY FOR SOME DAYS. 1. This city was rebuilt and repaired by the father of Alex...
THE CHIEF: Or, the first...
"and from thence to Philippi, which is. city of Macedonia, the first of the district,. Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days"Philippi" "Built on. spur of the Pangaean mountain r...
6-15 The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Providence: and whatever we seek to do, if that suf...
PHILIPPI; a city so called from Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, who repaired a ruined town, and caused it to be called by his name. The chief city of that part of Macedonia; or the first ci...
Acts 16:12 and G5037 there G1564 to G1519 Philippi G5375 which G3748 is G2076 (G5748) foremost G4413 city...
THE MISSION TO EUROPE (16:6-19:20). Paul's plans now seemed to begin to go awry. All doors seemed to be closing to him as in one way or another he was first hindered from going one way, and then anoth...
‘Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a R...
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...
There appear to have been no synagogues in Philippi, presumably due to the lack of the necessary ten adult male Jews who could form a synagogue, and on the Sabbath day Paul and his party, with the wri...
_Paul and the Missionary Company at Philippi,_ 12-40. Acts 16:12. AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI. This city was built on the site of the ancient village Krenides (the fountains), subsequently known as Da...
TO PHILIPPI (εις Φιλιππους). The plural like Αθηνα (Athens) is probably due to separate sections of the city united (Winer-Moulton, _Grammar_, p. 220). The city (ancient name Krenides or Wells) was...
COLONY That is, a Roman colony....
Acts 16:9. _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._ Our dreams often follow the leading thoughts of...
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...
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...
AND SAILED STRAIGHT ACROSS. Samothrace is an island at the half-way point. Neapolis is the seaport, just a few miles from Philippi. A Roman colony. Emperor Augustus had planted this colony. It was a m...
_And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas and a vision appeared to Paul in the night._ PAUL’S VISION AT TROAS I. Its benevolence. What is the gospel? Help for man. It helps man-- 1. To know God...
_And from thence to Philippi._ PHILIPPI The apostle had not paused at Samothrace--an island celebrated for its sanctity and its amulets, its gods and orgies, its Cybele and Cobira--a scene where the...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 16:12 PHILIPPI was a ROMAN COLONY, the most privileged status for provincial cities. ⇐...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 16:11 Philippi was the first Macedonian city in which Paul witnessed. ⇐ ⇔...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 16:12. THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA, and A COLONY.—Better, _a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a colony—i.e._, of Rome. Macedonia was divided into four...
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,...
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...
1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 20:6; Acts 16:21; Philippians 1:1...
Chief [π ρ ω τ η]. Some explain, the first city to which they came in Macedonia. A colony [κ ο λ ω ν ι α]. Roman towns were of two classes : municipia, or free towns, and colonies. The distinction, ho...
The first city — Neapolis was the first city they came to in that part of Macedonia which was nearest to Asia: in that part which was farthest from it, Philippi. The river Strymon ran between them. Ph...