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Verse Acts 18:14. _PAUL WAS NOW ABOUT TO OPEN_ HIS _MOUTH_] He was
about to enter on his defense; but Gallio, perceiving that the
prosecution was through envy and malice, would not put Paul to any
far...
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ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH - In self-defense, ever ready to vindicate his
conduct.
A MATTER OF WRONG - Injustice, or crime, such as could be properly
brought before a court of justice.
OR WICKED LEWDNES...
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CHAPTER 18
_ 1. In Corinth with Aquila and Priscilla. His Testimony and
Separation from the Jews (Acts 18:1)._
2. Encouragement from the Lord in a vision (Acts 18:9).
3. Paul and Gallio (Acts 18:12...
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GALLIO AND PAUL. Gallio's proconsulship is fixed by an inscription at
Delphi which came to light in 1905; and gives an absolute date in
Pauline chronology (p. 655). He had not been proconsul when Paul...
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PREACHING IN CORINTH (Acts 18:1-11)
Its very position made Corinth (G2882) a key city of Greece. Greece
is almost cut in two by the sea. On one side is the Saronic Gulf with
its port of Cenchrea and...
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When Gallio was proconsul of Asia, the Jews got together to make an
attack on Paul. They brought him to the judgment seat and said, "This
man seduces men to worship God contrary to the Law." When Paul...
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NOW. Omit.
OPEN HIS MOUTH. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. A Hebraism.
IF. If indeed. Greek. _ei._ App-118.
A MATTER OF WRONG. an injustice. Greek. _adikema._ App-128.
WICKED. Greek. _poneros._...
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_And_( BUT) _when Paul was now about to open his mouth_ There is
nothing in the Gk. which requires the word "now." The Roman has too
much contempt for the whole matter and all who are concerned in it...
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PAUL IS ACCUSED BEFORE GALLIO, WHO DECLINES TO CONSIDER THE CHARGE
AGAINST HIM. IN CONSEQUENCE, THE POPULACE FALL AT ONCE ON SOSTHÉNES,
A CHIEF MAN AMONG THE JEWS, BUT GALLIO LETS THEIR ASSAULT PASS
U...
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ΜΈΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ ΔῈ ΤΟΥ͂ ΠΑΎΛΟΥ�, _but when Paul was
about to open his mouth_. The Roman proconsul has too much contempt
for the whole matter and all who are concerned in it to listen to any
defence. For the...
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_THE COLDNESS OF GALLIO TOWARD PAUL ACTS 18:12-17:_ The Jews brought
Paul before Gallio's judgment seat saying, "This man is teaching the
people to give worship to God in a way which is against the la...
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ΜΈΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΜΈΛΛΩ (G3195)
собираться. Используется с _inf._ для
выражения будущего. _Gen. abs._
ΆΝΟΊΓΕΙΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΆΝΟΊΓΩ (G455)
открывать, ήν _impf. ind. act...
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IF IT WERE A MATTER OF WRONG, &C.— _If it were a matter of
injustice, or mischievous licentiousness._ Heylin reads the passage,
_If your accusation were for some act of injustice, or other
immorality,...
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IN CORINTH. Acts 18:1-17.
Acts 18:1
After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
Acts 18:2
And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race,
lately come from Ita...
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14-16. In this case, however, they had to deal with a man of far
different character from the magistrates of Philippi, or the city
rulers of Thessalonica. Gallio was a brother of Seneca, the famous
Ro...
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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...
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3 While in Thessalonica he had been supported partly by gifts from
Philippi, but now he engaged in tentmaking as a means of. livelihood.
During his early days in Corinth his heart was continually occu...
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ST PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY, 49, 50 A.D. (ACTS 15:36 TO ACTS
18:22)
Having secured the formal recognition by the Twelve of Gentile
Christianity, St. Paul was free to resume his missionary labo...
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SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONCLUDED)
1-18. St. Paul at Corinth. Corinth was the capital of the Roman
province of Achaia. The ancient town had been entirely destroyed in
146 b.c. by the Roman general...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 18
PAUL GOES TO CORINTH, 18:1-4
V1 After this, Paul left Athens and he went to Corinth. V2 In
Corinth, he met a *Jew called Aquila. Aquila had...
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WHEN PAUL WAS NOW ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH. — The phrase always
implies, as has been noticed (see Note on Acts 8:35), the beginning of
a set discourse. St. Paul was about to begin a formal _apologia._...
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μέλλοντος : Lucan; see Burton, p. 71, on οὖν, see
critical note and Alford, _in loco_, for its retention.
ἀδίκημα, _cf._ Acts 24:20, only once elsewhere in N.T.,
Revelation 18:5, here it may perhaps m...
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A GREAT MINISTRY IN A GREAT CITY
Acts 18:1
Paul tells us, in 1 Corinthians 2:1, that he entered Corinth with fear
and trembling and made no effort to attract by human wisdom or
eloquence. From the f...
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Leaving Athens, the center of the intellectual life of Greece, Paul
came to Corinth, its commercial center. There he joined Aquila, and
gave himself to the work of tent-making, while reasoning on the...
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Preaching in Corinth
Following his normal pattern, Paul first preached in the synagogue in
Corinth. During that time, Silas and Timothy once again joined the
apostle's company. Silas may have come fro...
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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,
(g) reason would that I should bear with you:
(g) As much as...
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PAUL'S TRIAL BEFORE GALLIO
12-17. This case is really notable. When Crispus, the chief ruler of
the synagogue is converted, Sosthenes succeeds him and is enthusiastic
to exterminate the Pauline heresy...
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And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection
with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
(13) Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary...
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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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At Thessalonica Paul twice received succour from Philippi; at Corinth,
where money and commerce abounded, he does not take it, but quietly
works with two of his countrymen of the same trade as himself...
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AND WHEN PAUL WAS NOW ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH,.... In his own defence,
and plead his own cause, and answer to the charge exhibited against
him:
GALLIO SAID UNTO THE JEWS, IF IT WAS MATTER OF WRONG; o...
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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:
Ver. 14. _Or wicked...
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_And when Paul was now about to open his mouth_ To speak in his own
defence; _Gallio_ Sensible of the futility of the charge; _said to the
Jews, If it were a matter of wrong, or wicked lewdness_ With...
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PAUL WAS NOW ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH; to speak in his own defence.
WRONG OR WICKED LEWDNESS; injustice, or any crime.
REASON WOULD THAT I SHOULD BEAR WITH YOU; it would be reasonable to
hear the com...
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The insurrection at the time of Gallio:...
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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;...
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Paul leaves Athens and is directed to Corinth, a city as loose and
licentious as Athens, but where the gospel nevertheless found a
response. There he found a Jew named Aquila who had come with his wif...
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AND WHEN PAUL WAS ABOUT TO OPEN _HIS_ MOUTH, GALLIO SAID TO THE JEWS,
" IF IT WERE A MATTER OF WRONGDOING OR WICKED CRIMES, O JEWS, THERE
WOULD BE REASON WHY I SHOULD BEAR WITH YOU.
1. Paul was about...
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12-17 Paul was about to show that he did not teach men to worship God
contrary to law; but the judge would not allow the Jews to complain to
him of what was not within his office. It was right in Gal...
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TO OPEN HIS MOUTH; to make his apology, and to speak in his own
defence. A MATTER OF WRONG; as murder, theft, or any such injury,
which judges do usually determine of. REASON WOULD THAT I SHOULD BEAR...
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14-16. In this case, however, they had to deal with a man of far
different character from the magistrates of Philippi, or the city
rulers of Thessalonica. Gallio was a brother of Seneca, the famous
Ro...
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Acts 18:14 And G1161 Paul G3972 about G3195 (G5723) open G455 (G5721)
mouth G4750 Gallio G1058 said...
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‘But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews,
“If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villainy, O you
Jews, reason would that I should bear with you, but if they are
q...
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SUCCESSFUL MINISTRY IN CORINTH (18:1-17).
Paul had recognised that in a small town like Athens he could well
spare his companions and had sent Timothy off to Thessalonica, and
Silas to Macedonia, pos...
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Acts 18:14. AND WHEN PAUL WAS NOW ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH, GALLIO SAID
UNTO THE JEWS. There is little doubt but that Gallio knew something
about the Christian sect then becoming numerous in several of...
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WHEN PAUL WAS ABOUT TO OPEN HIS MOUTH
(μελλοντος του Παυλου ανοιγειν το
στομα). Genitive absolute again. Before Paul could speak, Gallio
cut in and ended the whole matter. According to their own st...
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Paul had been preaching the gospel at Athens to the most famous men of
that city gathered at Areopagus.
Acts 18:1. _After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to
Corinth:_
Another most i...
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CONTENTS: Paul at Corinth. The careless Gallio. Paul takes a Jewish
vow. Apollos at Ephesus.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Paul, Aquila, Priscilla, Claudius, Silas, Timothy,
Justus, Crispus, Gallio, Sosthenes,...
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Acts 18:2. _Claudius had commanded all jews to depart from Rome._
Suetonius says that this was on account of Chrestus, [Christ] who
continually excited disturbances. This edict was issued in the ninth...
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WHEN GALLIO WAS MADE. Ramsay thinks this was in the summer of 52 A.D.
Gallio's brother, Seneca, was the teacher of Nero. SEIZED PAUL AND
TOOK HIM INTO COURT. This implies they could not stir up a mob...
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_And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches._
PAUL AS A MODEL FOR ALL GOSPEL MINISTERS
He recognises the importance of--
I. Establishing new converts in the faith. In this visit...
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_And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made
insurrection._
GALLIO AND PAUL
The proconsul of Achaia had ended his term of office, and the
proconsul appointed by the emperor was Marcus Ann...
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_After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth._
PAUL AT CORINTH
Paul entered, not the grand, classical Corinth, but a sort of
afterglow Corinth. The old city had been destroyed by...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 18:14 Gallio’s decision that the Jewish
accusations against the Christians concerned only matters of their own
religion established the important legal precedent that Christians
were...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 18:1 Corinth was Paul’s last major place of
witness on his second journey.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 18:12. GALLIO.—Gallio became proconsul towards the end of
Claudius’s reign, about A.D. 53. His character, as depicted by
ancient writers, corresponded with that revealed in Luk...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 18:1
_He _for _Paul, _A.V. and T.R. AFTER THESE THINGS, etc. No hint is
given by St. Luke as to the length of Paul's sojourn at Athens. But as
the double journey of the Beroeans, who...
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Let's turn now to the eighteenth chapter of Acts as we continue our
study through the Bible. At the end of the study last week, the end of
chapter seventeen, we found Paul speaking to the Epicurean an...
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1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 3:15; 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 11:4;...
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Lewdness [ρ α δ ι ο υ ρ γ η μ α]. See on mischief, ch. 13
10. Rev., villainy....