Berean Standard Bible
Acts 18:8-28
8δὲdeG1161CrispusΚρίσποςKrisposG2921,theὁhoG3588synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgosG752,andσὺνsunG4862hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wholeὅλῳholōG3650τῷtōG3588householdοἴκῳoikōG3624believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100in theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588CorinthiansΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnG2881who heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191the messagebelievedἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100andκαὶkaiG2532were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο.¶ebaptizontoG907.
9Oneδὲ ἐνde enG1161G1722nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962spokeΕἶπενEipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PaulΠαύλῳ·PaulōG3972inδι᾽di᾽G1223a visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705: “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399ἀλλὰallaG235;keep on speakingλάλειlaleiG2980καὶkaiG2532;do notμὴmēG3361be silentσιωπήσῃς,siōpēsēsG4623.
10ForδιότιdiotiG1360IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦ,souG4771andκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will lay a hand onἐπιθήσεταί σοι τοῦ κακῶσαίepithēsetai soi tou kakōsaiG2007G4771G3588G2559youσε·seG4771,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360I haveἐστίνestinG1510G1473manyπολὺςpolusG4183peopleλαόςlaosG2992inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172.”
12WhileδὲdeG1161GallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosG1058wasὄντοςontosG1510proconsulἀνθυπάτουanthupatouG446ofτῆςtēsG3588AchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaiasG882,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453coordinated anὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661attackκατεπέστησανkatepestēsanG2721τῷtōG3588on PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588judgment seatβῆμα,bēmaG968.
14ButδὲdeG1161just asτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was aboutΜέλλοντοςMellontosG3195to speakἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμαanoigein to stomaG455G3588G4750ὁhoG3588,GallioΓαλλίωνGalliōnG1058toldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036G4314theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453, “IfεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303this matter involvedἦνēnG1510aτιtiG5100wrongdoingἀδίκημάadikēmaG92orἢēG2228viciousπονηρόν,ponēronG4190crimeῥᾳδιούργημαrhadiourgēmaG4467,OὦōG5599JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,it would be reasonableκατὰ λόγονkata logonG2596G3056for me to hearἂν ἀνεσχόμηνan aneschomēnG302G430yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771complaint.
15ButδὲdeG1161sinceεἰeiG1487it isG1510a disputeζητήματάzētēmataG2213aboutπερὶperiG4012wordsλόγουlogouG3056andκαὶkaiG2532namesὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686andκαὶkaiG2532your ownτοῦ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς,tou kath᾽ humasG3588G2596G4771lawνόμουnomouG3551,settleG3708ityourselvesαὐτοί·autoiG846.IἐγὼegōG1473refuseοὐ βούλομαιou boulomaiG1014G3756to beG1510a judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of such thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”
17At thisδὲdeG1161,the crowdπάντεςpantesG3956seizedἘπιλαβόμενοιEpilabomenoiG1949SosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnG4988theτὸνtonG3588synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonG752andbeatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180himin front ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματος·bēmatosG968. ButκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778was of concernἔμελεν.¶emelenG3199τῷtōG3588to GallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōniG1058.
18δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972remainedπροσμείναςprosmeinasG4357in Corinthfor quiteἱκανάς,hikanasG2425someἔτιetiG2089timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250beforesaying goodbyeἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.He hadτὴνtēnG3588hisheadκεφαλήν·kephalēnG2776shavedκειράμενοςkeiramenosG2751inἐνenG1722CenchreaΚεγχρεαῖςKegchreaisG2747to keepγὰρgarG1063a vowεὐχήν.euchēnG2171he hadεἶχενeichenG2192made, and thenhe sailedἐξέπλειexepleiG1602forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588SyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947,accompanied byκαὶ σὺνkai sunG2532G4862αὐτῷautōG846PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλας,AkulasG207.
19WhenδὲdeG1161they reachedκατήντησαν εἰςkatēntēsan eisG2658G1519EphesusἜφεσον·EphesonG2181, Paulleftκατέλιπεν αὐτοῦ,katelipen autouG2641G847Priscilla and AquilaG2548δὲdeG1161.He himselfαὐτὸςautosG846wentεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864there andreasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις.IoudaioisG2453.
21Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235as he leftἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657καὶkaiG2532,he saidεἰπώνeipōnG2036, “I will come backπάλιν ἀνακάμψωpalin anakampsōG3825G344toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τοῦtouG3588ifGodθεοῦtheouG2316is willingθέλοντος,thelontosG2309.” Andhe set sailἀνήχθηanēchthēG321fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588EphesusἘφέσου.EphesouG2181.
22When PaulκαὶkaiG2532had landedκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718atεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,he went upἀναβὰςanabasG305andκαὶkaiG2532greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577at Jerusalem. Thenhe went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.
23AfterκαὶkaiG2532Paulhad spentποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160someτινὰtinaG5100timeχρόνονchrononG5550in Antioch,he traveledἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831from place to placeκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517throughoutδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561of GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054andκαὶkaiG2532PhrygiaΦρυγίαν,PhrugianG5435,strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητάς.¶mathētasG3101.
24MeanwhileδέdeG1161aτιςtisG5100JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625τῷtōG3588,a nativeγένει,geneiG1085of AlexandriaἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusG221,cameκατήντησενkatēntēsenG2658toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181.He wasὢνōnG1510an eloquentλόγιος,logiosG3052manἀνὴρanērG435,well versedδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588Scripturesγραφαῖς.graphaisG1124.
25HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778had beenἦνēnG1510instructed inκατηχημένοςkatēchēmenosG2727theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532was ferventζέωνzeōnG2204τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.He spokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980andκαὶkaiG2532taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321accuratelyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, thoughhe knewἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987onlyG3440theτὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491.
26AndτεteG5037heοὗτόςhoutosG3778beganG756to speak boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaiG3955inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864. WhenδὲdeG1161PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191himαὐτοῦautouG846,they took him asideπροσελάβοντο αὐτὸνproselabonto autonG4355G846andκαὶkaiG2532explainedἐξέθεντοexethentoG1620to himαὐτῷautōG846theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofτοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316more accuratelyG199.
27WhenδὲdeG1161ApollosαὐτοῦautouG846resolvedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to cross overδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588AchaiaἈχαΐαν,AchaianG882,theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80encouragedπροτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoiG4389him andwroteἔγραψανegrapsanG1125to theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101thereto welcomeἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaiG588himαὐτόν·autonG846.On his arrivalὃς παραγενόμενοςhos paragenomenosG3854G3739,he was a greatπολὺpoluG4183helpσυνεβάλετοsunebaletoG4820to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588byδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτος·charitosG5485had believedπεπιστευκόσινpepisteukosinG4100.
28ForγὰρgarG1063he powerfullyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159refutedδιακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlegchetoG1246theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219debate,provingἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknusG1925fromδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588ScripturesγραφῶνgraphōnG1124thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424isG1510theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.
Commentaries on Acts 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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