Acts 18:10

Acts 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
• New International Version (NIV)For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.”

Context of Acts 18:10

8The synagogue leader Crispus and his whole family believed in the Lord. Many Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized. 9One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Don’t be afraid to speak out! Don’t be silent! I’m with you. No one will attack you or harm you. I have many people in this city.” 11Paul lived in Corinth for a year and a half and taught God’s word to them. 12While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews had one thought in mind. They attacked Paul and brought him to court.

Acts 18:10 word by word

διότι ἐγώ εἰμι μετὰ σοῦ, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπιθήσεταί σοι τοῦ κακῶσαί σε· διότι λαός ἐστίν μοι πολὺς ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• shall setἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• to hurtκακόωkakoō · to harmG2559
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172

Cross-references for Acts 18:10

• Exodus 4:12Now go, and I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
• Joshua 1:5No one will be able to oppose you successfully as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will never neglect you or abandon you.
• Judges 2:18But when the Lord appointed judges for the Israelites, he was with each judge. The Lord rescued them from their enemies as long as that judge was alive. The Lord was moved by the groaning of those who were tormented and oppressed.
• Isaiah 8:10Make plans for battle, but they will never succeed. Give orders, but they won’t be carried out, because God is with us!
• Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.
• Isaiah 43:2When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you.
• Jeremiah 1:18Today I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up to the whole land. You will be able to stand up to Judah’s kings, its officials, its priests, and ⌞all⌟ the common people.
• Matthew 1:23“The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” which means “God is with us.”
• Matthew 28:20Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. “And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But he told me: “My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ’s power will live in me.
• 2 Timothy 4:17However, the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could finish spreading the Good News for all the nations to hear. I was snatched out of a lion’s mouth.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed. You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you. This is the inheritance of the Lord’s servants. Their victory comes from me,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 15:20I will make you like a solid bronze wall in front of these people. They will fight you, but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will save you and rescue you, declares the Lord.
• Matthew 10:30Every hair on your head has been counted.
• Luke 21:18But not a hair on your head will be lost.
• Romans 8:31What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Commentaries on Acts 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10No man shall set on thee - , No man shall be permitted to lay violent hands upon thee. It is very likely that the Jews had conspired his death; and his preservation was an act of the especial interposition of Divine Providence. I have much people in this city - ͅ ͅ, In this very city: there are many here who have not resisted my Spirit, and consequently are now under its teachings, and are ready to embrace my Gospel as soon as thou shalt declare it unto…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For I am with thee - I will attend, bless, and protect you. See the notes on Matthew 28:20. No man shall set on thee - No one who shall rise up against thee will be able to hurt thee. His life was in God‘s hands, and he would preserve him in order that his people might be collected into the church. For I have - Greek: there is to me; that is, I possess, or there belongs to me. Much people - Many who should be regarded as his true friends, and who should…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 The Lord knows those that are his, yea, and those that shall be his; for it is by his work upon them that they become his. Let us not despair concerning any place, when even in wicked Corinth Christ had much people. He will gather in his chosen flock from the places where they are scattered Thus encouraged, the apostle continued at Corinth, and a numerous and flourishing church grew up.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Paul encountered strong opposition in Corinth and feared another attack (18:6). The divine message comforted him (see 23:11; Psalm 34:4, 7, 19; Matthew 28:20). It encouraged him to continue his public ministry and promised God's protection (see Psalm 91:11; 2 Timothy 4:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. Then spake the Lord to Paul ... by a vision, Be not afraid ... no man shall set on thee to hurt thee, &c.--From this it would seem that these signal successes were stirring up the wrath of the unbelieving Jews, and probably the apostle feared being driven by violence, as before, from this scene of such promising labor. He is reassured, however, from above.Read the comment

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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