Acts 18
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Acts 18:14-28

14But when PaulG3972 was aboutG3195 to 1openG455 his mouthG4750, GallioG1058 saidG3004 to the JewsG2453, “IfG1487 it were a matterG5100 of wrongG92 orG2228 of viciousG4190 crimeG4467, OG5599 JewsG2453, it would be reasonableG3056 for me to putG430 up with you; 15but ifG1487 there are 2questionsG2213 aboutG4012 wordsG3056 and namesG3686 and your own lawG3551, lookG3708 afterG3708 it yourselvesG846; I amG1014 unwillingG3756G1014 to be a judgeG2923 of theseG3778 matters.” 16And he droveG556 them awayG556 from 3the judgmentG968 seatG968. 17And they allG3956 tookG1949 holdG1949 of 4SosthenesG4988, 5the leaderG752 of the synagogueG752, and began beatingG5180 him in frontG1715 of 6the judgmentG968 seatG968. But GallioG1058 was not concernedG3199 about anyG3762 of theseG3778 thingsG3778.

18PaulG3972, having remainedG4357 manyG2425 daysG2250 longerG2089, 7tookG657 leaveG657 of 8the brethrenG80 and putG1602 out to seaG1602 for 9SyriaG4947, and with him were 10PriscillaG4251 and 11AquilaG207. In 12CenchreaG2747 13he 14had his hairG2776 cutG2751, for he was keepingG2192 a vowG2171. 19They cameG2658 to 15EphesusG2181, and he leftG2641 them thereG847. NowG1161 he himselfG846 enteredG1525 16the synagogueG4864 and reasonedG1256 with the JewsG2453. 20When they askedG2065 him to stayG3306 for a longerG4183 timeG5550, he did not consentG1962, 21but 17takingG657 leaveG657 of them and sayingG3004, “I will returnG344 to you againG3825 18if GodG2316 willsG2309,” he setG321 sailG321 from 19EphesusG2181.

22When he had landedG2718 at 20CaesareaG2542, he wentG305 up and greetedG782 the churchG1577, and wentG2597 downG2597 to 21AntiochG490. 23And having spentG4160 someG5100 timeG5550 there, he leftG1831 and passedG1330 successivelyG2517 throughG1330 the 22GalatianG1054 regionG5561 and PhrygiaG5435, strengtheningG4741 allG3956 the disciplesG3101.

24NowG1161 a JewG2453 namedG3686 23ApollosG625, an 24AlexandrianG221 by birthG1085, 25an eloquentG3052 manG435, cameG2658 to 26EphesusG2181; and he was mightyG1415 in the ScripturesG1124. 25ThisG3778 manG3778 had beenG1510 instructedG2727 in 27the wayG3598 of the LordG2962; and beingG2204 ferventG2204 in spiritG4151, he was speakingG2980 and teachingG1321 accuratelyG199 the things concerningG4012 JesusG2424, beingG1987 acquaintedG1987 onlyG3440 with 28the baptismG908 of JohnG2491; 26and 29he beganG757 to speakG3955 out boldlyG3955 in the synagogueG4864. But when 30PriscillaG4251 and AquilaG207 heardG191 him, they tookG4355 him asideG4355 and explainedG1620 to him 31the wayG3598 of GodG2316 moreG199 accuratelyG199. 27And when he wantedG1014 to goG1330 acrossG1330 to 32AchaiaG882, 33the brethrenG80 encouragedG4389 him and wroteG1125 to 34the disciplesG3101 to welcomeG588 him; and when he had arrivedG3854, he greatlyG4183 35helpedG4820 thoseG3588 who had believedG4100 throughG1223 graceG5485, 28for he powerfullyG2159 refutedG1246 the JewsG2453 in publicG1219, demonstratingG1925 36by the ScripturesG1124 that 37JesusG2424 was the 38ChristG5547.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 18:14 Matt 5:2 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 18:15 Acts 23:29; 25:19 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 18:16 Matt 27:19 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 18:17 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 18:17 Acts 18:8 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 18:17 Matt 27:19 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 18:18 Mark 6:46 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 18:18 Acts 1:15; 18:27 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 18:18 Matt 4:24 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 18:18 Acts 18:2, 26 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 18:18 Acts 18:2, 26 ↩
  12. 12. Acts 18:18 Rom 16:1 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 18:18 Lit having his hair cut ↩
  14. 14. Acts 18:18 Num 6:2, 5, 9, 18; Acts 21:24 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 18:19 Acts 18:21, 24; 19:1, 17, 26, 28, 34f; 20:16f; 21:29; 1 Cor 15:32; 16:8; Eph 1:1; 1 Tim 1:3; 2 Tim 1:18; 4:12; Rev 1:11; 2:1 ↩
  16. 16. Acts 18:19 Acts 18:4 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 18:21 Mark 6:46 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 18:21 Rom 1:10; 15:32; 1 Cor 4:19; 16:7; Heb 6:3; James 4:15; 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 18:21 Acts 18:19, 24; 19:1, 17, 26, 28, 34f; 20:16f; 21:29; 1 Cor 15:32; 16:8; Eph 1:1; 1 Tim 1:3; 2 Tim 1:18; 4:12; Rev 1:11; 2:1 ↩
  20. 20. Acts 18:22 Acts 8:40 ↩
  21. 21. Acts 18:22 Acts 11:19 ↩
  22. 22. Acts 18:23 Acts 16:6 ↩
  23. 23. Acts 18:24 Acts 19:1; 1 Cor 1:12; 3:5, 6, 22; 4:6; 16:12; Titus 3:13 ↩
  24. 24. Acts 18:24 Acts 6:9 ↩
  25. 25. Acts 18:24 Or a learned man ↩
  26. 26. Acts 18:24 Acts 18:19 ↩
  27. 27. Acts 18:25 Acts 9:2; 18:26 ↩
  28. 28. Acts 18:25 Luke 7:29; Acts 19:3 ↩
  29. 29. Acts 18:26 Lit this man ↩
  30. 30. Acts 18:26 Acts 18:2, 18 ↩
  31. 31. Acts 18:26 Acts 18:25 ↩
  32. 32. Acts 18:27 Acts 18:12; 19:1 ↩
  33. 33. Acts 18:27 Acts 18:18 ↩
  34. 34. Acts 18:27 Acts 11:26 ↩
  35. 35. Acts 18:27 Or helped greatly through grace those who had believed ↩
  36. 36. Acts 18:28 Acts 8:35 ↩
  37. 37. Acts 18:28 Acts 18:5 ↩
  38. 38. Acts 18:28 I.e. Messiah ↩

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