New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 18:14-28
14But when PaulG3972 wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 1openG455 his mouthG4750, GallioG1058 saidG3004 to the JewsG2453, “IfG1487 it were a matter of someG5100 crimeG92 orG2228 viciousG4190, unscrupulousG4467 actG4467, OG5599 JewsG2453, it would be reasonableG3056 for me to putG430 upG430 with you; 15but ifG1487 there are 23questionsG2213 aboutG4012 4teachingG3056 and 5personsG3686 and your own lawG3551, seeG3708 toG3708 it yourselvesG846; I amG1014 unwillingG3756G1014 to be a judgeG2923 of theseG3778 matters.” 16And he droveG556 them awayG556 from 6the 7judgmentG968 seatG968. 17But they allG3956 tookG1949 holdG1949 of 8SosthenesG4988, 9the leaderG752 ofG752 theG752 synagogueG752, and began beatingG5180 him in frontG1715 of 10the judgmentG968 seatG968. And yet GallioG1058 was not concernedG3199 aboutG3199 anyG3762 of theseG3778 thingsG3778.
18Now PaulG3972, when he had remainedG4357 manyG2425 daysG2250 longerG2089, 11tookG657 leaveG657 of 12the brothersG80 and sisters and sailedG1602 awayG1602 to 13SyriaG4947, and 14PriscillaG4251 and 15AquilaG207 were with him. 16Paul first 17had his hairG2776 cutG2751 at 18CenchreaG2747, for he was keepingG2192 a vowG2171. 19They cameG2658 to 19EphesusG2181, and he leftG2641 them thereG847. NowG1161 he himselfG846 enteredG1525 20the synagogueG4864 and reasonedG1256 with the JewsG2453. 20When they askedG2065 him to stayG3306 for a longerG4183 timeG5550, he did not consentG1962, 21but 21tookG657 leaveG657 of them and saidG3004, “I will returnG344 to you againG3825 22if GodG2316 willsG2309,” and he setG321 sailG321 from 23EphesusG2181.
22When he had landedG2718 in 24CaesareaG2542, he wentG305 upG305 to Jerusalem and greetedG782 the churchG1577, and wentG2597 downG2597 to 25AntiochG490. 23And after spendingG4160 someG5100 timeG5550 there, he leftG1831 and passedG1330 successivelyG2517 throughG1330 the 26GalatianG1054 regionG5561 and PhrygiaG5435, strengtheningG4741 allG3956 the disciplesG3101.
24NowG1161 a JewG2453 namedG3686 27ApollosG625, an 28AlexandrianG221 by birthG1085, 29an eloquentG3052 manG435, cameG2658 to 30EphesusG2181; and he was proficientG1415 in the ScripturesG1124. 25ThisG3778 manG3778 had beenG1510 instructedG2727 in 31the wayG3598 of the LordG2962; and beingG2204 ferventG2204 in spiritG4151, he was accuratelyG199 speakingG2980 and teachingG1321 things aboutG4012 JesusG2424, beingG1987 acquaintedG1987 onlyG3440 with 32the baptismG908 of JohnG2491; 26and 33he beganG757 speakingG3955 boldlyG3955 in the synagogueG4864. But when 34PriscillaG4251 and AquilaG207 heardG191 him, they tookG4355 him asideG4355 and explainedG1620 35the wayG3598 of GodG2316 moreG199 accuratelyG199 to him. 27And when he wantedG1014 to goG1330 acrossG1330 to 36AchaiaG882, 37the brothersG80 encouragedG4389 him and wroteG1125 to 38the disciplesG3101 to welcomeG588 him; and when he had arrivedG3854, he greatlyG4183 39helpedG4820 thoseG3588 who had believedG4100 throughG1223 graceG5485, 28for he powerfullyG2159 refutedG1246 the JewsG2453 in publicG1219, demonstratingG1925 40by the ScripturesG1124 that 41JesusG2424 was the 42ChristG5547.
Notes
- 1. Acts 18:14 Matt 5:2 ↩
- 2. Acts 18:15 Or arguments ↩
- 3. Acts 18:15 Acts 23:29; 25:19 ↩
- 4. Acts 18:15 Lit word ↩
- 5. Acts 18:15 Lit names ↩
- 6. Acts 18:16 Matt 27:19 ↩
- 7. Acts 18:16 Or tribunal ↩
- 8. Acts 18:17 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
- 9. Acts 18:17 Acts 18:8 ↩
- 10. Acts 18:17 Matt 27:19 ↩
- 11. Acts 18:18 Mark 6:46 ↩
- 12. Acts 18:18 Acts 1:15; 18:27 ↩
- 13. Acts 18:18 Matt 4:24 ↩
- 14. Acts 18:18 Acts 18:2, 26 ↩
- 15. Acts 18:18 Acts 18:2, 26 ↩
- 16. Acts 18:18 Lit Having had his hair cut ↩
- 17. Acts 18:18 Num 6:2, 5, 9, 18; Acts 21:24 ↩
- 18. Acts 18:18 Rom 16:1 ↩
- 19. 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 ↩
- 20. Acts 18:19 Acts 18:4 ↩
- 21. Acts 18:21 Mark 6:46 ↩
- 22. Acts 18:21 Rom 1:10; 15:32; 1 Cor 4:19; 16:7; Heb 6:3; James 4:15; 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
- 23. 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 ↩
- 24. Acts 18:22 Acts 8:40 ↩
- 25. Acts 18:22 Acts 11:19 ↩
- 26. Acts 18:23 Acts 16:6 ↩
- 27. Acts 18:24 Acts 19:1; 1 Cor 1:12; 3:5, 6, 22; 4:6; 16:12; Titus 3:13 ↩
- 28. Acts 18:24 Acts 6:9 ↩
- 29. Acts 18:24 Or a learned man ↩
- 30. Acts 18:24 Acts 18:19 ↩
- 31. Acts 18:25 Acts 9:2; 18:26 ↩
- 32. Acts 18:25 Luke 7:29; Acts 19:3 ↩
- 33. Acts 18:26 Lit this man ↩
- 34. Acts 18:26 Acts 18:2, 18 ↩
- 35. Acts 18:26 Acts 18:25 ↩
- 36. Acts 18:27 Acts 18:12; 19:1 ↩
- 37. Acts 18:27 Acts 18:18 ↩
- 38. Acts 18:27 Acts 11:26 ↩
- 39. Acts 18:27 Or helped greatly through grace those who had believed ↩
- 40. Acts 18:28 Acts 8:35 ↩
- 41. Acts 18:28 Acts 18:5 ↩
- 42. Acts 18:28 I.e., Messiah ↩
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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