Acts 18:4

Acts 18:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
• New International Version (NIV)Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

Context of Acts 18:4

2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Acts 18:4 word by word

διελέγετο δὲ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον, ἔπειθέν τε Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας.¶Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he reasonedδιαλέγωdialegomai · to disputeG1256
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• ·κατάkata · according toG2596
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• persuadedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the GreeksἝλλην=ἝλληνHellēn · Greek, GentileG1672

Cross-references for Acts 18:4

• Acts 13:14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
• Acts 14:1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
• Acts 17:1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
• Acts 19:8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
• Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
• Acts 18:13Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
• Acts 13:43Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
• Acts 19:26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
• Acts 26:28Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
• Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
• Genesis 9:27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
• 2 Chronicles 32:11Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Yhwh our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
• Luke 16:31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
• 2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

Commentaries on Acts 18:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath - Discoursed at large concerning Jesus as the Messiah, proving this point from their own Scriptures, collated with the facts of our Lord's life, etc. And persuaded the Jews and the Greeks - Many, both Jews and proselytes, were convinced of the truth of his doctrine. Among his converts was Epenetus, the first fruit of his labor in Achaia, Romans 16:5; and the family of Stephanas was the next; and then Crispus and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And he reasoned … - See the notes on Acts 17:2.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Paul followed his usual practice of preaching to the Jews first. After encountering rejection and opposition, he then reached out to the Gentiles (13:42–49; see 3:25–26; 26:20; Romans 1:16; 2:10; 3:29, 30; 4:9–12). Paul probably wrote his letters to the Christians in Thessalonica after Silas and Timothy returned from Macedonia with a report on the situation there (see 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Thessalonians Book Introduction, “Setting”).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221-4. came to Corinth--rebuilt by Julius Cæsar on the isthmus between the Ægean and Ionian Seas; the capital of the Roman province of Achaia, and the residence of the proconsul; a large and populous mercantile city, and the center of commerce alike for East and West; having a considerable Jewish population, larger, probably, at this time than usual, owing to the banishment of the Jews from Rome by Claudius Cæsar (Ac 18:2). Such a city was a noble field for…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 18:4

• Gentiles
• Law
• Paul
• Reasoning
• Sabbath
• Synagogue
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Baptism
• Bear
• Blood
• Clean
• Convince
• Feel
• James
• Mightily
• Press
• Synagogue

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