“ When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; ”
(7) When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; (7) The apostles were carried about not by the will of man, but by the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Journey to Syria. No special object, is stated; the facts are placed before us abruptly, and some are hard to understand. An apostle is by his office a traveller who does not give himself to any on...
desired . asked. Greek. erotao. App-134. tarry . Greek. meno. See p. 1511. longer time . for (Greek. epi. App-104.) more time. consented . Greek. epineuo, to nod towards. Only here. Us...
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
And he came to Ephesus,— For the short time that the apostle now continued at Ephesus, which seems to have been but one sabbath-day, he went into the synagogue, and discoursed with the Jews, and wi...
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; When they desired him to tarry longer time with them. The Jews seldom rose against the Gospel until the successful prea...
St Paul's Second Missionary Journey, 49, 50 a.d. ( Acts 15:36 to Acts 18:22 ) Having secured the formal recognition by the Twelve of Gentile Christianity, St. Paul was free to resume his mission...
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them. — This was, obviously, a hopeful sign, the earnest of the fruitful labours that followed. Nowhere, among the churches that he founded, does St....
Chapter 14 THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AND ITS FOUNDATION. Acts 18:19-21 ; Acts 18:24-26 ; Acts 19:1 EPHESUS has been from very ancient times a distinguished city. It was famous in the religious his...
New Helpers in the Gospel Acts 18:18-28 In unimportant matters Paul was still amenable to Hebrew customs and rites, Acts 18:18 . Probably he desired to conciliate his Judaizing opponents so fa...
Leaving Athens, the center of the intellectual life of Greece, Paul came to Corinth, its commercial center. There he joined Aquila, and gave himself to the work of tent-making, while reasoning on the...
And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, (13) Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrar...
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them ,.... Either Aquila and Priscilla, whom he left here, for here they were, as is certain from Ac 18:24,26 or rather the Jews with whom he reason...
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; Ver. 20. He consented not ] Though lovingly invited, and otherwise easy to be entreated. There was therefore something in...
And he came to Ephesus The ship in which they sailed probably having occasion to touch there. And he entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews Upon whom his discourse made such an im...
Paul leaves Athens and is directed to Corinth, a city as loose and licentious as Athens, but where the gospel nevertheless found a response. There he found a Jew named Aquila who had come with his wi...
Paul's Visit to Ephesus and Jerusalem. 18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the br...
They desired; that is, Aquila and Priscilla, whom Paul would not yield unto. He consented not; by God's wonderful providence, which overrules all our inclinations; Paul having greater things to d...
Paul Returns to Antioch Via Ephesus and Jerusalem (18:18-22). The ministry at Corinth continued for some time after which Paul decided that it was time to return back to the church at Syrian Antio...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 18:18 . Having shorn his head at Cenchrea, for he had a vow .—The uncertainties connected with this passage are three: 1. Whether Aquila (Kuinoel, Meyer, Wendt, Zöckler)...
Paul had been preaching the gospel at Athens to the most famous men of that city gathered at Areopagus. Acts 18:1 . After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth: Another mos...
Acts 18:2 . Claudius had commanded all jews to depart from Rome. Suetonius says that this was on account of Chrestus, [Christ] who continually excited disturbances. This edict was issued in the ni...
And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches. Paul as a model for all gospel ministers He recognises the importance of-- I. Establishing new converts in the faith. In this v...
EXPOSITION Acts 18:1 He for Paul, A.V. and T.R. After these things , etc. No hint is given by St. Luke as to the length of Paul's sojourn at Athens. But as the double journey of the Be...
The Return Trip to Antioch and the Beginning of the Third Journey. From Corinth to Antioch:
1 Corinthians 16:12 ; Acts 20:16 ; Acts 21:13 ; Acts 21:14 ; Mark 1:37 ; Mark 1:38