And he went into the synagogue As he used to do in other places; and spake boldly Greek, επαρρησιαζετο, he spake with freedom and confidence; for the space of three months, disputing Greek, διαλεγομενος, reasoning, or discoursing; and persuading, &c. That is, reasoning in proof of the things which concerned the gospel dispensation, and persuading the Jews to believe these things. But when divers were hardened, and believed not But still continued in their infidelity and rebellion, perceiving, probably, the drift of his discourses to be, that men were justified by faith in Christ and his gospel, without obeying the law of Moses; and spake evil of that way The Christian way of worshipping God; before the multitude The people in the synagogue; representing it as utterly subversive of the revelation made by Moses and the prophets; he departed from them Leaving them and their synagogue to themselves; and separated the disciples From the Jews, whom he found to be incorrigible; and discoursing in the school of one Tyrannus Who was either himself converted, or let his school to the apostle for hire to preach in. In this school, which we do not find was any otherwise consecrated than by preaching the gospel there, Paul discoursed daily, and not on the sabbaths only. And this continued This was done by Paul, and was his daily practice, for the space of two years, so that all they which dwelt in the proconsular Asia That is, all the inhabitants of the country who desired it; heard the word of the Lord Though for some peculiar reason he had been forbidden to preach it there in his former journey, chap. Acts 16:6; both Jews and Greeks It seem, the fame of the apostle's doctrine and miracles brought multitudes to Ephesus from distant parts; and these, by what they heard and saw, being converted, preached the gospel when they returned to their own cities, and founded those churches which the apostle tells the Colossians, (Colossians 2:1,) had not seen his face in the flesh.
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Acts 19:8-10
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.