Acts 18:15

1 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Timothy 2:23; Acts 23:29; Acts 24:6-8; Acts 25:11; Acts 25:19; Acts 26:3; John 18:31; Matthew 27:24; Matthew 27:4; Titus 3:9

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of words - A dispute about words, for such he would regard all their controversies about religion to be. And names - Probably he had heard so...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

But if it be a question of (h) words and (i) names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters]. (h) As if a man ha...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Gallio and Paul. Gallio's proconsulship is fixed by an inscription at Delphi which came to light in 1905; and gives an absolute date in Pauline chr...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a question . Greek. zetema. See note on Acts 15:2 . The texts read "questions". words . a word. Greek. logos. App-121. your law . the law (...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 15. Of words and names. These words are not well packed together. Yet Gallio speaketh thus of the law of God by way of contempt, as if the...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it ; for I will be no judge of such matters . But if it be a question of...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But if it be a question of words— But since your dispute is only about words, and names, and your own law, you must decide it yourselves. The tru...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. But if it be a question -...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 Chr...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Second Missionary Journey (concluded) 1-18. St. Paul at Corinth. Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia. The ancient town had bee...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law. — The second noun is in the singular number in the Greek. St. Paul was known as a spea...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Great Ministry in a Great City Acts 18:1-17 Paul tells us, in 1 Corinthians 2:1-4 , that he entered Corinth with fear and trembling and made...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leaving Athens, the center of the intellectual life of Greece, Paul came to Corinth, its commercial center. There he joined Aquila, and gave himself...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But if it be a question of words ,.... "Or of the word", what the Jews called the word of God, which Gallio did not pretend to understand: "and name...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it ; for I will be no judge of such matters . Ver. 15. A question of...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth To speak in his own defence; Gallio Sensible of the futility of the charge; said to the Jews, If i...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul Visits Corinth. 12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made i...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A question of words; which have been spoken about the controversies of religion. And names; as, whether Jesus was to be called Christ or the Mess...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Successful Ministry in Corinth (18:1-17). Paul had recognised that in a small town like Athens he could well spare his companions and had sent Tim...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villainy, O you Jews, reason w...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 18:12 . Gallio .—Gallio became proconsul towards the end of Claudius’s reign, about A.D. 53. His character, as depicted by...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 depart...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 18:2 . Claudius had commanded all jews to depart from Rome. Suetonius says that this was on account of Chrestus, [Christ] who continually exc...
The Biblical Illustrator

After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth. Paul at Corinth Paul entered, not the grand, classical Corinth, but a sort of...
The Biblical Illustrator

And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches. Paul as a model for all gospel ministers He recognises the importance of-- I....
The Biblical Illustrator

And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection. Gallio and Paul The proconsul of Achaia had ended his term of office, and...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 sojo...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The insurrection at the time of Gallio:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

but if it be a question of words and names and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But if it be — He speaks with the utmost coolness and contempt, a question of names — The names of the heathen gods were fables and shadows. But th...

¹⁵ But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

Related Commentaries of Acts 18:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 18:15