After these things paul departed from athens, and came to corinth 18. Chapter 27 ends with paul, under house arrest, just writing epistles of the new testament. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 3 scripture passage page 20. Such a city was a noble field for the gospel, which, once established there, would naturally diffuse itself far and wide. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy.
God said, i will bless those who bless you, and i will curse him who curses you. Acts 18 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Make your choice below and download the pdf commentary ebook for free. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. There he met a jew named aquila, a native of pontus, who had recently come from italy with his wife priscilla, because claudius had ordered all jews to leave rome. Read acts 18 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Third missionary journey part 2 strengthening the pastors chapter 20 68 22.
Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Acts of the apostles 17, new living translation nlt. Pauls coming to corinth, his private converse with aquila and priscilla, and his public reasonings with the jews, from whom, when they rejected him, he turned to the gentiles. Paul after this after these tumultuous proceedings, and the opposition that was raised against him at corinth by the jews. The context for this story has its roots in the covenant that god made with abram. The book of acts was likely written between ad 61 and 64. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. In corinth after this, paul left athens and went to corinth.
Considering the fact that acts is such a strategic chapter in regard. Acts chapter 18 john karmelich receive bible study notes. Acts 18 is the eighteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Lukes account of pauls ministry in the book of acts supplies us with the above reports of the opposition which paul faced, and of the suffering which both jews and gentiles imposed upon. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. First, he wanted the false doctrine of works righteousness to succeed. They met and befriended paul in corinth and followed him to ephesus.
Acts records the apostles being christs witnesses in jerusalem, judea, samaria, and the surrounding world. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Acts chapter 14 acts chapter 15 acts chapter 16 acts chapter 17 acts chapter 18 acts chapter 19 acts chapter 20 acts chapter 21 acts chapter 22 acts chapter 23. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Read acts 18 commentary using wesleys explanatory notes.
Acts 18 in depth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 18 in plain english. Acts 18 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. Compare this rendering of the king james version with that of the new american standard bible. We can just imagine how satan wanted to take advantage of this situation. Acts 18 commentary william barclays daily study bible. This commentary has been through advanced checking. This may be the greatest threat to the work of the gospel seen in the book of acts.
Verses 18 and 19 are evidently not the words of peter, but a parenthesis in which luke gives us further details of the fearful end of judas. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Before jesus was taken into heaven where he was enthroned to share gods rule over the world, he instructed his followers to be a witness for him. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Acts chapter 16 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Acts 18 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 18 in plain english. The emphasis of the book is the fulfillment of the great commission.
Acts 18 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. An accomplishment of a life time, matched by only a few saints in history. Paul departing from athens he did not stay there long. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. Read all of acts 11 complete concise chapter contents. Jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry the good news of his kingdom to the nations of the world. When priscilla and aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of god more adequately. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format.
Jul 17, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. With a reference to, and a brief recapitulation of, his gospel, or history of the life of christ, inscribing this, as he had done that, to his friend theophilus, ver. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. When people are determined to reject the gospel, we shouldnt keep trying with. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy, joshua, judges, ruth, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 kings, 2 kings, 1. Remember that the original book of acts did not have any chapter breaks.
Acts 18 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the. Book of acts acts chapter 1 acts chapter 2 acts chapter 3 acts chapter 4. Acts 18 niv bible after this, paul left athens and went. Among others the socalled habakkukcommentary 1qp hab was found in cave i.
Deuteronomy is the last book of the pentateuch greek for fivebook or of the thora hebrew word for law. Acts chapter 18 matthew henry concise commentary on. Study acts 18 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Luke was the author of two booksthe gospel of luke which tells the story of the life of jesus and the acts of the apostles which tells the story of the early church. This hebrew manuscript was written around 75 bc and contains the two first chapters of the book of habakkuk. We may assume that he left after a few months at most. It was the office of apostleship that was in question, as also verse 25 of our chapter shows. We wouldnt know what had happened if it werent for this book. Read acts 18 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise.
Acts of the apostles 18, new living translation nlt bible. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Andrews free online bible commentary contains notes from the life for today commentaries which provides notes for about half of the verses. Paul had been preaching the gospel at athens to the most famous men of that. Pauls epistles, as many circumstances in them are referred to by the narrative contained. There is some overlap between the end of the gospel and the beginning of acts. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international.
Third missionary journey first, back to ephesus chapter 18. The book of acts was written to provide a history of the early church. The unity of the pentateuch and the fact that moses is the author of it have often been denied since the 19th century. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and. They were forced to leave rome under emperor claudius edict in a. When we get to chapter 19 this will become more clear as to why. Among others the socalled habakkuk commentary 1qp hab was found in cave i. Acts of the apostles 1, new living translation nlt bible. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. It records the final part of the second missionary journey of paul, together with silas and timothy, and the beginning of the third missionary journey. And on this account it has been generally placed at the end of the four gospels. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and in depth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand.
Acts 17 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 17 in plain english. He and his wife priscilla had recently left italy because an edict of claudius had expelled all the jews from rome. A commentary is added to each verse in which the incidents of the time of the jewish commentator are explained to be the fulfilment of habakkuks prophecy. But even if it didnt, satan wanted a costly, bitter doctrinal war to complete split and sour the church. Acts 18 niv in corinth after this, paul left bible. However acts chapter 27 is not the end but the beginning of the church, in fact acts is still going on, for we are now the church acting, we are now the bringers of the gospel, instrument of righteousness to be used by god for his glory. Every sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade jews. I told you, theophilus, about everything jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the holy spirit. The great success of his ministry there, and the encouragement christ gave him in a vision to continue his labours there, in hopes of further success. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Acts 18 niv in corinth after this, paul left bible gateway. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations.
Acts chapter 18 kjv king james version king james bible online. Paul went to visit them, 3 and when he found they were tentmakers. Study guide for acts 18 by david guzik blue letter bible. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. Additional notes are available in the expanded living commentary, containing footnotes on over 23,000 of the 31,000 bible verses. Ellicotts commentary for english readers 7 and entered into a certain mans house. The book of the acts of the apostles forms the fifth, and last, of the historical books of the new testament. All 66 books of the bible have been covered by john schultz.
Acts of the apostles 1 commentary new testament matthew. Acts is a transitional book in the sense that it gives us the record of the way god moved in the minds and hearts of men to found and establish the church and begin its great work in the world today. David guzik commentary on acts 18, where paul meets aquila and priscilla in. When people are determined to reject the gospel, we shouldnt keep trying with them until the door is open again. Acts 18, new international version niv the bible app. Click to enlarge from the holman bible atlas digital book. And when silas and timotheus were come from macedonia, paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the jews that jesus was christ acts 18. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. Paul engaged in leatherworking to offer his gospel without charge and model a good work ethic acts 20. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 18 and more. I guess, after being beaten he became a christian or he was a new christian trying to reach. The inspired historian begins his narrative of the acts of the apostles, i. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts.