Acts 18: 21 As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back to Antioch. 23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia …
Acts 18: 19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind, then he went into the synagogue and spoke to the Jews. 20 They asked him to stay longer, but he refused 21 and said farewell to them, adding, “I will come back to you, if it is God’s will, after I go to Jerusalem to observe the feast.” Then …
Acts 18: 18 At the end of 18 months, Paul said good-bye to the believers in Corinth. He wanted to travel to the east and south to Syria by ship; so, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila, he went to the nearby port city of Cenchrea, where he fulfilled a vow he had made by cutting his hair. 19 The three …
Acts 18: 18 Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters and went to nearby Cenchrea. There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom, marking the end of a vow.[1] Paul was able to stay in Corinth longer than any other city in either the first or …
The Jews of Corinth were opposed to Paul’s message and trumped up charges against him. After Paul was cleared of any charges by the judge, the crowd vented their anger on Sosthenes. Acts 18: 17 The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no …
The unbelieving Jews were upset with Paul. Even the synagogue leader, Crispus and his family had become Christians. I sure in the mind of these Jews, they wanted Paul stopped. They devised a rather devious plan. They would take Paul to court and accuse him of breaking the Roman rules about religion. Jews were considered …
Acts 18: 12 Now, at that time, Gallio was the regional governor who ruled over the Roman province of Achaia, and the Jews turned against Paul and came together to seize him and bring him publicly before the governor’s court. 13 They accused him before Gallio, saying, “This man is creating a disturbance by persuading people to worship God …
Luke tells us about Paul in Corinth in Acts 18. But we can glean more details about Paul’s time in Corinth from letters that he wrote while in Corinth and from letters he would later write to the Corinthians themselves. When we put these all together, we come up with the following: Paul testified to …
Paul had sent a letter to the Thessalonian church with Timothy and Silas. When they returned to Corinth where Paul was, they had some disturbing news. Some of the believers think the return of Jesus is soon and have quit working. This causes unrest and some are living off others who work for a living.[1] …
Reading Paul’s letters, or Epistles, is much like listening to one side of a phone conversation. Since everyone seems to have cell phones these days, it is easy to hear one side of a conversation almost anywhere. If you are like me, you try to imagine what the person on the other side of the …