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Acts 18:7

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So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

KJV

And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

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This verse in Acts 18

Commentary

8 notes on this verse

A commentator

Bede

Retractions on Acts · Written before 735.

And departing from there, he entered the house of a certain man named Titus Justus. The name Justus is also written in Greek, because either this name was proper to the man, or he was surnamed this way by the Romans who knew him due …

This site's exposition

joined hard to the synagogue

on Acts 18:7-8

Paul moves his base of operations next door, into the house of Justus, a Gentile God-fearer whose house stood joined hard to the synagogue, so that Paul preaches within earshot, almost within sight, of the congregation that rejected him. Crispus, the chief ruler of that very synagogue, believes with his whole household, a conversion at the top of the institution Paul has just left, which Paul himself later recalls baptizing personally in 1 Corinthians 1:14. Many Corinthians hearing believe and are baptized, the household and public shape of these conversions matching the pattern already seen at Philippi and Thessalonica. The bench reads the placement of Justus's house as more than convenience, a standing invitation left at the synagogue's own door.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

John Chrysostom

Homily on Acts 39 · Written in the 5th century.

proposed

"And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue." See how having again said, "Henceforth"--for all that, he does not neglect them; so that it was to rouse them that he said this, and thereupon came to Justus, whose house was contiguous to the synagogue, so that even from this they might have jealousy, from the very proximity. "And having removed thence he came into the house of one named Justus, that worshipped God, whose house was contiguous to the synagogue," and there abode, by this wishing to persuade them that he was in earnest to go to the Gentiles. Accordingly, mark immediately the ruler of the synagogue converted, and many others, when he had done this.

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts · Written before 1107.

proposed

Many were inflamed by the fact that Paul was in the vicinity.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When Paul could not have liberty to preach in the synagogue, he preached in a house, without any disparagement to his doctrine. But observe the account of this man and his house. The man was next door to a Jew; he was one that worshipped God; he was not an idolater, though he was a Gentile, but was a worshipper of the God of Israel, and him only, as Cornelius.
And he departed thence,.....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A certain man’s house - Probably he had become a convert to the Christian faith. Joined hard - Was near to the synagogue.
1 more voice on this verse

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

And he departed thence - From his former lodging, or that quarter of the city where he had dwelt before with Aquila and Priscilla; and went to lodge with Justus, apparently a proselyte of the gate. This person is called Titus, and Titus Justus, in several MSS. and versions.

The words behind it

20 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.7 worksColossians 4:11Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.6 worksActs 10:22“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”3 worksActs 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.3 worksActs 13:42As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.3 worksActs 17:4Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.3 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Acts 16:14

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

    it leads to

    • Luke 24:45

      Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

    • Ephesians 1:17–18

      that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

    • Isaiah 50:5

      The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.

    • John 6:44–45

      “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

    • Revelation 3:20

      Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

  • Through

    Acts 10:2

    He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 7:7–8

      Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

    • Acts 10:4

      Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

    • Acts 10:22

      “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in…

Where this verse is studied

About Acts

The Ascension, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Ascension, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Acts: the study guide →Read Acts 18 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on Acts; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Retractions on Acts; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 39; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.

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