Acts 19:8 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 19:8

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.

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ASV

And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.

WEB

Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

YLT

And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

DBT

And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom ofGod.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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The Seven Churches of RevelationEphesus — Pauline mission base context.

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Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Acts 20:31
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Acts 1:3
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

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He showed them their obligations to God and interest in him, as the Creator, by which the kingdom of God was set up,--the violation of those obligations, and the forfeiture of that interest, by sin, by which the kingdom of God was pulled down,--and the renewing of those obligations and the restoration of man to that interest again, by the Redeemer, whereby the kingdom of God was again set up.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

); after they were ended, he continued for some time in the country about, preaching; therefore he might justly reckon it in all three years, as he does, ch. xx. The gospel hereby spread far and near (

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