Acts 16:13 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 16:13

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

BSB

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ASV

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

KJV

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

There, because of the small number of Jews, there was no synagogue, and the especially devout among them gathered secretly outside the city "by the river." As a more carnal people, the Jews, where there was no synagogue, prayed even outside of one, designating some …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

We went out of the gate - The Jews usually held their religious assemblies (either by choice or constraint) at a distance from the heathens: by a river side - Which was also convenient for purifying themselves. Where prayer was wont to be made - Though it does not appear there was any house built there.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And on the sabbath - There is no doubt that in this city there were Jews; In the time of the apostles they were scattered extensively throughout the known world. By a river side - What river this was is not known. It is known, however, that the Jews were accustomed to provide water, or to build their synagogues and oratories near water, for the convenience of the numerous washings before and during their religious services. Where prayer - Where there was a place of prayer, or where prayer was commonly offered.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τῇ	tēa	On the	G3588 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	day	G2250 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
σαββάτων	sabbatōn	Sabbaths	G4521 →
ἐξήλθομεν	exēlthomen	we went forth	G1831 →
ἔξω	exō	outside	G1854 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
πύλης	pulēs	gate	G4439 →
παρὰ	para	by	G3844 →
ποταμὸν	potamon	a river	G4215 →
οὗ	hou	where	G3757 →
ἐνομίζομεν	enomizomen	we were accustomed	G3543 →
προσευχὴν	proseuchēn	prayer	G4335 →
εἶναι,	einai	to have,	G1511 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καθίσαντες	kathisantes	having sat down	G2523 →
ἐλαλοῦμεν	elaloumen	we were speaking	G2980 →
ταῖς	tais	to those	G3588 →
συνελθούσαις	sunelthousais	having gathered	G4905 →
γυναιξίν.¶	gunaixin	women.	G1135 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul,…
leads to
- Hebrews 3:14
  We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- Hebrews 3:6
  But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- Matthew 24:13–14
  But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Galatians 6:9
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Hebrews 10:38
  But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
Through
Luke 13:10
One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
leads to
- Matthew 4:23
  Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Through
Acts 21:5
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to…
leads to
- Acts 20:36
  When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
Through
Acts 13:14
And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
leads to
- Acts 14:19
  Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts