Acts 18:4 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 18:4

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

BSB

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ASV

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

KJV

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath - Discoursed at large concerning Jesus as the Messiah, proving this point from their own Scriptures, collated with the facts of our Lord’s life, etc. And persuaded the Jews and the Greeks - Many, both Jews and proselytes, were convinced of the truth of his doctrine. Among his converts was Epenetus, the first fruit of his labor in Achaia, Rom 16:5; and the family of Stephanas was the next; and then Crispus and Caius, or Gaius; all of whom the apostle himself baptized, 1Co 1:14-16. See on Act 18:8 (note).

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

He now wrote his FIRST EPISTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS, in which the "pressure" which resulted from all this strikingly appears. (See Introduction to First Thessalonians). Such emotions are known only to the ministers of Christ, and, even of them, only to such as "travail in birth until Christ be formed in" their hearers.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
διελέγετο	dielegeto	he was reasoning	G1256 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
συναγωγῇ	sunagōgēa	synagogue	G4864 →
κατὰ	kata	on	G2596 →
πᾶν	pan	every	G3956 →
σάββατον,	sabbaton	Sabbath,	G4521 →
ἔπειθέν	epeithen	was persuading	G3982 →
τε	te	both	G5037 →
Ἰουδαίους	Ioudaious	Jews	G2453 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἕλληνας.¶	Hellēnas	Greeks.	G1672 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 5:11
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
leads to
- Jude 1:23
  save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
- Hebrews 10:31
  It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
- 2 Timothy 2:24–26
  And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
Through
Acts 28:23
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and…
leads to
- Acts 19:8
  Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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 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.
- 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.
- Acts 17:2
  As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 13:5
  When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

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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

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts