Acts 19:1 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:

KJV

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

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Commentary

5 voices

Tertullian

On Baptism (220)

Accordingly, in the Acts of the Apostles, we find that men who had "John's baptism" had not received the Holy Spirit, whom they knew not even by hearing. That, then, was no celestial thing which furnished no celestial (endowments): whereas the very thing which was celestial in John-the Spirit of prophecy-so completely failed, after the transfer of the whole Spirit to the Lord, that he presently sent to inquire whether He whom he had himself preached, whom he had pointed out when coming to him, were "HE.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth,.... Whither he came after the Apostle Paul, and where he watered what the apostle had planted, and where he became very famous and eminent; insomuch that he was set up, though not with his will, at the head of a party, in opposition to the chief of the apostles, Peter and Paul; see 1Co 1:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

At his first coming, he met with some disciples there, who professed faith in Christ as the true Messiah, but were as yet in the first and lowest form in the school of Christ, under his usher John the Baptist.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

While Apollos was at Corinth - It is probable that he remained there a considerable time. Paul, having passed through the upper coasts - The upper, or more elevated regions of Asia Minor. The writer refers here particularly to the provinces of Phrygia and Galatia, Act 18:23. These regions were called upper, because they were situated on the high table-land in the interior of Asia Minor, while Ephesus was in the low maritime regions, and called the low country. Came to Ephesus - Agreeably to his promise, Act 18:

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	It came to pass	G1096 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἐν	en	while	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἀπολλῶ	Apollō	Apollos	G625 →
εἶναι	einai	being	G1511 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Κορίνθῳ,	Korinthō	Corinth,	G2882 →
Παῦλον	Paulon	Paul	G3972 →
διελθόντα	dielthonta	having passed through	G1330 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἀνωτερικὰ	anōterika	upper	G510 →
μέρη	merē	parts	G3313 →
κατελθεῖν	katelthein	to come down	G2718 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Ἔφεσον	Epheson	Ephesus	G2181 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εὑρεῖν	heurein	finding	G2147 →
τινας	tinas	certain	G5100 →
μαθητάς,	mathētas	disciples	G3101 →

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

The walk

The walk8

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
Acts 18:1
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
  To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their…
- 2 Timothy 4:20
  Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
- 2 Corinthians 1:1
  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
Through
1 Corinthians 1:12
What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
leads to
- Matthew 23:9–10
  And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
- John 1:42
  Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
- 1 Corinthians 3:21–23
  Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
- 1 Corinthians 3:4–6
  For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
Through
1 Corinthians 16:12
Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:12
  What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

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