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Acts 18:10
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I'm behind you so speak out boldly. No one's going to lay a finger on ya. There's more folks who ride for me here than you know about."
for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
for I am with you, and no man will lay a hand on you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.
because *I* am with thee, and no one shall set upon thee to injure thee; because I have much people in this city.
for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city."
For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city."
for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city.
I am with you, and no one shall attack you to injure you; for I have very many people in this city."
For I am with thee, and no man shal set on thee, to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this city.
because I am with you, and no one shall set on you to oppress you; because there is much people to Me in this city.
for I am with the: and no man shal inuade the that shal hurte the, for I haue moch people in this cite.
(since I am with thee, and no man shall lift up his hand so as to hurt thee:) for my people in this city are numerous."
Corinth After Athens, Paul went to Corinth. That is where he discovered Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus, and his wife, Priscilla. They had just arrived from Italy, part of the general expulsion of Jews from Rome ordered by Claudius. Paul moved in with them, and they worked together at their common trade of tentmaking. But every Sabbath he was at the meeting place, doing his best to convince both Jews and Greeks about Jesus. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was able to give all his time to preaching and teaching, doing everything he could to persuade the Jews that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah. But no such luck. All they did was argue contentiously and contradict him at every turn. Totally exasperated, Paul had finally had it with them and gave it up as a bad job. "Have it your way, then," he said. "You've made your bed; now lie in it. From now on I'm spending my time with the other nations." He walked out and went to the home of Titius Justus, a God-fearing man who lived right next to the Jews' meeting place. But Paul's efforts with the Jews weren't a total loss, for Crispus, the meeting-place president, put his trust in the Master. His entire family believed with him. In the course of listening to Paul, a great many Corinthians believed and were baptized. One night the Master spoke to Paul in a dream: "Keep it up, and don't let anyone intimidate or silence you. No matter what happens, I'm with you and no one is going to be able to hurt you. You have no idea how many people I have on my side in this city." That was all he needed to stick it out. He stayed another year and a half, faithfully teaching the Word of God to the Corinthians. But when Gallio was governor of Achaia province, the Jews got up a campaign against Paul, hauled him into court, and filed charges: "This man is seducing people into acts of worship that are illegal." Just as Paul was about to defend himself, Gallio interrupted and said to the Jews, "If this was a matter of criminal conduct, I would gladly hear you out. But it sounds to me like one more Jewish squabble, another of your endless hairsplitting quarrels over religion. Take care of it on your own time. I can't be bothered with this nonsense," and he cleared them out of the courtroom. Now the street rabble turned on Sosthenes, the new meeting-place president, and beat him up in plain sight of the court. Gallio didn't raise a finger. He could not have cared less. Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth, but then it was time to take leave of his friends. Saying his good-byes, he sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila with him. Before boarding the ship in the harbor town of Cenchrea, he had his head shaved as part of a vow he had taken. They landed in Ephesus, where Priscilla and Aquila got off and stayed. Paul left the ship briefly to go to the meeting place and preach to the Jews. They wanted him to stay longer, but he said he couldn't. But after saying good-bye, he promised, "I'll be back, God willing." From Ephesus he sailed to Caesarea. He greeted the church there, and then went on to Antioch, completing the journey. After spending a considerable time with the Antioch Christians, Paul set off again for Galatia and Phrygia, retracing his old tracks, one town after another, putting fresh heart into the disciples. A man named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a Jew, born in Alexandria, Egypt, and a terrific speaker, eloquent and powerful in his preaching of the Scriptures. He was well-educated in the way of the Master and fiery in his enthusiasm. Apollos was accurate in everything he taught about Jesus up to a point, but he only went as far as the baptism of John. He preached with power in the meeting place. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and told him the rest of the story. When Apollos decided to go on to Achaia province, his Ephesian friends gave their blessing and wrote a letter of recommendation for him, urging the disciples there to welcome him with open arms. The welcome paid off: Apollos turned out to be a great help to those who had become believers through God's immense generosity. He was particularly effective in public debate with the Jews as he brought out proof after convincing proof from the Scriptures that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah.
for I am with you, and no one will attack you in order to hurt you, because I have many people in this city."
for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I have much people in this city.
for I am with you, and no man shall attack you to harm you; for I have many people in this city."
for I am with the and no man shall invade the that shall hurte the. For I have moche people in this cite.
for I am with you, and no man shall set on you to harm you: for I have many people in this city.
For I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee, to hurt thee: for I have many people in this city.
because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;'
I am with you, and no one will hurt you because many of my people are in this city."
because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city."
I am with you, and you won't be harmed. Many people in this city belong to me."
because I am with you. No one will succeed in harming you, for I have many people in this city."
for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people."
For I am with thee, and no man shall lay handes on thee to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this citie.
For I am with you, and no man can harm you: and I have many people in this city.
for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you or harm you, because I have many people in this city."Jeremiah 1:18-19; Matthew 28:20;">[xr]
for I am with thee, and no man can do thee harm; and I have much people in this city.
for I am with thee, and no one is able to harm thee; and I have much people in this city.
For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me."
I am with you. No one will hurt you. I have many people in this city who belong to Me."
for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I have much people in this city.
for I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, for there are many in this city who are my people."
Inasmuch as, I, am with thee, and, no one, shall set upon thee to harm thee; inasmuch as I have much people in this city.
Because I am with thee and no man shall set upon thee, to hurt thee. For I have much people in this city.
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
because I am with you and no one will attack you to harm you, because many people are mine in this city."
For I am with thee, and no man shal inuade thee to hurt thee. For I haue much people in this citie.
I am with you, and no one will be able to hurt you. Many of my people are in this city."
for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people."
for Y am with thee, and no man schal be put to thee to noye thee, for myche puple is to me in this citee.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am: Exodus 4:12, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, Judges 2:18, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 43:2, Jeremiah 1:18, Jeremiah 1:19, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Timothy 4:17, 2 Timothy 4:22
and no: Isaiah 54:17, Jeremiah 15:20, Jeremiah 15:21, Matthew 10:30, Luke 21:18, Romans 8:31
for: Acts 15:14, Acts 15:18, John 10:16, John 11:52, Romans 10:20, Romans 10:21, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Reciprocal: Exodus 34:24 - desire Deuteronomy 20:3 - be ye terrified Joshua 6:27 - the Lord Judges 6:12 - The Lord Judges 7:9 - the same 1 Samuel 18:14 - the Lord 2 Kings 6:16 - Fear not 2 Chronicles 32:8 - with us Psalms 17:3 - thou hast Psalms 23:4 - for thou Psalms 64:1 - preserve Psalms 91:15 - I will be Proverbs 15:7 - lips Isaiah 43:5 - Fear not Jeremiah 1:8 - for I am Jeremiah 30:11 - I am Jeremiah 42:11 - for I Jeremiah 46:28 - for I am Daniel 10:12 - Fear not Haggai 1:13 - I am Matthew 9:37 - The harvest Luke 1:28 - the Lord Luke 1:30 - General John 7:44 - no man Acts 16:9 - a vision Acts 26:16 - in the Acts 26:17 - Delivering Acts 26:22 - obtained Acts 27:24 - Fear not 2 Corinthians 4:10 - that Ephesians 1:4 - as 1 Peter 3:14 - and be
Cross-References
Then the Angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count."
And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her."
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."
"My lord," said Abraham, "if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's way. After that, you may continue on your way." "Yes," they replied, "you may do as you have said."
Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.
"Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked. "There, in the tent," he replied.
And the LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really bear a child when I am old?'
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you-in about a year-and Sarah will have a son."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For I am with thee,.... According to his promise, Matthew 28:20 not only to assist in the ministry of the word, to give light into it, and liberty to preach it, and success in it, but to keep and preserve him from being hurt by men:
and no man shall set on thee; attack thee, or lay hands on thee:
to hurt thee; to do any injury to thy person, to thy body, in any part of it: wicked men cannot strike a blow, or do the least damage to a servant of Christ without his permission; he can tie their hands, and restrain their rage.
For I have much people in this city; this wicked and luxurious city; there were many here who were yet in their sins, in a state of unregeneracy, whom God had chosen to be his people, and had taken into his covenant as such; were given to Christ as his peculiar people, and whom he had redeemed with his precious blood: they were his people both by gift and purchase, before they were called by grace; and because of this his interest in them, he will have his Gospel continued for the gathering them in to himself; for Christ will lose none of his, all shall come unto him: from all which it appears, that Christ has a people who are related to him, and he has an interest in, before they are effectually called by grace; for this refers not to the many Corinthians who had heard and believed, and were baptized, but to some that had not, and were yet to be called; not the Jews in this city, Christ's own nation, nor all the inhabitants of it who were in some sense Christ's people, being made and supported in their beings by him, are intended; but a special people among the Gentiles, the same with the other sheep Christ speaks of, John 10:16 not yet of his fold; a people beloved of God, chosen in Christ, given to him, and with whom a covenant was made in him, for whom Christ undertook, in whose name he acted, and for whom he received blessings and promises, as well as took the care and charge of their persons; for the sake of these he assumed human nature, and suffered and died; towards these his heart always is; his eye is upon them, and he knows them, and where they are; and therefore he will look them up and find them out, and they shall be brought to believe in him, and shall not perish, but have everlasting life: and it may be further observed, that Christ has "many" such, though they are but comparatively few, yet in themselves they are a great number; yea, he has sometimes many of these in the worst of places, and among the vilest of men; and for the sake of these, in order to select and separate them from the rest, is the Gospel preached and continued. The ministers of it are sent here and there, where such persons are, and there they are continued till they are gathered in; yea, on this account both the Gospel and its preachers are continued in the world; and even the world itself, for the sake of these, till they are brought in, and then it will be destroyed; and it may be also remarked, that for the encouragement of Gospel ministers, Christ promises his presence and protection, and which was fulfilled in the Apostle Paul at Corinth; who though he stayed there a year and six months, none were suffered to do him any injury; and when an insurrection was made within that time, yet the apostle escaped, and quietly departed elsewhere.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For I am with thee - I will attend, bless, and protect you. See the notes on Matthew 28:20.
No man shall set on thee - No one who shall rise up against thee will be able to hurt thee. His life was in God’s hands, and he would preserve him in order that his people might be collected into the church.
For I have - Greek: there is to me; that is, I possess, or there belongs to me.
Much people - Many who should be regarded as his true friends, and who should be saved.
In this city - In that very city that was so voluptuous, so rich, so effeminate, and where there had been already so decided opposition shown to the gospel. This passage evidently means that God had a design or purpose to save many of that people, for it was given to Paul as an encouragement to him to labor there, evidently meaning that God would grant him success in his work. It cannot mean that the Lord meant to say that the great mass of the people, or that the moral and virtuous part, if there were any such, was then regarded as his people; but that he intended to convert many of those guilty and profligate Corinthians to himself, and to gather a people for his own service there. We may learn from this:
(1) That God has a purpose in regard to the salvation of sinners.
(2) That that purpose is so fixed in the mind of God that he can say that those in relation to whom it is formed are his.
(3) This is the ground of encouragement to the ministers of the gospel. Had God no purpose to save sinners, they could have no hope in their work.
(4) This plan may have reference to the most frivolous, the most guilty, and the most abandoned, and ministers should not be deterred by the amount or the degree of wickedness from attempting to save them.
(5) There may be more hope of success among a dissolute and profligate population, than among proud, cold, and skeptical philosophers. Paul had little success in philosophic Athens; he had great success in dissolute Corinth. There is often more hope of converting a man openly dissolute and abandoned, than one who prides himself on his philosophy, and is confident in his own wisdom.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 18:10. No man shall set on thee — Και ουδεις επιθησεται σοι, No man shall be permitted to lay violent hands upon thee. It is very likely that the Jews had conspired his death; and his preservation was an act of the especial interposition of Divine Providence.
I have much people in this city. — Εν τῃ πολει ταυτῃ, In this very city: there are many here who have not resisted my Spirit, and consequently are now under its teachings, and are ready to embrace my Gospel as soon as thou shalt declare it unto them.
