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Acts 18:19
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When they reached Ephesus he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and debated with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himselfe entred into the Synagogue, and reasoned with the Iewes.
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
Then they went to Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was there, he went into the synagogue and talked with the people.
Then they arrived in Ephesus, and he left the others there; but he entered the synagogue and reasoned and debated with the Jews.
They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
And they arrived at Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
The three of them arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He then went into the Jewish meeting place to talk with the people there.
They came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself went into the synagogue and held dialogue with the Jews.
and he arrived at Ephesus, and left them there. But entering himself into the synagogue he reasoned with the Jews.
Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.
And they came to Eph''e-sus, and Paul entered into the synagogue and spoke to the Jews.
They arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He went into the synagogue and held discussions with the Jews.
So they arrived at Ephesus, and those he left behind there, but he himself entered into the synagogue and discussed with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus, and he left those there. But he going into the synagogue, he reasoned with the Jews.
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
And they came down to Ephesus and he left them there: and he himself went into the Synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Yehudim.
When they arrived in Ephesus, he left them there. Then he went into the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
And they came to Ephesos. And Paulos entered the synagogue and discoursed with the Jihudoyee;
And they came to Ephesus; and Paul entered the synagogue, and discoursed with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus, and left the there, but he hym selfe entred into the synagogue, & reasoned with ye Iewes.
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus, and left him there; but he himself going into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.
They put in at Ephesus, and there Paul left his companions behind. As for himself, he went to the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
And he cam to Effesie, and there he lefte hem; and he yede in to the synagoge, and disputide with Jewis.
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.
They came to the city of Ephesus. Priscilla and Aquila stayed there. Paul went to the Jewish place of worship and argued with the Jews.
When they reached Ephesus, he left them there, but first he himself went into the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
And they came down to Ephesus; and, as for them, he left them there, - but, himself entering into the synagogue, he reasoned with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus and left them there. But he himself, entering into the synagogue, disputed with the Jews.
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself went into the synagogue and argued with the Jews.
And he came to Ephesus and lefte them there: but he him selfe entred into the synagoge and reasoned with the Iewes.
and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:
& came downe to Ephesus, & lefte them there. But he himselfe wete in to the synagoge, and reasoned with the Iewes.
being arriv'd at Ephesus, he left them there, and went himself to the synagogue, where he disputed with the Jews,
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.
The boat stopped at the port of Ephesus and Paul left his two companions there. While he was there, he once again went to the Jewish church to try to talk some sense into them.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ephesus: Acts 18:24, Acts 19:1, Acts 19:17, Acts 19:26, Acts 20:16, 1 Corinthians 16:8, Ephesians 1:1, 1 Timothy 1:3, 2 Timothy 1:18, 2 Timothy 4:12, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 2:1
but: Acts 18:4, Acts 17:2, Acts 17:3
Reciprocal: Acts 9:29 - disputed Acts 19:8 - disputing Acts 20:18 - from Acts 25:19 - certain Romans 15:19 - so that
Cross-References
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.
I will bring some water to wash your feet. You can rest under the trees.
I will get some food for you, and you can eat as much as you want. Then you can continue your journey." The three men said, "Do as you wish."
Abraham hurried to the tent. He said to Sarah, "Quickly, prepare enough flour for three loaves of bread."
Then Abraham ran to his cattle. He took his best young calf and gave it to the servant there. He told the servant to quickly kill the calf and prepare it for food.
Then the men said to Abraham, "Where is your wife Sarah?" Abraham said, "She is there, in the tent."
Then one of them said, "I will come again in the spring. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening in the tent and heard these things.
I have made a special agreement with him. I did this so that he would command his children and his descendants to live the way the Lord wants them to. I did this so that they would live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord , can give him what I promised."
Then the Lord said, "I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.
I will go and see if they are as bad as I have heard. Then I will know for sure."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he came to Ephesus,.... The metropolis of Asia; according to Pliny c, it had been called by many names; at the time of the Trojan war, Alopes, then Ortygia and Morges, also Smyrna Trachea, Samornion and Prelea, and which he calls the work of the Amazons: some say d it was called Ephesus, because Hercules permitted the Amazons to dwell in it, Ephesus in the Greek language signifying "permission"; Pausanias e denies, that the famous temple in it was built by them, but by Ephesus the son of Caystrus, and says that from him the city had its name; though others say it was built by Androclus, the son of Codrus, king of Athens, in the time of David king of Israel; and that having suffered by the sea, it was rebuilt by Lysimachus king of Thrace, who called it after his wife's name Arsinoe; but he being dead, it was called by its ancient name Ephesus: it is now a poor village in the hands of the Turks, and with them goes by the name of Aiasalik; though with others it still has the name of Epheso; the Syriac version reads, "they came"; not only Paul, but Aquila and Priscilla; and certain it is that they came with him thither, since it follows,
and left them there; unless this is to be understood of Cenchrea: this clause is not here read in the Syriac version, but is placed at the end of Acts 18:21, where it reads much better; as that he should leave them at Ephesus, when he departed from thence, than when he first came thither; unless the sense is, that he left them in some part of the city, whilst he went to the Jewish synagogue; since it follows,
but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews; concerning Jesus being the Messiah, and the abrogation of the law; and the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ, and not by the deeds of the law: which were the principal things in debate, between him and the Jews: Beza's ancient copy reads, "and the sabbath following he left them there".
c Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 29. d Heraclides de politiis, p. 456. e Achaica sive, l. 7. p. 399.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he came to Ephesus - See the notes on Revelation 2:1-5. This was a celebrated city in Ionia, in Asia Minor, about 40 miles south of Smyrna. It was chiefly famous for the Temple of Diana, usually reckoned one of the seven wonders of the world. Pliny styles this city the ornament of Asia. In the times of the Romans it was the metropolis of the province of Asia. This city is now under the dominion of the Turks, and is almost in a state of ruin. Dr. Chandler, in his Travels in Asia Mirror, says: “The inhabitants are a few Greek peasants, living in extreme wretchedness, dependence, and insensibility; the representatives of an illustrious people, and inhabiting the wreck of their greatness; some in the substructions of the glorious edifices which they raised; some beneath the vaults of the stadium, once the crowded scene of their diversions; and some in the sepulchres which received their ashes” (Travels, p. 131, Oxford, 1775). The Jews, according to Josephus, were very numerous in Ephesus, and had obtained the privilege of citizenship.
Left them there - That is, Aquila and Priscilla, Acts 18:24-26.
Reasoned with the Jews - See the notes on Acts 17:2.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 18:19. He came to Ephesus — Where it appears he spent but one Sabbath. It is supposed that Paul left Aquila and Priscilla at this place, and that he went on alone to Jerusalem; for it is certain they were at Ephesus when Apollos arrived there. See Acts 18:24; Acts 18:26.
EPHESUS was at the time in which St. Paul visited it, one of the most flourishing cities of Asia Minor. It was situated in that part anciently called Ionia, but now Natolia. It abounded with the most eminent orators, philosophers, c., in the world and was adorned with the most splendid buildings. Here was that famous temple of Diana, reputed one of the seven wonders of the world. This city is now under the dominion of the Turks, and is in a state of almost entire ruin. The temple of Minerva, which had long served as a Christian church, is now so completely ruined that its site cannot be easily determined; though some ruins of the walls are still standing, with five or six marble columns, forty feet in length, and seven in diameter, all of one piece. It still has a good harbour, and is about forty miles from Smyrna. In Chandler's Travels in Asia Minor, some curious information is given concerning this once eminent city. His account concludes thus: "The Ephesians are now a few Greek peasants, living in extreme wretchedness, dependence, and insensibility: the representative of an illustrious people, and inhabiting the wrecks of their greatness: some beneath the vaults of the Stadium, once the crowded scene of their diversions; and some live by the abrupt precipice, in the sepulchres which received the ashes of their ancestors. Such are the present citizens of Ephesus; and such is the condition to which that renowned city has been gradually reduced. Its streets are obscured and overgrown; a herd of goats was driven to it for shelter from the sun at noon; and a noisy flight of crows from the quarries seemed to insult its silence. We heard the partridge call in the area of the theatre, and of the Stadium. The glorious pomp of its heathen worship is no longer remembered; and Christianity, which was there nursed by apostles, and fostered by general councils, until it increased to fulness of stature, barely lingers on, in an existence hardly visible." Travels in Asia Minor, p. 130. Reader! This city was once the capital of Asia Minor; and its ruins alone prove that it has existed: and it was one of those seven Churches to which a letter was expressly dictated by Jesus Christ himself! Ephesus is properly no more! and the Church of Ephesus is blotted put of the map of Christianity! Be silent and adore.
