Acts 13:18

Translations

Modern

He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

Traditional

And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

Literal

…and for a period of about forty years He endured their ways in the wilderness,

Latin

…et per quadraginta annorum tempus mores eorum sustinuit in deserto.

Interlinear

Greek

English

He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

Notes

Acts 13:17–22

To establish common ground with his audience, Paul traced Jewish history starting from the Israelite exodus from Egypt. He emphasized:

the Israelites' escape from Egyptian slavery,
their settlement in Canaan,
the establishment of the kingdom of Israel,
the removal of King Saul, and
the special role of King David.

Acts 13:16–41

Paul accepted the invitation, and signaled for his audience to be quiet (compare 19:33; 21:40). He began to clearly proclaim the good news about Jesus. This is Paul's first major speech in the book of Acts. It serves as a model of the way he preached to a Jewish audience (see 22:1–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Barnabas Paul (Saul) The Good News Message

Events

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Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
Acts 7:39–43
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Exodus 16:35
The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
Psalm 106:13–29
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
Numbers 14:33–34
Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.
Hebrews 3:7–10
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Deuteronomy 9:7
Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
Numbers 14:22
…not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
Ezekiel 20:10–17
So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
Amos 5:25–26
Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Psalm 95:8–11
…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
Deuteronomy 9:21–24
And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.

Glossary

Antioch of Syria Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Galatia Jerusalem Council Judaism Judaizers Paul the Apostle

Topics

Antioch: A City of Pisidia--Persecutes Paul Christian Minister: Success Attending: Paul Law: (Contained in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) in Synagogues Paul: Visits Antioch (In Pisidia), and Preaches in the Synagogue Preaching: Effective by Paul Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul Synagogue: The Scriptures Were Read and Expounded In

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