Acts 18:19

Translations

Modern

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

Traditional

And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

Literal

And they came to Ephesus and left them there. And he himself, having entered into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.

Latin

Devenitque Ephesum, et illos ibi reliquit. Ipse vero ingressus synagogam, disputabat cum Judæis.

Original

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English

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

Notes

Acts 18:19–23

Paul made a quick stop at Ephesus, the most important city in the Roman province of Asia. There he left the others behind, including Priscilla and Aquila (see 18:26).

He sailed to Judea, landing at Caesarea, the headquarters of the Roman forces of occupation. After a visit to the church at Jerusalem, Paul returned to Antioch, the church that had originally commissioned him. This marked the end of his second missionary journey.

In Antioch, he spent valuable time reporting what God had done through him and those who ministered with him. He shared the excitement and challenges of their work with the home church.

After some time, Paul began his third mission journey. He traveled by land through Galatia and Phrygia, again visiting Christians he had led to faith in Christ on his previous trips. It was important to him that these new believers did not lose their way or abandon their faith (see Ephesians 6:10–20; 1 Timothy 1:18–20; 2 Timothy 1:15; 4:10).

Theme notes and profiles

Ephesus Paul (Saul) Priscilla and Aquila

Events

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
2 Timothy 1:18
May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
Acts 19:1
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
Acts 18:24
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
Acts 18:4
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
1 Corinthians 15:32
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
Revelation 1:11
…saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Acts 17:2–3
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Acts 19:26
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
2 Timothy 4:12
Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Ephesus: Major city in Asia Minor; important center for early Christianity

Glossary

Aquila Asia Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Church Meetings Corinth Ephesus Inscriptions Letter to the Ephesians Paul the Apostle Priscilla and Aquila Timothy, First Letter to Travel

Topics

Aquila and Priscilla: Christians at Corinth Ephesus: Apollos Visits and Preaches In Ephesus: Paul Visits and Preaches In Paul: Visits Ephesus, where he Leaves Aquila and Priscilla Priscilla: A Disciple at Corinth Reasoning of Paul from the Scriptures Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul Synagogue: The Scriptures Were Read and Expounded In

Acts 18:19

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