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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:1

Acts 19:1. While Apollos was at Corinth Preaching with considerable success, Acts 18:27-28; Paul, having passed through the upper coasts Of the Lesser Asia, namely, Galatia and Phrygia; came to Ephesus According to his promise, Acts 18:19; Acts 18:21, with a purpose of making some stay there. Ephesus, at this time, was the metropolis of the province of Asia, and an exceedingly populous city. For, not to speak of its native inhabitants, who were very numerous, a great concourse of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:2-7

Acts 19:2-7. Having found certain disciples Who had been formerly baptized by John the Baptist, and since imperfectly instructed in Christianity, he said, Have ye received the Holy Ghost? The extraordinary gifts, as well as the sanctifying graces of the Holy Spirit; since ye believed These disciples were converts to the Christian faith, that is, they believed that Jesus was the Christ; but Paul inquires whether they had received the Holy Ghost, whose operations on the minds of men for... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:8-10

Acts 19:8-10. And he went into the synagogue As he used to do in other places; and spake boldly Greek, επαρρησιαζετο , he spake with freedom and confidence; for the space of three months, disputing Greek, διαλεγομενος , reasoning, or discoursing; and persuading, &c. That is, reasoning in proof of the things which concerned the gospel dispensation, and persuading the Jews to believe these things. But when divers were hardened, and believed not But still continued in their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:11-12

Acts 19:11-12. And God To add the greater efficacy and success to this important doctrine; wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul Who, as he abode longer at Ephesus than at any other city we read of, so he wrought more and greater miracles than in any other. So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs, or aprons Greek, σουδαρια η σιμικινθια , sudaria vel semicinctia. These two words, originally Latin, have been differently rendered, but the etymology of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 19:1-7

18:23-21:16 BACK TO ASIA MINOR AND EUROPE (THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY)Through Galatia to Ephesus (18:23-19:7)On his third great journey to the west, Paul set out by visiting the churches of Galatia once again. This was the fourth time he had visited these churches and he had also written them a letter (23; cf. 13:14,51; 14:21; 16:2-6).In the meantime a learned Jew named Apollos had come to Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. Like many of the Jewish teachers in Alexandria, he had a detailed... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 19:8-32

Ephesus and the surrounding region (19:8-22)After Paul had preached for three months in the synagogue, the Jews forced him out, so he went and taught in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. He carried on his teaching work there for the next two years, during which the disciples took the message into the surrounding countryside (8-10). This activity seems to have resulted in churches being founded, without Paul’s help, in the towns of Colossae, Hierapolis and Laodicea (Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13),... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 19:1

while . . . was . Literally in (Greek. en) the being Apollos. at = in. Greek. en. App-104 . Corinth . All the notices of Apollos are connected with Corinth, except Titus 3:13 , when he was apparently in Crete, or expected to pass through it. upper . Greek. anoterikos. Only here. coasts = parts, i.e. the highland district, at the back of the Western Taurus range. Paul's route was probably through Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, the Phrygian lake district, and the Lydian part of the Province of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 19:2

Have ye received . Literally If ( App-118 . a) ye received. the Holy Ghost . Greek. pneuma hagion. No art. App-101 . since ye believed = having believed. App-150 . There is no note of time, or sequence, any more than in Ephesians 1:13 , "after. "See note there. We have, &c . Literally But not even (Greek. oude) heard we if ( App-118 . a) holy spirit is (given). John taught the coming of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:11 ), and Paul that no one could believe without the enabling power of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 19:3

unto them . The texts omit. Unto . Greek. eis. App-104 . baptized . App-115 . baptism . App-115 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 19:4

verily = indeed. baptized . App-115 . repentance . Greek. metanoia. App-111 . unto = to. people . Greek. laos. See note on Acts 2:47 . that = in order that. Greek. hina. believe . App-150 . after . Gr . meta. App-104 . Christ Jesus . App-98 . The texts omit "Christ". read more

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