Acts 19:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

I. Paul is here brought into some trouble at Ephesus, just when he is forecasting to go thence, and to cut out work for himself elsewhere. See here, 1. How he laid his purpose of going to other places, Acts 19:21, 22. He was a man of vast designs for God, and was for making his influences as widely diffusive as might be. Having spent above two years at Ephesus, (1.) He designed a visit to the churches of Macedonia and Achaia, especially of Philippi and Corinth, the chief cities of those... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 19:21-22

19:21-22 When everything was completed, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go through Macedonia and go to Jerusalem. He said, "After I have been there I must see Rome too." He sent Timothy and Erastus, two of his helpers, into Macedonia and he himself extended his stay in Asia. It is only by the merest hint that Luke gives us an indication here of something which is filled out in Paul's letters. He tells us that Paul purposed to go to Jerusalem. The church in Jerusalem was poor; and Paul aimed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 19:22

So he sent into Macedonia ,.... To Philippi, or Thessalonica, or Berea, or some of the places there, to let them know of his coming, and to prepare for him: two of them that ministered unto him ; that were his assistants in preaching the Gospel: Timotheus and Erastus ; the former of these was a disciple he found at Lystra, and took along with him, and to whom he afterwards wrote two epistles; and the latter seems to be the same with him, who was chamberlain of the city of Corinth,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 19:22

So he sent into Macedonia - He desired Timothy to go as far as Corinth, 1 Corinthians 4:18 , and after that to return to him at Ephesus, 1 Corinthians 16:11 ; but he himself continued in Asia some time longer; probably to make collections for the poor saints in Jerusalem. Erastus, mentioned here for the first time, appears to have been the chamberlain, οικονομος , either of Ephesus or Corinth; see Romans 16:23 . He was one of St. Paul's companions, and is mentioned as being left by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-22

The purpose of a great heart. I. An example of INTENSE DEVOTEDNESS . 1. Care of the Churches. Bad news from Corinth. Apostolic supervision required. Help for the poor saints at Jerusalem. 2. Love of souls. The message must be preached everywhere, even at Rome. 3. Self-sacrifice. The labors at Ephesus great. The weakness of the apostle a constant temptation to lessen his toil. The prospect both at Jerusalem and at Rome one of dark suffering, persecution, and probable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

The greed of gain. Several instructive lessons crop up from this narrative. When two people advancing from opposite directions meet in a narrow pathway, one must give way to the other. When the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ encounters the greed of gain in a human breast, either the Word, with its promises, its hopes, its commands, must stand aside that the love of money may pursue its onward course, or the worldly gain must become as dung in the eyes of the hearer of the Word. We have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

The supreme conflict. Of all the struggles which have occurred or are now taking place in the human world, there is not one which deserves to be named in comparison with that supreme conflict which is proceeding between Divine truth and human error, between holiness and sin, between Christ and "the world." We are I. ONE STRONG ADVERSARY WHICH HAS TO BE OVERCOME . The world will never be renovated until many strong "interests" have been bravely encountered and utterly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

The spirit of rebellion against the gospel. The tumult at Ephesus presents a picture of certain aspects of human nature and of the contest between good and evil in the world. I. ITS CAUSES . Most radical of all was the instinct of self-seeking. This is the dark background out of which all manner of fiendish shapes arise to contend against the light. Then it was self-seeking under the guise of religious zeal. Demetrius is the type of all those who make great professions of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:22

And having sent for so he sent, A.V.; Timothy for Timotheus, A.V.; he for but he, A.V.; while for season, A.V. Two of them , etc. Erastus is here mentioned for the first time. If he is the same person who is mentioned in Romans 16:23 ; £ , 2 Timothy 4:20 , it is probable that he was one of St. Paul's Corinthian converts who had gone with him from Corinth to Jerusalem and Antioch, and had accompanied him through Phrygia and Galatia to Ephesus. Silos, who had been... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 19:22

Timotheus - Timothy. He was a proper person to send there to visit the churches, as he had been there before with Paul, when they were established, Acts 16:3; Acts 17:14.And Erastus - Erastus was chamberlain of Corinth (Romans 16:23), or, more properly, the treasurer of the city (see the notes on that place), and he was, therefore, a very proper person to be sent with Timothy for the purpose of making the collection for the poor at Jerusalem. Paul had wisdom enough to employ a man accustomed to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 19:21-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 19:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 19:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:21-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 19:22

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