Acts 18:7 - Exposition

Went for entered, A.V.; the house of a certain man for a certain man ' s house, A.V.; Titus Justus for Justus, A.V. and T.R. Thence . Clearly from the synagogue, where he had been preaching to the Jews, not from Aquila's house, as Alford and others. It does not appear to be a question here of where Paul lodged, but where he preached. Justus had probably a large room, which he gave Paul the use of for his sabbath and other meetings. As Howson truly says, he continued to "lodge" ( μένειν ) with Aquila and Priscilla. It is only said that he "came" ( ἧλθεν ) to the house of Justus from the synagogue. So Renan, "Il enseigna desormais dans la maison de Titius Justus". One that worshipped God ( σεβομένον τὸν θεόν ); i.e. a Greek proselyte of the gate (see Acts 13:43 , Acts 13:50 ; Acts 16:14 ; Acts 17:4 , Acts 17:17 , etc.) Cornelius is called εὐσεβὴς καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν θεόν . Whose house , etc. Either his proximity to the synagogue had led to his attending there, or, being already a proselyte, he had taken a house hard by for the convenience of attending. Joined hard; ἧν συνομοροῦσα , found only here either in the New Testament or elsewhere. ὁμορέω occurs in Plutarch; συνόμορος is also a word (Steph., 'Thesaur.').