ples hands; with 25 Neither is wor- 25. Nor can any image made by man be a proper shipped with men's instrument to worship or propitiate him, he being so hands, 17 as though far from wanting any help of ours, that he gives to all he needed any thing, 13 seeing he giveth their very life, and all that they have. to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made 26. And from one Adam first, and then from one of one blood all na- Noah, hath framed a whole world of men, fixing times tions of men for to and places in great order and wisdom of disposal. dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 19 feel after him, and 27. And the end of all that is, that they might look 27 That they should after him that created them, and worship him. And seek the Lord, if though they were left through their sins, as in the haply they might dark, in gross ignorance, yet was God so palpably to find him, though he be discerned, that by feeling or groping, as blind men be not far from every in that dark, they might, if they would but seek, find him, who is indeed very near every one of us, even 28 For [h] in him as the soul that animates every one: we live, and move, one of us : and have our being; 28. For our life, motion, and subsistence, is wholly as certain also of through him, according to that which Aratus an heayour own poets have then poet said, For we are— said, For we are also his offspring. 29 Forasmuch then 29. God therefore being our creator can in no reaas we are the off- son be supposed by us his workmanship to be the spring of God, we work of our hands, such as a piece of gold, or silver, ought not to think or stone, with a signature upon it. that the Godhead is 20 winked at; but like unto gold, or 30. And it is certainly long enough that men have silver, or stone, gra- gone on in such prodigious conceits as this: be it ven by art and therefore now known unto you, that there is place man's device. of repentance, if you will make haste to accept it; for 30 And the times of God, not looking or fastening his eyes upon the conthis ignorance God tinued idolatry of the heathens for many years, (which now commandeth all might provoke him to desert them for ever,) now men every where to sends us to you, their progeny, to call you to repentrepent: ance, enters a new covenant with you, as well as 31 Because he hath others, a covenant of free pardon upon reformation. appointed a day, in the which he will 31. Having now determined the way by which the judge the world in whole world shall be judged, viz., by their receiving 17 neeling, рoodeóμevos. 18 himself giving, avròs didous. 19 grope him out, epidùν, тavûv пaрayy. ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτόν. 20 taking no noice of, doth now command, 21 righteousness by that or not receiving of Christ, whom, by raising him from man whom he hath the dead, he hath held out to all men to believe on; ordained; whereof and woe to them that shall now refuse him. he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath rais ed him from the dead. 32 And when 32. And when he mentioned that of rising from they heard of the the dead, some of those learned men, the Epicureans dead, some mocked: especially, which denied all future life, fell a scoffing, and others said, We and others said resurrection of the will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So Paul depart ed from among them. 34 Howbeit certain 34. And some believed, and associated with him, men clave unto him, particularly Dionysius, one of the senators or judges and believed: among in Areopagus, (see note [e],) and Damaris his wife, the which was Dio nysius the Areopa- and some others. with CHAP. XVIII. these AFTER things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because commanded all Jews a (Claudius, the emperor of Rome, having about that Claudius had this time, toward the latter end of his reign, (see from note [a] ch. xxvi.,) made an edict to banish the Jews Rome:) and came out of his dominions, especially from Rome and Italy, to depart unto them. was of the same and those parts.) 3 And because he 3. And Paul being by trade a tent-maker, as they craft, he abode with were, associated and wrought in his trade with them, them, and wrought: 1 Cor. iv. 12, and ix. 6. 12. for by their occupa tion they were tentmakers. 4 And he reasoned 4. And every sabbath he preached the gospel in in the synagogue the synagogues of the Jews, labouring to convince every sabbath, and them all that were present, both Jews and Grecians, persuaded the Jews viz., those that were Greeks by birth, but proselytes 5 And when Silas to the Jews' religion. and the Greeks. and Timotheus were 21 having offered faith unto all, ríoтiv napaσxàv nâow. come from Macedo nia, Paul was to the Jews that Je b Paul being extraordinarily troubled or grieved at [a] pressed in the the obstinacy of his countrymen the Jews, did his spirit, and testified utmost to convince them that Jesus was the Messias, sus was 2 Christ. or else he was very earnest in discourse, spake very 6 And when they vehemently to them on this subject, resolving to opposed themselves, make it his last and (upon their refusing) to press and blasphemed, he no more, to leave them and preach to the Gentiles. shook his raiment, and said unto them, 6. And when they not only withstood him, but Your blood be up- railed, or used him contumeliously, he used that oron your own heads; dinary ceremony of shaking his shoes, or other his I am clean: from garments; noting thereby his opinion of their great henceforth I will go unworthiness of having the gospel farther preached unto the Gentiles. And he depart- to them, and withal aboding sad consequents to them. ed thence, and en- And he said unto them, Having thus warned you, I tered into a certain am free from the guilt of your destruction, which man's house, named will certainly come upon you; I will stay no longer shipped God, whose among you Jews, but without any scruple preach to house joined hard to the Gentiles of this and other cities. Justus, one that wor the synagogue. 7. And going out of the synagogue he went into a 8 And Crispus, the private house in Corinth, the house of one Justus, by chief ruler of the birth a Gentile, but a Jewish proselyte. synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. to 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but Fear nothing; for I will be present with thee, speak, and hold not secure thee from all harm; but, on the conthy peace: 10 For I am with trary, preach confidently in this place, considering thee, and no man that though some oppose, yet there be many pious shall set on thee to men in this heathen wicked city that will receive the hurt thee: for I have II And he conti nued there a year d teaching the word gospel. and six months, d preaching the gospel to them of Corinth and of of God among them. all Achaia, and farther instructing and confirming 12 ¶ And when them that received it. Jews made insur Gallio was the de- 12. But the Jews throughout the whole region of puty of Achaia, the Achaia banded against him, and brought him before rection with one ac- the tribunal of Gallio, the proconsul of that province, cord against Paul, saying— 1 Or, was moved in speech: for the King's MS. and the ancient Greek and Latin read, συνείχετο τῷ λόγῳ. 2 the Christ: Tòv Xp. 3 railed. 4 And Gallio being proconsul, Γαλλίωνος δὲ ἀνθυπατεύοντος. 5 set themselves unanimously, Kateπéoтnσav dμolvp. 14 And when Paul determines. was now about to 6 7 it; for I will be no f See note [d] ch. xiii. open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason 15. But seeing the question betwixt you is only a would that I should bear with you: verbal controversy-as whether Jesus be to be called 15 But if it be a and acknowledged the Messias; and of names, whequestion of words ther it were lawful for Christians by that name or by and names, and of that of disciples &c. to distinguish themselves from your law, look ye to incredulous Jews; and concerning the law of you judge of such mat- Jews, whether it condemn all Gentiles that are not circumcised, and make it utterly unlawful to converse. 16 And he drave with such; all which are things of that nature that I them from the judg- understand not, and of which consequently I am no 17 Then all the competent judge; and seeing there is yet no law set Greeks took Sosthe- out by the emperors against Christian religion (for nes, the chief ruler this was in the reign of Claudius, who set out an of the synagogue, edict against the Jews, ver. 2, but none against Christhe judgment seat, tians, any otherwise than as they were comprehended And Gallio cared for under the name of Jews)—this matter belongs not to none of those things. my cognizance, I will not meddle with it: (see note 18 And Paul after [a] ch. xxvi). ters. ment seat. and beat him before this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave 16. And he cast their indictment out of the court. 17. And Sosthenes, one of the rulers of the Jewish of the brethren, and consistory there, which appeared in this complaint sailed thence into against Paul, was by some of the natives of Corinth, Syria, and with him upon Gallio's shewing a dislike of their business, ver. Priscilla and Aquila; s having shorn his 16, strucken in the court, and the proconsul took no head in Cenchrea: notice of it. for he [b]had a vow. who had made a vow of a Nazarite, for a time 19 And he came to not to shave his head; after which expired, it was the Ephesus, and left them there: but he manner to cut it solemnly, and accordingly so he did himself entered into at Cenchrea. 19. And in his way to Syria, ver. 18, he came to the synagogue, and Jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with 6 forgery, pasionua. word, περὶ λόγου. 7 in all reason I should, κατὰ λόγον ἂν ἠνεσχόμην. s of a them, he consented not; 21 But bade them h farewell, saying, "I h I will be at Jerusalem before the passover, but must by all means after that I design, with God's help, to return to you. keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 22 And when he and saluted the And he sailed 22. And in his journey to Jerusalem he landed had landed at Cæsa- (not at Joppa, one haven to Jerusalem, but a very rea, and [c]gone up, dangerous one, but) at Cæsarea Stratonis, as his safer church, he went landing, and from thence went up to Jerusalem, and down to Antioch. visited the congregation of Christians there; and 23 And after he having done so, and there kept the feast, he went had spent some time thence to Antioch. there, he departed, and went over all the country of Gala i confirming and farther instructing all the new tia and Phrygia in converted Christians. i order, strengthen- k one that had a great insight and skill in the scriping all the disciples. tures of the Old Testament, (see ver. 28,) came to 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, Ephesus. scriptures, came to Ephesus. born at Alexandria, 25. This Apollos had been instructed in the gosan eloquent man, pel; and being in respect of knowledge not so perand mighty in the fectly instructed in all things as yet, (see ver. 26,) yet being very zealous in the way wherein he was en25 This man was tered, he began to preach the gospel among them out instructed in the of the prophets, instructing them in the Christian way of the Lord; and doctrine very truly, and agreeably to the rule taught being fervent in the by the apostles as far as his instruction went, and this spirit, he spake and taught 10 diligently before he was baptized with the Christian baptism, the things of the being only received by John to the believing in him. Lord, knowing only that was to come (so as the Ephesian disciples, the baptism of John. ch. xix. 2). 26 And he began to speak "boldly in the 26. And he entered into the synagogue of the synagogue: whom Jews, and there publicly and confidently (see note when Aquila and [a] John vii.) preached the gospel. And Aquila and Priscilla had heard, Priscilla hearing that what he preached was all true, they took him unto but yet wanted somewhat of that knowledge which them, and expounded unto him the they had attained to, (he having never ascended above of God more per- John's baptism, but they higher,) they communicated fectly. it unto him. way 27 And when he was 'the Christians there exhorted him to go, and wrote disposed to pass into Achaia, 121 the bre- to the church of Corinth and all Achaia commendthren wrote, [d] ex- atory letters by him. And he, when he came thither, 9 burning in spirit, Čéwv τ πVEÚμ. 10 exactly the things concerning the Lord, aкpißes τὰ περὶ τοῦ Κυρίου. 11 openly. 12 the brethren encouraging him, wrote to the disciples, προτρεψάμενοι οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἔγραψαν τοῖς μαθηταῖς. |