Focused Passage

Acts 18:5-11

The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond

Paul arrives in Corinth, works with Aquila and Priscilla, proclaims Jesus as Messiah, turns to Gentiles after opposition, receives a strengthening vision from the Lord, sees the gospel protected before Gallio, and later the mission expands through Apollos being instructed more accurately.

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5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

6But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

7So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

10For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

11So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

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Verse 5

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctionwhenὩςG5613Adverb-τεG5037Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSilasΣιλᾶςG4609Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularTimothyΤιμόθεοςG5095Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcame downκατῆλθονG2718Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςG3109Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulardevoted himself fullyσυνείχετοG4912Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularwordλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine SingulartestifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςG1263Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίοιςG2453Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural[that] JesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularisεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

But [when]δὲG1161ConjunctiontheyαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralopposedἀντιτασσομένωνG498Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctioninsulted [him]βλασφημούντωνG987Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Pluralhe shook outἐκτιναξάμενοςG1621Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular[his]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgarmentsἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[and] toldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralYourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-ΤὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[be] onἐπὶG1909PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural[own]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheadsκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularI [am]ἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularinnocent [of it]καθαρὸςG2513Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularFromἀπὸG575Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularnow onνῦνG3568AdverbI will goπορεύσομαιG4198Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralGentilesἔθνηG1484Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 7

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[So]ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Paul] leftμεταβὰςG3327Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐκεῖθενG1564AdverbtheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsynagogueσυναγωγῇG4864Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[and] wentεἰσῆλθεν*G1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularnext doorσυνομοροῦσαG4927Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] houseοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofτινὸςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularTitusΤίτουG5103Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJustusἸούστουG2459Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular-οἰκίαG3614Noun - Nominative Feminine Singulara worshiperσεβομένουG4576Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularof GodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • ECM; SBL, NE, and WH Titius Justus; BYZ and TR Justus
Verse 8

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionCrispusΚρίσποςG2921Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularsynagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγοςG752Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandσὺνG4862PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwholeὅλῳG3650Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhouseholdοἴκῳG3624Noun - Dative Masculine SingularbelievedἐπίστευσενG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralCorinthiansΚορινθίωνG2881Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralwho heard [ the message ]ἀκούοντεςG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralbelievedἐπίστευονG4100Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwere baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοG907Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 9

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OneδὲG1161Conjunction. . .ἐνG1722PrepositionnightνυκτὶG3571Noun - Dative Feminine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularspokeΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto PaulΠαύλῳG3972Noun - Dative Masculine Singularinδι’G1223Prepositiona visionὁράματοςG3705Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular{Do} notΜὴG3361Adverbbe afraidφοβοῦG5399Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular-ἀλλὰG235Conjunctionkeep on speakingλάλειG2980Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction{do} notμὴG3361Adverbbe silentσιωπήσῃςG4623Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 10

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ForδιότιG1360ConjunctionIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill lay a hand onἐπιθήσεταίG2007Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .σοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular. . .τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singular. . .κακῶσαίG2559Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularbecauseδιότιG1360ConjunctionI haveἐστίG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .μοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularmanyπολὺςG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularpeopleλαόςG2992Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthisταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularcityπόλειG4172Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 11

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[So]δὲG1161Conjunction[Paul] stayedἘκάθισενG2523Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor a yearἐνιαυτὸνG1763Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[a half]ἓξG1803Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural. . .μῆναςG3376Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralteachingδιδάσκωνG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularamongἐνG1722Preposition[the Corinthians]αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

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