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Acts 18:22

Corinth After Athens, Paul went to Corinth. That is where he discovered Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus, and his wife, Priscilla. They had just arrived from Italy, part of the general expulsion of Jews from Rome ordered by Claudius. Paul moved in with them, and they worked together at their common trade of tentmaking. But every Sabbath he was at the meeting place, doing his best to convince both Jews and Greeks about Jesus. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was able to give all his time to preaching and teaching, doing everything he could to persuade the Jews that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah. But no such luck. All they did was argue contentiously and contradict him at every turn. Totally exasperated, Paul had finally had it with them and gave it up as a bad job. "Have it your way, then," he said. "You've made your bed; now lie in it. From now on I'm spending my time with the other nations." He walked out and went to the home of Titius Justus, a God-fearing man who lived right next to the Jews' meeting place. But Paul's efforts with the Jews weren't a total loss, for Crispus, the meeting-place president, put his trust in the Master. His entire family believed with him. In the course of listening to Paul, a great many Corinthians believed and were baptized. One night the Master spoke to Paul in a dream: "Keep it up, and don't let anyone intimidate or silence you. No matter what happens, I'm with you and no one is going to be able to hurt you. You have no idea how many people I have on my side in this city." That was all he needed to stick it out. He stayed another year and a half, faithfully teaching the Word of God to the Corinthians. But when Gallio was governor of Achaia province, the Jews got up a campaign against Paul, hauled him into court, and filed charges: "This man is seducing people into acts of worship that are illegal." Just as Paul was about to defend himself, Gallio interrupted and said to the Jews, "If this was a matter of criminal conduct, I would gladly hear you out. But it sounds to me like one more Jewish squabble, another of your endless hairsplitting quarrels over religion. Take care of it on your own time. I can't be bothered with this nonsense," and he cleared them out of the courtroom. Now the street rabble turned on Sosthenes, the new meeting-place president, and beat him up in plain sight of the court. Gallio didn't raise a finger. He could not have cared less. Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth, but then it was time to take leave of his friends. Saying his good-byes, he sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila with him. Before boarding the ship in the harbor town of Cenchrea, he had his head shaved as part of a vow he had taken. They landed in Ephesus, where Priscilla and Aquila got off and stayed. Paul left the ship briefly to go to the meeting place and preach to the Jews. They wanted him to stay longer, but he said he couldn't. But after saying good-bye, he promised, "I'll be back, God willing." From Ephesus he sailed to Caesarea. He greeted the church there, and then went on to Antioch, completing the journey.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Antioch;   Church;   Ephesus;   Paul;   Thompson Chain Reference - Antioch;   Caesarea;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Antioch in syria;   Caesarea;   Cilicia;   Mission;   Palestine;   Paul;   Syria;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Episcopacy;   Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antioch;   Aquila and Priscilla;   Caesarea;   Ephesus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Antioch;   Caesarea;   Luke;   Paul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antioch;   Caesarea;   Christian;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Paul the Apostle;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Antioch ;   Caesarea ;   Roads and Travel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Acts of the Apostles;   Antioch in Syria ;   Aquila ;   Ephesians, Epistle to the;   Ephesus ;   First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians Written;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antioch;   Iconium;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Caesare'a;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Antioch in Syria;   Apostle;   Caesarea;   Church;   Luke, the Evangelist;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
On landing at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, then went down to Antioch.
King James Version (1611)
And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone vp, and saluted the Church, he went downe to Antioch.
King James Version
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
English Standard Version
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.
New American Standard Bible
When he had landed in Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
New Century Version
When Paul landed at Caesarea, he went and gave greetings to the church in Jerusalem. After that, Paul went to Antioch.
Amplified Bible
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church [at Jerusalem], and then went down to Antioch.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Berean Standard Bible
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
Contemporary English Version
Paul sailed to Caesarea, where he greeted the church. Then he went on to Antioch.
Complete Jewish Bible
After landing at Caesarea, he went up to Yerushalayim and greeted the Messianic community. Then he came down to Antioch,
Darby Translation
And landing at Caesarea, and having gone up and saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Paul arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and visited the church there. After that he went to Antioch.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when hee came downe to Cesarea, he went vp to Hierusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went downe vnto Antiochia.
George Lamsa Translation
And he left A''qui-la and Pris-cil''la at Eph''e-sus and sailed and when he landed at Cs-a-re''a, he went up and saluted the members of the church, and went on to An''ti-och.
Good News Translation
When he arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went to Antioch.
Lexham English Bible
And when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Literal Translation
And landing at Caesarea, having gone up and greeted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.
American Standard Version
And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Bible in Basic English
And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.
Hebrew Names Version
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
International Standard Version
When he arrived in Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem,to Jerusalem
">[fn] greeted the church, and then returned to Antioch.
Etheridge Translation
and he voyaged by sea and came to Cesarea: and he went up and wished the peace of the sons of the church, and went unto Antiokia.
Murdock Translation
And Aquila and Priscilla he left at Ephesus, and he himself proceeded by sea and came to Caesarea. And he went up and saluted the members of the church, and went on to Antioch.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whe he was come vnto Cesarea, and ascended vp & saluted the Churche, he went to Antioche.
English Revised Version
And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
World English Bible
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he set sail from Ephesus. And landing at Cesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Weymouth's New Testament
Landing at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and inquired after the welfare of the Church, and then went down to Antioch.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he cam doun to Cesarie, and he yede vp, and grette the chirche, and cam doun to Antiochie.
Update Bible Version
And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
New English Translation
and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch.
New King James Version
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.
New Living Translation
The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back to Antioch.
New Life Bible
He stopped in the city of Caesarea to greet the people in the church. Then he went down to the city of Antioch.
New Revised Standard
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, putting in at Caesarea, going up and saluting the assembly, went down unto Antioch;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And going down to Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and saluted the church: and so came down to Antioch.
Revised Standard Version
When he had landed at Caesare'a, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and came vnto Cesarea: and ascended and saluted the congregacion and departed vnto Antioche
Young's Literal Translation
and having come down to Cesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and came to Cesarea, and wente vp, and saluted ye congregacion, and toke his iourney downe to Antioche,
Mace New Testament (1729)
having sail'd from Ephesus, he went ashore at Cesarea, where he saluted the church, and then proceeded to Antioch.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The next stop was the port of Caesarea. Since he was close by, he rode over to Jerusalem and met with the cowboys there before heading back north to Antioch in Syria.

Contextual Overview

18 Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth, but then it was time to take leave of his friends. Saying his good-byes, he sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila with him. Before boarding the ship in the harbor town of Cenchrea, he had his head shaved as part of a vow he had taken. 19They landed in Ephesus, where Priscilla and Aquila got off and stayed. Paul left the ship briefly to go to the meeting place and preach to the Jews. They wanted him to stay longer, but he said he couldn't. But after saying good-bye, he promised, "I'll be back, God willing." From Ephesus he sailed to Caesarea. He greeted the church there, and then went on to Antioch, completing the journey. After spending a considerable time with the Antioch Christians, Paul set off again for Galatia and Phrygia, retracing his old tracks, one town after another, putting fresh heart into the disciples. A man named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a Jew, born in Alexandria, Egypt, and a terrific speaker, eloquent and powerful in his preaching of the Scriptures. He was well-educated in the way of the Master and fiery in his enthusiasm. Apollos was accurate in everything he taught about Jesus up to a point, but he only went as far as the baptism of John. He preached with power in the meeting place. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and told him the rest of the story. When Apollos decided to go on to Achaia province, his Ephesian friends gave their blessing and wrote a letter of recommendation for him, urging the disciples there to welcome him with open arms. The welcome paid off: Apollos turned out to be a great help to those who had become believers through God's immense generosity. He was particularly effective in public debate with the Jews as he brought out proof after convincing proof from the Scriptures that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah. 22Corinth After Athens, Paul went to Corinth. That is where he discovered Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus, and his wife, Priscilla. They had just arrived from Italy, part of the general expulsion of Jews from Rome ordered by Claudius. Paul moved in with them, and they worked together at their common trade of tentmaking. But every Sabbath he was at the meeting place, doing his best to convince both Jews and Greeks about Jesus. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was able to give all his time to preaching and teaching, doing everything he could to persuade the Jews that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah. But no such luck. All they did was argue contentiously and contradict him at every turn. Totally exasperated, Paul had finally had it with them and gave it up as a bad job. "Have it your way, then," he said. "You've made your bed; now lie in it. From now on I'm spending my time with the other nations." He walked out and went to the home of Titius Justus, a God-fearing man who lived right next to the Jews' meeting place. But Paul's efforts with the Jews weren't a total loss, for Crispus, the meeting-place president, put his trust in the Master. His entire family believed with him. In the course of listening to Paul, a great many Corinthians believed and were baptized. One night the Master spoke to Paul in a dream: "Keep it up, and don't let anyone intimidate or silence you. No matter what happens, I'm with you and no one is going to be able to hurt you. You have no idea how many people I have on my side in this city." That was all he needed to stick it out. He stayed another year and a half, faithfully teaching the Word of God to the Corinthians. But when Gallio was governor of Achaia province, the Jews got up a campaign against Paul, hauled him into court, and filed charges: "This man is seducing people into acts of worship that are illegal." Just as Paul was about to defend himself, Gallio interrupted and said to the Jews, "If this was a matter of criminal conduct, I would gladly hear you out. But it sounds to me like one more Jewish squabble, another of your endless hairsplitting quarrels over religion. Take care of it on your own time. I can't be bothered with this nonsense," and he cleared them out of the courtroom. Now the street rabble turned on Sosthenes, the new meeting-place president, and beat him up in plain sight of the court. Gallio didn't raise a finger. He could not have cared less. Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth, but then it was time to take leave of his friends. Saying his good-byes, he sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila with him. Before boarding the ship in the harbor town of Cenchrea, he had his head shaved as part of a vow he had taken. They landed in Ephesus, where Priscilla and Aquila got off and stayed. Paul left the ship briefly to go to the meeting place and preach to the Jews. They wanted him to stay longer, but he said he couldn't. But after saying good-bye, he promised, "I'll be back, God willing." From Ephesus he sailed to Caesarea. He greeted the church there, and then went on to Antioch, completing the journey. 23 After spending a considerable time with the Antioch Christians, Paul set off again for Galatia and Phrygia, retracing his old tracks, one town after another, putting fresh heart into the disciples.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Caesarea: Acts 8:40, Acts 10:1, Acts 10:24, Acts 11:11, Acts 18:22, Acts 23:23

gone: Acts 25:1, Acts 25:9

the church: Acts 18:21, Acts 11:22, Acts 15:4, Acts 21:17-19

he went: Acts 11:19-27, Acts 13:1, Acts 14:26, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:30, Acts 15:35

Reciprocal: Acts 21:7 - and saluted Acts 21:8 - Caesarea Acts 21:15 - and went

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.
Genesis 18:16
When the men got up to leave, they set off for Sodom. Abraham walked with them to say good-bye.
Genesis 19:1
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
Psalms 106:23
Fed up, God decided to get rid of them— and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, prevented it from destroying them utterly. They went on to reject the Blessed Land, didn't believe a word of what God promised. They found fault with the life they had and turned a deaf ear to God 's voice. Exasperated, God swore that he'd lay them low in the desert, Scattering their children hither and yon, strewing them all over the earth.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then God said to me: "Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel stood here and made their case, I wouldn't feel a thing for this people. Get them out of here. Tell them to get lost! And if they ask you, ‘So where do we go?' tell them God says, "‘If you're assigned to die, go and die; if assigned to war, go and get killed; If assigned to starve, go starve; if assigned to exile, off to exile you go!'
Ezekiel 22:30
"I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn't have to destroy it. I couldn't find anyone. Not one. So I'll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they've done. Decree of God , the Master."
1 Timothy 2:1
The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had landed at Caesarea,.... This was Caesarea Stratonis, formerly called Strato's tower: it would have been nearest for the apostle to have landed at Joppa, in order to go to Jerusalem, but that haven was a dangerous one; this was the safest, and which therefore Herod had repaired at a vast expense, and in honour of Caesar had called it by this name: of the port at Caesarea, and what a convenient and commodious one, as it was made by Herod, Josephus i gives a particular account, and who often calls this place Caesarea, παραλιος, "Caesarea by the sea" k; and in other Jewish l writings mention is made of this place as a sea port, and of שונתא דימא דקיסרין, "the shore of the sea of Caesarea": Josephus m sometimes calls it the port Sebastus, or Augustus, it being, as before observed, made by Herod, and so called in honour of Augustus Caesar; and in another place n, Sebastus the port of Caesarea: according to Jerom o, or a writer under his name, this was neither Caesarea Philippi, which indeed it could not be, that being an inland town; nor Caesarea formerly called Strato's tower, but a third Caesarea, the metropolis of Cappadocia: in which he must be mistaken, seeing that was no sea port, and the apostle could not be said to land there; nor did it lie in the way to Jerusalem from Ephesus; but this city was in Phenice, and lay between Joppa and Dora; which cities were maritime ones, but very disagreeable havens, because of the vehement strong winds from Africa: which rolling up the sand out of the sea upon the shore, would not admit of a quiet station p; wherefore the apostle chose to land here, and not at either of the said ports;

and gone up; not to Caesarea, but to Jerusalem, from thence, which lay higher; and going to and from these places, is signified by a going up and down, Acts 9:30. Moreover, the apostle had told the Ephesians, that he must go and keep the feast in Jerusalem, as he undoubtedly did: and yet if this does not refer to his going up thither, it will not be easy to observe that he went thither at all before his return to Ephesus; and besides, to suppose him to go from Caesarea to Antioch, was all one as to go back to Ephesus; and so to go, as one observes, by the same place to Jerusalem, into which he promised, in his return from Jerusalem, to come again, if God would:

and saluted the church; at Jerusalem, the mother church:

he went down to Antioch; in Syria, from whence he first set out.

i Antiqu. l. 15. c. 9. sect. 6. & de Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 21. sect. 5, 6, 7. k Ib. de Bello l. 1. c. 3. sect. 5. & l. 3. c. 8. sect. 1. & l. 7. c. 1. sect. 3. c. 2. sect. 1. l Midrash Kohelet, fol. 71. 4. & 82. 2. m Antiqu. l. 17. c. 5. sect. 1. n De Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 31. sect. 3. o De locis Hebraicis, fol. 96. A. p Joseph. Antiqu. l. 15. c. 9. sect. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At Cesarea - See the notes on Acts 8:40.

And gone up - From the ship.

And saluted the church - The church at Jerusalem. This was Paul’s main design; and though it is not distinctly specified, yet the whole narrative implies that he went there before returning to Antioch. The word saluted implies that he expressed for them his tender affection and regard.

To Antioch - In Syria. See the notes on Acts 11:19.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 18:22. Landed at Caesarea — This must have been Caesarea in Palestine.

Gone up — To Jerusalem, though the name is not mentioned: but this is a common form of speech in the evangelists, Jerusalem being always meant when this expression was used; for the word αναβαινω, to go up, is often used absolutely, to signify, to go to Jerusalem: e.g. GO ye UP unto this feast; I GO not UP yet, John 7:8. But when his brethren were GONE UP, then WENT he also UP unto the feast, John 7:10. There were certain Greeks-that CAME UP to worship, John 12:20. St. Paul himself uses a similar form of expression. There are yet but twelve days since I WENT UP to Jerusalem, for to worship, Acts 24:11. So all parts of England are spoken of as being below London: so we talk of going up to London; and people in London talk of going down to the country.

Saluted the Church — That is, the Church at Jerusalem, called emphatically THE CHURCH, because it was the FIRST Church-the MOTHER, or APOSTOLIC Church; and from it all other Christian Churches proceeded: those in Galatia, Philippi, Thessalonica, Corinth, Ephesus, Rome, &c. Therefore, even this last was only a daughter Church, when in its purest state.

Went down to Antioch. — That is, Antioch in Syria, as the word is generally to be understood when without addition, so Caesarea is always to be understood Caesarea in Palestine, when without the addition of Philippi.


 
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