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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he was reasoning in the synagogue on every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>Paul</i> was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he reasoned <i>and</i> debated in the synagogue every Sabbath, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every Sabbath, Paul went to the synagogue. He spoke to Jews and Gentiles and tried to win them over. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On every day of worship, Paul would discuss [Scripture] in the synagogue. He tried to win over Jews and Greeks who had converted to Judaism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He held discussions in the synagogue every Sabbath, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Every Sabbath, he would speak in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he was reasoning in the synagogue on every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he discussed in the synagogue on every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, bringing in the name of the Lord Jesus; and he persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he was arguing in the synagogue on every Sabbath, introducing the name of the Lord Jesus. And he was persuading Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Every sabbath, he entered into discussions in the synagogue, attempting to convince both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Every sabbath he would argue in the synagogue and would try to convince Jews and Greeks.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the pagans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he was speaking in the synagogue on every Sabbath and was persuading the Jews and the Pagans.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But on every sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And he spoke in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and he discoursed in the synagogue every sabbath-day, and persuaded both the Jews and the Greek proselytes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and try'd to gain upon the Jews and the Greek proselytes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, and was persuading Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And he discoursed in the synagogue every sabbath-<i>day,</i> and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/18-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=5945" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/18.htm">Paul's Ministry in Corinth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pan (Adj-ANS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">Every</a> <a href="/greek/4521.htm" title="4521: sabbaton (N-ANS) -- The Sabbath, a week. ">Sabbath</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1256.htm" title="1256: Dielegeto (V-IIM/P-3S) -- To converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason. Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss.">he reasoned</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4864.htm" title="4864: synagōgē (N-DFS) -- From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish synagogue; by analogy, a Christian church.">synagogue,</a> <a href="/greek/3982.htm" title="3982: epeithen (V-IIA-3S) -- A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.">trying to persuade</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaious (Adj-AMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1672.htm" title="1672: Hellēnas (N-AMP) -- From Hellas; a Hellen or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew.">Greeks</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.">alike.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Acts 17:2-3</a></span><br />As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, / explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Acts 19:8</a></span><br />Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14-16</a></span><br />And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. / After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.” / Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-1.htm">Acts 14:1</a></span><br />At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-20.htm">Acts 9:20</a></span><br />Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Acts 17:17</a></span><br />So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Acts 28:23</a></span><br />So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-5.htm">Acts 13:5</a></span><br />When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a></span><br />I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-20.htm">1 Corinthians 9:20</a></span><br />To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Mark 1:21</a></span><br />Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a></span><br />“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23</a></span><br />Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.</p><p class="hdg">he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14</a></b></br> But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-1.htm">Acts 14:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-1.htm">Acts 17:1-3,11,17</a></b></br> Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: … </p><p class="hdg">persuaded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Acts 18:13</a></b></br> Saying, This <i>fellow</i> persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/13-43.htm">Acts 13:43</a></b></br> Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Acts 19:26</a></b></br> Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Argued</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Discussions</a> <a href="/acts/17-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Greeks</a> <a href="/acts/18-2.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/matthew/28-14.htm">Persuade</a> <a href="/acts/17-4.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/acts/13-43.htm">Persuading</a> <a href="/acts/17-18.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Reasoning</a> <a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/acts/16-7.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/acts/16-7.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/acts/16-18.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/luke/21-19.htm">Win</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/18-19.htm">Argued</a> <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Discussions</a> <a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Greeks</a> <a href="/acts/18-5.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Persuade</a> <a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Persuading</a> <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/acts/18-19.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Reasoning</a> <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/acts/18-7.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/acts/24-6.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/acts/20-21.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Win</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/18-1.htm">Paul labors with his hands, and preaches at Corinth to the Gentiles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/18-9.htm">The Lord encourages him in a vision.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/18-12.htm">He is accused before Gallio the deputy, but is dismissed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Afterwards passing from city to city, he strengthens the disciples.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Apollos, being instructed by Aquila and Priscilla, preaches Christ boldly.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Sabbath, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening, was a time when Jews gathered for worship and teaching, providing Paul with a ready audience familiar with the Scriptures.<p><b>he reasoned in the synagogue</b><br>Paul's method of reasoning indicates a dialogical approach, engaging in discussions and debates. This was a common practice in synagogues, where the Scriptures were read and interpreted. Paul's reasoning would have involved explaining and proving that Jesus is the Messiah, using the Hebrew Scriptures as his foundation (<a href="/acts/17-3.htm">Acts 17:3</a>).<p><b>trying to persuade</b><br>The term "persuade" suggests that Paul's efforts were not merely informational but aimed at convincing his listeners to accept Jesus as the Messiah. This reflects the apostolic mission to make disciples by appealing to both the mind and heart, urging a response of faith and repentance.<p><b>Jews and Greeks alike</b><br>Paul's audience in the synagogue included both Jews and God-fearing Greeks. The presence of Greeks indicates the influence of Hellenistic culture and the openness of some Gentiles to Jewish teachings. This aligns with the broader mission to bring the gospel to all nations, as seen in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>). The inclusion of Greeks also foreshadows the expanding reach of the gospel beyond Jewish boundaries, fulfilling prophecies of the Messiah being a light to the Gentiles (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who is central to this passage, known for his missionary journeys and efforts to spread the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/synagogue.htm">Synagogue</a></b><br>A Jewish place of worship and community gathering where Paul often began his ministry in a new city.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jews.htm">Jews</a></b><br>The primary audience in the synagogue, who were familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures and awaited the Messiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/greeks.htm">Greeks</a></b><br>Non-Jews who were also present in the synagogue, often referred to as God-fearers or proselytes, showing interest in the Jewish faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, known for its diverse population and significant commercial activity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reasoning_in_faith.htm">The Importance of Reasoning in Faith</a></b><br>Paul’s method of reasoning in the synagogue highlights the importance of engaging the mind in matters of faith. Christians are encouraged to understand and articulate their beliefs clearly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_engagement.htm">Cultural Engagement</a></b><br>Paul’s ministry to both Jews and Greeks demonstrates the need for cultural sensitivity and adaptability in sharing the Gospel. Believers should seek to understand and connect with diverse audiences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_as_an_opportunity_for_ministry.htm">Sabbath as an Opportunity for Ministry</a></b><br>Paul’s use of the Sabbath for teaching and persuasion suggests that believers should view regular gatherings as opportunities for ministry and outreach.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_persuasion_in_evangelism.htm">The Role of Persuasion in Evangelism</a></b><br>Paul’s efforts to persuade indicate that evangelism involves not just proclamation but also dialogue and persuasion, appealing to both the heart and mind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a></b><br>The presence of both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue underscores the inclusive nature of the Gospel message, which is for all people regardless of background.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_of_paul's_2nd_journey.htm">What were the key events of Paul's second missionary journey?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_non-christian_accounts_of_paul.htm">Why is there no contemporary non-Christian account of Paul’s missionary journeys?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_undergo_baptism_by_john.htm">Is working on the Sabbath considered wrong?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_paul's_vision_be_verified_outside_luke.htm">Acts 18:9 – Can Paul’s claimed divine vision be independently verified, or does it rely solely on Luke’s narrative? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">He persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.</span>--It is necessary to remind the reader that the latter word does not mean Greek-speaking Jews, or proselytes in the full sense of the word, but, as elsewhere (see Note on <a href="/acts/11-22.htm" title="Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.">Acts 11:22</a>), is used for those who were Gentiles by birth, and who, though worshipping in the synagogue, had not accepted circumcision.<p>(4) So far we have found reasons for the vow. But taken by itself, the vow would seem to have involved a continuous growth of hair rather than cropping it. How was that act connected with the vow? A probable answer to the question is found in the Apostle's language as to social customs in matters of this kind, in <a href="/1_corinthians/11-14.htm" title="Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him?">1Corinthians 11:14</a>. He condemns long hair as effeminate. But the Nazarite vow led to long hair as its natural consequence, and there was, therefore, the risk that while practising a rigorous austerity, he might seem to outside observers to be adopting an unmanly refinement. At Corinth men would, perhaps, know what his act meant, but in the regions to which he was now going it was wise to guard against the suspicion by a modification of the vow, such as Jewish law allowed.<p>Cenchreae was, as has been said, the eastern harbour of Corinth on the Saronic Gulf. <a href="/romans/16-1.htm" title="I commend to you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:">Romans 16:1</a> indicates the existence of an organised Church there. The warm language of gratitude in which St. Paul speaks of Ph?be, the deaconess of the Church there, is best explained by supposing that she had ministered to him as such when he was suffering from bodily pain or infirmity, and this, in its turn, may afford another probable explanation of the vow.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> <span class="accented">- Jews and Greeks</span> for <span class="accented">the Jews and the Greeks</span>, A.V. Observe again the influence of the synagogue upon the Greek population. <span class="cmt_word">Reasoned</span> (see <a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Acts 17:2, 17</a>, note). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/18-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Every</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶν</span> <span class="translit">(pan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sabbath</span><br /><span class="grk">σάββατον</span> <span class="translit">(sabbaton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4521.htm">Strong's 4521: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Sabbath, a week. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">he reasoned</span><br /><span class="grk">Διελέγετο</span> <span class="translit">(Dielegeto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1256.htm">Strong's 1256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason. Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῇ</span> <span class="translit">(tē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">synagogue,</span><br /><span class="grk">συναγωγῇ</span> <span class="translit">(synagōgē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trying to persuade</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔπειθέν</span> <span class="translit">(epeithen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3982.htm">Strong's 3982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jews</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰουδαίους</span> <span class="translit">(Ioudaious)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Greeks</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἕλληνας</span> <span class="translit">(Hellēnas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1672.htm">Strong's 1672: </a> </span><span class="str2">From Hellas; a Hellen or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">alike.</span><br /><span class="grk">τε</span> <span class="translit">(te)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5037.htm">Strong's 5037: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/18-4.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 18:4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/18-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 18:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 18:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/18-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 18:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 18:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>