Acts 16 commentary william barclays daily study bible. The great commission is christs final charge to his followers to make disciples of all nations peoples, teaching them to observe all that he commanded matt. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Study acts using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Catholic press association book award winner acts has all the marks of pelikans scholarship. Acts 16 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. But paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, i command thee in the name of jesus christ to come out of her.
Acts 16 nkjv timothy joins paul and silas bible gateway. Scholars debate whether luke may not have used the first person plural simply as a. And it came to pass as we went to prayer that is, to the house of prayer, or to the oratory, as they were in the way to it. It is some rebuke to barnabas that after he left paul we hear no more of him, of what he did or suffered for christ. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that luke, a companion of the apostle paul, wrote the books of luke and acts colossians 4. His taking timothy into his acquaintance and under his tuition. The great commission is christs final charge to his followers to make disciples of all nations peoples, teaching them to.
The same theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the lords words after his resurrection, and the account of his ascension is repeated in a somewhat different setting. The main lesson acts 16 presents, which also permeates philippians, is. Acts 16, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Study acts 16 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The 300by150 foot agora where the judgment scene took place prior to paul and silas imprisonment has been completely excavated by. Acts 16 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity.
The miraculous conversion of the jailer to the faith of christ, acts 16. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. A damsel that had a spirit of divination caused them to be taken notice of, by proclaiming them to be the servants of god. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortunetelling. The record of the acts of the apostles flows from the statement of the lord on the stake. The first epistle of paul to the corinthians 16 437 47. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author. Acts chapter 16 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Click to enlarge from the holman bible atlas digital book. The adjective is the same as that used by lydia of herself in acts 16. Acts 16 commentary acts chapter 16 commentary bible study. Acts 1 jesus taken up into heaven 1 in my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. Note that the authors return to the use of they indicates that luke stayed behind in philippi 1640. We sought to go into macedonia this is the first place in which st. Nor does he throughout the history once mention his own name, or any one thing which he did or said for the service of christianity. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew.
By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Acts 16 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Father, forgive them for they know not what they do luk 23.
Acts 16 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 16 in plain english. Johnsons bible commentary to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. As we went to prayer or to the place of prayer, mentioned before. Study acts 17 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The casing of an evil spirit out of a damsel, acts 16. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. One thing designed in the book of the acts is to help us to understand pauls epistles, two of which. It is not known whether this was an existing title or one invented by irenaeus. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls.
It was practical to have a scroll about thirtyfive feet in length. Acts 16 commentary, this commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, takes one through the new testament verse by verse. The acts is concerned with the growth of the ecclesia through the preaching of the gospel. David guzik commentary on acts 16 introduces pauls second missionary. In those two years, luke had plenty of time to research and write his gospel and the book of acts. Paul these two times, we have a gospel and a book of acts written by doctor luke. The path to joy is the path of obedience to the great commission. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. They were both devout, and had trained the child in the law 2timothy 3. The article, is added here by abce, several others, origen and theophylact. Paul came to derbe and then to lystra, where a disciple named timothy lived, whose mother was jewish and a believer but whose father was a greek.
This chapter has the continuation of the second missionary tour, relating the revisiting of lystra and derbe acts 16. Bible commentary books this page contains bible commentaries available from the fathers of the coptic orthodox church in both english and arabic. Verse 1416 here peter was full of the holy spirit and he showed his authority. Book of acts matthew henry bible commentary complete. This is one of several we passages in the book of acts see also. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Scared, the magistrates came and pleaded with paul and silas to leave the city, which they did after a short visit to lydias house to encourage the brethren. The books of the bible order book titles chapters verses. Acts 16 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Acts 16 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. I will be purchasing other commentaries by this author. Acts 16 resources multiple sermons and commentaries. But paul, as he was recommended by the brethren to the grace of god, so his services for christ after this are largely recorded.
This 71 part expository study of acts was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 20002002. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. This title, it is generally said, was given to apollo, on account of his having destroyed a monstrous serpent that. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english.
And behold, a certain disciple was there, named timothy, the son of a certain jewish woman who believed, but his father was greek. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at lystra. The accusing and abusing of paul and silas for it, their imprisonment, and the indignities done them, acts 16. Acts chapter 16 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the new testament. The title acts of the apostles was first used by irenaeus in the late 2nd century. May 02, 2020 the book of acts shows how god essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down acts 17. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see bible. Acts 16 new king james version nkjv timothy joins paul and silas. There is, through the early chapters, a delineation of the growth. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and. But paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, i command thee in the name of jesus.
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