It reads almost like a story of tom sawyer and huckleberry finn. If god wouldnt have said no to paul these two times, we would not have a gospel and a book of acts written by luke. Acts 16 keeping hope alive this great bible chapter could be described as bittersweet. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. To make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at lystra. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 16 introduction chapter 16 makes for interesting reading. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. In a day when the cultural diversity of worldclass cities is more stew pot than melting pot, the church needs to. Acts 16 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
On the other hand, those who lean toward signs and wonders seem to act as if there were no other book in the bible than acts. 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. The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. Paul wanted to take timothy with him when preaching, so he circumcised him. Paul spoke to his disciples and gave them words of encouragement before he left for macedonia. He preached to the people there and then traveled onwards to greece.
An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. Acts of the apostles chapter fourteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to continue tracing the route of paul and barnabas on their missionary journey 2 to note the increasing persecution endured by the apostle paul cf. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Chapter 16 begins the 2nd missionary journey of paul. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Now peter and john went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. Acts 16, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named timothy, the son of a certain jewish woman who believed, but his father was greek. As a rule those who want to deny the possibility of signs and wonders today want to turn our attention away from the book of acts, as though this book and its events were not normative, but exceptional. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Acts chapter 16 coffmans commentary of the new testament. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Read acts 16 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.
The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. 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. Acts 01 bible bowl acts chapter 1 acts 02 bible bowl acts chapter 2 acts 03 bible bowl acts. Acts chapter 20 picks up following a situation of civil unrest. This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the same event also being under consideration in acts 11. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content.
Acts 14 the conclusion of the first missionary journey a. A happy illustration of how gods government acts in favour of the godly. Acts 16 1 he came to derbe and then to lystra, where a disciple named timothy lived, whose mother was a jewess and a believer, but whose father was a greek. Acts of the apostles chapter ten objectives in studying this chapter 1 to study the conversion of cornelius and his household, the first gentiles to obey the gospel 2 to note the need for religious and devout people to be saved, despite their good works 3 to ascertain the purpose of the holy spirit falling upon the gentiles, based on the. On a personal note, i have found it difficult to study and write about this. Acts of the apostles chapter sixteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to trace the route of paul and silas on their missionary journey 2 to consider whether the spirit led paul through impressions or some other less subjective way 3 to study carefully the conversions of lydia and the philippian jailer summary with this chapter we find. This chapter opens with paul back at derbe and lystra, back, that is, to the scenes where he had suffered the stoning. In one sense you would not want to be in paul and silas shoes.
His taking timothy into his acquaintance and under his tuition. There is no single chapter that does not exhibit gods power and wisdom in operation. But paul, as he was recommended by the brethren to the grace of god, so his services for christ after this are largely recorded. And a certain man lame from his mothers womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple. There is only one outside source i will occasionally use to help clarify some definitions of words, and that is noah websters 1828 american dictionary of the english language.
Acts 1 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. After discovering plots against him in there, he decided to travel back to macedonia. Thrice, it seems, paul endured this indignity 2 corinthians 11. Acts chapter 18 kjv king james version irene123, i agree that aquila and priscilla expounded the scriptures more perfectly from the ot to apollos. All of chapter 21 is about jerusalem, as are chapters 22, 23, and 24. In those very places he now finds timothy, who was to become in his latter years such a comfort to him. Acts 14 james killed and peter imprisoned 12 about that time herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. Commentaries for acts chapter 1 the jerusalem church. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. This commentary has been through advanced checking.
Acts chapter 16 kjv king james version i told a little of my testimony to let others know how very present the holy spirit is to us during crisis. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Acts 16 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Study acts 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Acts of the apostles 1, new living translation nlt the. In a day when the cultural diversity of worldclass cities is more stew pot than melting pot, the church needs to relearn lessons from the jerusalem council. Commentaries for acts chapter 15 the jerusalem council. Acts 16 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. I told you, theophilus, about everything jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the holy spirit. For the first time, the author of acts places himself in the narrative by means of the first person plural personal pronouns, we and us.
Acts 14 now at iconium they entered together into the. The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began. Home commentaries david guziks commentaries acts chapter 16. Luke mentions the city name five times in acts chapter 1. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 16 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 16 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. It illustrates both the great pain and great beauty of the christian life. This rallying cry from john mackay, missionary statesman and ecumenical leader of an earlier generation, needs to be heard and heeded again in our day. Jun 29, 2018 notes of my personal study in the book of acts. Luke seems to join the missionary team at troas, then at the end of chapter 16 remains at philippi when the others leave. Acts chapter 16 introduces timothy, the son of a greek man and a jewish mother. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts. Acts chapter 16 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives.