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Acts 18:28

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Truth and honestyJesus Christ

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

27 When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
KJV
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
WEB
for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
ASV
for he powerfully confuted the Jews, [and that] publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
DARBY
For he with great force convinced the Jews publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
BLB
For he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, showing by the Scriptures Jesus to be the Christ.
ÅB
for med kraft målbandt han jødene offentlig, idet han viste av skriftene at Jesus er Messias.
OTB
for han tilbakeviste jødene kraftig i offentlig debatt, og viste gjennom Skriftene at Jesus var Kristus.
B1930
for med kraft målbandt han jødene offentlig, idet han viste av skriftene at Jesus er Messias.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 18:5

    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.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:3–4

    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

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  • Acts 9:22

    But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

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  • Acts 26:22–23

    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

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  • Luke 24:44

    Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

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  • Acts 17:3

    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.

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  • Luke 24:27

    And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

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  • John 5:39

    You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

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