Acts 18:28
New International Version
For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

New Living Translation
He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah.

English Standard Version
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

Berean Standard Bible
For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Berean Literal Bible
For he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, showing by the Scriptures Jesus to be the Christ.

King James Bible
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

New King James Version
for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

New American Standard Bible
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

NASB 1995
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

NASB 1977
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Legacy Standard Bible
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Amplified Bible
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public discussions, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

Christian Standard Bible
For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

American Standard Version
for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He was powerfully instructing contrary to the Jews before the crowds while showing from the Scripture concerning Yeshua, that he is The Messiah.

Contemporary English Version
He got into fierce arguments with the Jewish people, and in public he used the Scriptures to prove that Jesus is the Messiah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For with much vigour he convinced the Jews openly, shewing by the scriptures, that Jesus is the Christ.

English Revised Version
for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In public Apollos helped them by clearly showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah and that the Jews were wrong.

Good News Translation
For with his strong arguments he defeated the Jews in public debates by proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

International Standard Version
He successfully refuted the Jews in public and proved by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

Literal Standard Version
for he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, showing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.

Majority Standard Bible
For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

New American Bible
He vigorously refuted the Jews in public, establishing from the scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus.

NET Bible
for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

New Revised Standard Version
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus.

New Heart English Bible
for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures, that Jesus was Christ.

Weymouth New Testament
for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

World English Bible
for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.

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Context
Paul's Third Missionary Journey
27When 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. 28For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Cross References
Luke 1:80
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.

Acts 8:35
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

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.

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.


Treasury of Scripture

For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

convinced.

Acts 18:5,25
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ…

Acts 9:22
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

Acts 17:3
Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

shewing.

John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

was Christ.

Acts 18:5
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

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Acts 18
1. Paul labors with his hands, and preaches at Corinth to the Gentiles.
9. The Lord encourages him in a vision.
12. He is accused before Gallio the deputy, but is dismissed.
18. Afterwards passing from city to city, he strengthens the disciples.
24. Apollos, being instructed by Aquila and Priscilla, preaches Christ boldly.














(28) He mightily convinced the Jews.--The conclusion to which he led the Jews was the same as that which St. Paul urged on them. The process was, perhaps, somewhat different, as the line of argument in the Epistle to the Hebrews differs from that in the Epistle to the Galatians. To lead men on, after the manner of Philo, into the deeper meanings that lay beneath the letter of Scripture, to deal with them as those who were pressing forwards to the perfection of maturity in spiritual growth (Hebrews 5:11-14), instead of treating them as children who must be fed with milk and not with "strong meat" (i.e., solid food), as St. Paul had done (1Corinthians 1:2)--it was natural that this should attract followers to the new preacher, and give him a larger measure of real or apparent success in dealing with the Jews than had attended the labours of St. Paul. As Apollos does not appear again in the Acts, it may be well to bring together what is known as to his after-history. At Corinth, as has been said, his name was used as the watchword of a party, probably that of the philosophising Jews and proselytes, as distinguished from the narrower party of the circumcision that rallied round the name of Cephas (1Corinthians 1:12). Not a word escapes from St. Paul that indicates any doctrinal difference between himself and Apollos, and as the latter had been instructed by St. Paul's friends, Aquila and Priscilla, this was, indeed, hardly probable. It would appear from 1Corinthians 16:12, that he returned to Ephesus, probably with letters of commendation from the Church of Corinth (2Corinthians 3:1). St. Paul's confidence in him is shown by his desire that he should return once more to Corinth with Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus. His own reluctance to be the occasion even of the semblance of schism explains his unwillingness to go (1Corinthians 16:12). After this we lose sight of him for some years. These, we may well believe, were well filled up by evangelising labours after the pattern of those which we have seen at Ephesus and Corinth. Towards the close of St. Paul's ministry (A. D. 65) we get our last glimpse of him, in Titus 3:13. He is in company with Zenas, the lawyer (see Note on Matthew 22:35), one, i.e., who, like himself, had a special reputation for the profounder knowledge of the Law of Moses. St. Paul's feeling towards him is still, as of old, one of affectionate interest, and he desires that Titus will help him in all things. He has been labouring at Crete, and there also has gathered round him a distinct company of disciples, whom St. Paul distinguishes from his own; "Let our's also learn to maintain good works" (Titus 3:14). After this, probably after St. Paul's death, he wrote--if we accept Luther's conjecture--the Epistle to the Hebrews, addressed, as some have thought, to the Jewish Christians of Palestine, and specially of Caesarea, but, more probably, as I have been led to believe, to the Christian ascetics, known as Therapeutae, trained, like himself, in the school of Philo, with whom he had formerly been associated at Alexandria. The mention of disciples of, or from, Italy in Hebrews 13:24 suggests a connection with some other Italian Christians than those of Rome, probably with those of Puteoli. (See Note on Acts 28:14.) . . . Verse 28. - Powerfully confuted for mightily convinced, A.V.; the Christ for Christ, A.V. Powerfully confuted; διακατηλέγχετο, one of St. Luke's peculiar compounds, found nowhere else; εὐτόνως here and Luke 23:10 (vehemently), but nowhere else in the New Testament. The adjective εὔτονος, meaning "nervous," "vehement," and the adverb εὐτόνως, meaning "vigorously," "with force," are very frequent in medical writers; εὐτόνως is also found in the LXX. of Joshua 6:7, Σημαινέτωσαν εὐτόνως, "Let them blow a loud blast." Showing by the Scriptures, etc. The same line of preaching as St. Peter and St. Paul always adopted when address-lug Jews (see Acts 2; Acts 13; Acts 17:3; Acts 18:5, etc.). It is remarkable that the success of Apollos at Corinth seems to have been chiefly among the Jews, who had opposed themselves so vehemently to St. Paul (ver. 6). It is one of the many proofs of the singleness of eye and simplicity of purpose of the great apostle, that the success of this novice where he himself had failed did not excite the least jealousy (1 Corinthians 16:12). St. Luke, too, Paul's friend and biographer, here speaks of the powers and work of Apollos with no stinted measure of praise.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

he powerfully
εὐτόνως (eutonōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2159: Vehemently, powerfully, vigorously. Adverb from a compound of eu and a derivative of teino; in a well-strung manner, i.e. intensely.

refuted
διακατηλέγχετο (diakatēlencheto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1246: To effectively (utterly) refute. Middle voice from dia and a compound of kata and elegcho; to prove downright, i.e. Confute.

the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαίοις (Ioudaiois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

in public [debate],
δημοσίᾳ (dēmosia)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1219: Public, publicly. From demos; public; in public.

proving
ἐπιδεικνὺς (epideiknys)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1925: To show, display, point out, indicate; I prove, demonstrate. From epi and deiknuo; to exhibit.

by
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Scriptures
γραφῶν (graphōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1124: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.

[that] Jesus
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

is
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Christ.
Χριστὸν (Christon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


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