Acts 18:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

The brethren

Exhorting

Colossians 4:10

3 John 1:8

Helped

1 Corinthians 3:6

2 Corinthians 1:24

Philippians 1:25

Believed

Bible References

The brethren

But Barnabas taking him, led him to the apostles, and related to them how he saw the Lord on the way, and that He spoke to him, and how he preached boldly in Damascus in the name of Jesus.

I commend unto you our sister Phoebe, being a minister of the church which is in Cenchrea,

But when I may be present, whomsoever you may approve by your letters, these will I send to carry away your benefaction to Jerusalem:

Do we again begin to commend ourselves? or whether have we need of commendatory letters to you or from you, as some do?

Exhorting

Aristarchus my fellow-soldier salutes you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas concerning whom you received commandments; if he may come to you, receive him;

Therefore we ought to receive such, in order that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

Helped

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

not that we domineer over your faith, but we are fellow-workers of your joy: for by faith you stand.

And having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith;

Believed

But so many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become the children of God, to those believing on His name:

through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, in behalf of his name:

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace was not vain toward me; but I have labored more abundantly than they all: and not I, but the grace of God with me.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

because the blessing is conferred on you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but indeed to suffer for him:

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you are also raised by the faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead:

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth;

but when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,

Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.