Acts 18:27

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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

Then Barnabas taking him by the hand, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how boldly he had preached at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

I NOW commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a deaconess of the church which is at Cenchrea:

But when I come, whosoever you shall approve by letters, those will I send to carry your charity to Jerusalem.

DO we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, commendatory letters to you, or commendatory letters from you?

Exhorting

There salute you Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner, and Mark nephew to Barnabas, concerning whom ye have received injunctions; if he come unto you, receive him,

We therefore ought to assist such men, that we may become fellow-labourers in the truth.

Helped

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

not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow-helpers of your joy; for by faith ye stand.

And being so persuaded, I know that I shall stay and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;

Believed

But as many as did receive him, on them he bestowed authority to become children of God, even on those who believe on his name:

through whom we have received grace and apostolic mission among all nations for his name, to bring them to the obedience of faith:

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For by grace ye are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God:

For this favour on the part of Christ is granted you, not only that ye should believe on him, but also that ye should suffer for his sake;

buried with him in baptism, in which also ye have been raised up together with him by faith, the energy of God, who raised him from the dead.

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in the truth:

But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth,

Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.

elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, that they might be brought to the obedience, and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ: grace unto you and peace be multiplied.