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

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Exhorting

Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

Helped

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

Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

Believed

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon 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 are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

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