Acts 18:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

Crispus

1 Corinthians 1:14

The chief

Acts 18:17

Acts 13:15

Mark 5:35

Believed

Joshua 24:15

Hearing

General references

Acts 28:24

Bible References

Crispus

I give thanks that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

The chief

So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, [and] began beating [him] in front of the judgment seat. And none of these [things] was a concern to Gallio.

So after the reading from the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent [word] to them, saying, "Men [and] brothers, if there is any message of exhortation by you for the people, say [it]."

[While] he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's [house] saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?"

Believed

devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God {continually}.

And a certain woman {named} Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened {her} heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.

And all the men of his house, {those born in the house, and those acquired by money from a foreigner}, were circumcised with him.

For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to him."

But if it is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you [are] living; but as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh."

Hearing

Now [when they] heard [this], they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "What should we do, men [and] brothers?"

But when they believed Philip [as he] was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.

Therefore, go [and] make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

And he said to them, "Go into all the world [and] preach the gospel to all creation.

How then will they call upon [him] in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe [in him] about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about [him] without one who preaches [to them]?

Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

General references

And [some] were convinced [by] what was said, but [others] refused to believe.