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

Acts 10:2

Acts 16:14

Hearing

General references

Acts 28:24

Bible References

Crispus

I am thankful to God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

The chief

Then they all laid hold of Sosthenes, the warden of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal; but Gallio took no notice.

And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it."

While he was still speaking men came from the house of the warden of the synagogue to tell him, "Your daughter is dead, why trouble the Teacher any further?"

Believed

He was a devout man and God-fearing, and so were all his household. He gave many alms to the people, and constantly prayed to God.

Among them was a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She, since she was a worshiper of God, listened to us, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.

Hearing

When they heard these words they were stung to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles. "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"

But when they believed Philip, who was preaching glad tidings about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into 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 the whole creation.

How then shall thy call upon Him in whom they do not believe? And how are they to believe in One of whom they have never heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

Has Christ been divided? Paul, was he crucified for you? or was it into the name of Paul that you were baptized?

General references

Some began to believe what he said, but some were unbelieving.