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 thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

The chief

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

While he was yet speaking, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain who said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

Believed

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.

And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they will keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Hearing

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, what shall we do?

But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

General references

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.