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, except Crispus and Gaius,

The chief

Then all the Greeks laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn't care about any of these things.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

Believed

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh."

Hearing

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

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

Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

He said to them, "Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?

General references

Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.