Acts 18:7
So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
So he left
This phrase marks a pivotal moment in Paul's ministry in Corinth. The Greek word for "left" (ἐξῆλθεν, exēlthen) implies a decisive action. Paul, after facing opposition in the synagogue, chooses to continue his mission elsewhere. This reflects a pattern in Paul's ministry where he often begins in synagogues but moves to more receptive audiences when faced with rejection. It underscores the importance of discernment and perseverance in ministry.

and went to the house
The act of going to a house signifies a shift from public to private ministry. In the early church, homes were central to the spread of the Gospel. The Greek word for "house" (οἶκος, oikos) not only refers to a physical dwelling but also to a household or community. This move highlights the adaptability of early Christian evangelism and the importance of personal relationships in spreading the faith.

of Titius Justus
Titius Justus is identified as a significant figure in this narrative. His Roman name suggests he was a Gentile, yet he is closely associated with the Jewish community. This reflects the diverse makeup of the early church, which included both Jews and Gentiles. Titius Justus's willingness to host Paul indicates his commitment to the Gospel and his role as a bridge between different cultural groups.

a worshiper of God
This phrase describes Titius Justus as a "God-fearer," a term used for Gentiles who were sympathetic to Judaism and worshiped the God of Israel without fully converting. The Greek term (σεβόμενος τὸν θεόν, sebomenos ton theon) highlights his reverence and devotion. This designation is significant as it shows the openness of the early church to those outside traditional Jewish boundaries, emphasizing the inclusive nature of the Gospel.

whose house was next door to the synagogue
The proximity of Titius Justus's house to the synagogue is noteworthy. It suggests a strategic location for Paul's continued ministry, allowing him to remain connected to the Jewish community while reaching out to Gentiles. This physical closeness symbolizes the theological and cultural tensions of the time, as well as the potential for reconciliation and unity in Christ. The phrase underscores the idea that the Gospel transcends physical and cultural barriers, bringing diverse groups together in worship and fellowship.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Paul
A key figure in the early Christian church, Paul was an apostle who spread the Gospel to the Gentiles. In this passage, he is transitioning his ministry from the synagogue to a more receptive audience.

2. Titius Justus
Described as a "worshiper of God," Titius Justus was likely a Gentile who revered the God of Israel. His home became a new base for Paul's ministry in Corinth.

3. The Synagogue
The Jewish place of worship where Paul initially preached. His departure signifies a shift in his ministry focus due to opposition from some Jewish leaders.

4. Corinth
A major city in ancient Greece, known for its diverse population and significant trade. It was a strategic location for spreading the Gospel.

5. The House of Titius Justus
This location became a new center for Christian teaching and fellowship, symbolizing the opening of the Gospel to the Gentiles.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty in Ministry
Even when faced with opposition, God provides new opportunities and places for His work to continue. Paul's move to Titius Justus' house shows God's provision and guidance.

The Role of Hospitality in the Early Church
Titius Justus' willingness to open his home was crucial for the spread of the Gospel. Hospitality remains a powerful tool for ministry today.

Perseverance in the Face of Rejection
Paul did not let rejection deter him. Instead, he sought new avenues to share the Gospel. Christians are encouraged to persevere and seek God's direction when facing challenges.

The Inclusion of the Gentiles
This passage highlights the expanding reach of the Gospel beyond the Jewish community, emphasizing the universal nature of Christ's message.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does Paul's decision to leave the synagogue and go to Titius Justus' house demonstrate God's guidance in ministry?

2. In what ways can we practice hospitality in our own lives to further the Gospel, similar to Titius Justus?

3. How does the shift in Paul's ministry focus in Corinth reflect the broader theme of the inclusion of the Gentiles in the New Testament?

4. What can we learn from Paul's perseverance in the face of rejection, and how can we apply this to our own spiritual journeys?

5. How does the establishment of a church in Corinth, starting from Titius Justus' house, connect to Paul's later letters to the Corinthians?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Acts 13:46
Paul and Barnabas declare that they will turn to the Gentiles after facing rejection from the Jews, similar to Paul's action in Acts 18:7.

Romans 1:16
Paul emphasizes that the Gospel is for both Jews and Gentiles, reflecting his ministry approach in Corinth.

1 Corinthians 1:2
Paul addresses the church in Corinth, which began with his ministry efforts, including his time at Titius Justus' house.
Truth Before the CitadelW. Clarkson Acts 18:1-11
An Apostolic PastorateMonday Club SermonsActs 18:1-17
Do the Next ThingJ. W. Burn.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthH. R. Haweis, M. A.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthF. W. Robertson, M. A.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthM. C. Hazard.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthT. D. Witherspoon, D. D.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthA. Barnes, D. D.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthD. Thomas, D. D.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthJ. Parker, D. D.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthC. A. Dickinson.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthR. Rhees.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthD. J. Burrell, D. D.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthF. Goodall, B. A.Acts 18:1-17
Paul At CorinthE. Johnson Acts 18:1-17
The Value of Unsuccessful MissionariesActs 18:1-17
Encouragements -- Divine and HumanJ. Parker, D. D.Acts 18:5-8
Enthusiasm JustifiedR. S. Storrs, D. D.Acts 18:5-8
Faithful MinistryR.A. Radford Acts 18:5-11
A New Man in the ChurchJ. Parker, D. D.Acts 18:23-19:7
A Teacher TaughtC. S. Robinson, D. D.Acts 18:23-19:7
ApollosD. Thomas, D. D.Acts 18:23-19:7
ApollosR. A. Bertram.Acts 18:23-19:7
ApollosDean Howson.Acts 18:23-19:7
ApollosDean Vaughan.Acts 18:23-19:7
Mighty in the ScripturesC. Hodge, D. D.Acts 18:23-19:7
Mighty in the ScripturesJ. W. Burn.Acts 18:23-19:7
Paul's Third Missionary JourneyT. Binney.Acts 18:23-19:7
Paul's Third Missionary JourneySermons by the Monday ClubActs 18:23-19:7
The Importance of Bible TeachingR. Hughes.Acts 18:23-19:7
What is EloquenceC. H. Spurgeon.Acts 18:23-19:7
People
Apollos, Aquila, Claudius, Corinthians, Crispus, Gallio, John, Justus, Paul, Priscilla, Silas, Sosthenes, Timotheus, Timothy, Titus
Places
Achaia, Alexandria, Athens, Caesarea, Cenchreae, Corinth, Ephesus, Galatia, Italy, Macedonia, Phrygia, Pontus, Rome, Syria, Syrian Antioch
Topics
Adjoined, Adjoining, Close, Departed, Departing, Door, Entered, God-fearing, Joined, Justus, Man's, Moving, Named, Synagogue, Thence, Titius, Titus, Worshiped, Worshiper, Worshipped, Worshipper
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Acts 18:7

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Library
'Constrained by the Word'
'And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified.'--ACTS xviii. 5. The Revised Version, in concurrence with most recent authorities, reads, instead of 'pressed in the spirit,' 'constrained by the word.' One of these alterations depends on a diversity of reading, the other on a difference of translation. The one introduces a significant difference of meaning; the other is rather a change of expression. The word rendered here 'pressed,' and by the
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture: The Acts

Paul at Corinth
'After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2. And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tent-makers. 4. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5. And when Silas and Timotheus
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture: The Acts

Gallio
'And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong: or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 15. But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.'--ACTS xviii. 14, 15. There is something very touching in the immortality of fame which comes to the men who for a moment pass across the Gospel story, like shooting stars kindled for an instant as they
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture: The Acts

The Civil Trial
In the chapter before last we saw the Sanhedrim pass a death sentence on Jesus. Gladly would they have carried it out in the Jewish fashion--by stoning. But, as was then explained, it was not in their power: their Roman masters, while conceding to the native courts the power of trying and punishing minor offences, reserved to themselves the prerogative of life and death; and a case in which a capital sentence had been passed in a Jewish court had to go before the representative of Rome in the country,
James Stalker—The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ

The Old Faiths and the New
SECOND GROUP OF EPISTLES GALATIANS. FIRST AND SECOND CORINTHIANS. ROMANS. PROBLEMS OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY The new faith in Christ made large claims for itself. It marked an advance upon Judaism and maintained that in Christ was fulfilled all the promises made by the prophets of the coming of the Jewish Messiah. It radically antagonized the heathen religions. It had a double task to win men out of Judaism and heathenism. Only by a careful study of these great doctrinal Epistles, and the
Henry T. Sell—Bible Studies in the Life of Paul

Third Missionary Journey
Scripture, Acts 18:23-21:17 [Illustration: Outline map illustrating the third missionary journey of Paul and the voyage to Italy.]
Henry T. Sell—Bible Studies in the Life of Paul

There Also is Said at what Work the Apostle Wrought. ...
22. There also is said at what work the Apostle wrought. "After these things," it says, "he departed from Athens and came to Corinth; and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquila, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife, because that Claudius had ordered all Jews to depart from Rome, he came unto them, and because he was of the same craft he abode with them, doing work: for they were tent-makers." [2549] This if they shall essay to interpret allegorically, they show what
St. Augustine—Of the Work of Monks.

Jewish Homes
It may be safely asserted, that the grand distinction, which divided all mankind into Jews and Gentiles, was not only religious, but also social. However near the cities of the heathen to those of Israel, however frequent and close the intercourse between the two parties, no one could have entered a Jewish town or village without feeling, so to speak, in quite another world. The aspect of the streets, the building and arrangement of the houses, the municipal and religious rule, the manners and customs
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

Flight into Egypt and Slaughter of the Bethlehem Children.
(Bethlehem and Road Thence to Egypt, b.c. 4.) ^A Matt. II. 13-18. ^a 13 Now when they were departed [The text favors the idea that the arrival and departure of the magi and the departure of Joseph for Egypt, all occurred in one night. If so, the people of Bethlehem knew nothing of these matters], behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise [this command calls for immediate departure] and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt [This land was ever the
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Kingdom Conquering the World
Acts Page Paul's Epistles Page Outline for Study of Epistles Page I Thessalonians Page I Corinthians Page Romans Page Philippians Page II Timothy Page The General Epistles Page Questions on the Book of James Page Studies in I and II Peter Page I John Page THE ACTS I. Author: 1. Name. 2. Number of
Frank Nelson Palmer—A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible

Sources and Literature on St. Paul and his Work.
I. Sources. 1. The authentic sources: The Epistles of Paul, and the Acts of the Apostles 9:1-30 and 13 to 28. Of the Epistles of Paul the four most important Galatians, Romans, two Corinthians--are universally acknowledged as genuine even by the most exacting critics; the Philippians, Philemon, Colossians, and Ephesians are admitted by nearly all critics; the Pastoral Epistles, especially First Timothy, and Titus, are more or less disputed, but even they bear the stamp of Paul's genius. On the coincidences
Philip Schaff—History of the Christian Church, Volume I

Jewish views on Trade, Tradesmen, and Trades' Guilds
We read in the Mishnah (Kidd. iv. 14) as follows: "Rabbi Meir said: Let a man always teach his son a cleanly and a light trade; and let him pray to Him whose are wealth and riches; for there is no trade which has not both poverty and riches, and neither does poverty come from the trade nor yet riches, but everything according to one's deserving (merit). Rabbi Simeon, the son of Eleazer, said: Hast thou all thy life long seen a beast or a bird which has a trade? Still they are nourished, and that
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

King Herod's Enrollment
THE first enrollment in Syria was made in the year 8-7 BC., but a consideration of the situation in Syria and Palestine about that time will show that the enrollment in Herod's kingdom was probably delayed for some time later. Herod occupied a delicate and difficult position on the throne of Judea. On the one hand he had to comply with what was required of him by the Imperial policy; he was governing for the Romans a part of the empire, and he was bound to spread western customs and language and
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay—Was Christ Born in Bethlehem?

Luke's Attitude Towards the Roman World
The reign of Augustus, as is well known, is enveloped in the deepest obscurity. While we are unusually well informed about the immediately preceding period of Roman history, and for part of the reign of his successor, Tiberius, we possess the elaborate and accurate, though in some respects strongly prejudiced account of Tacitus, the facts of Augustus's reign have to be pieced together from scanty, incomplete and disjointed authorities. Moreover, obscure events in a remote corner of the Roman world
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay—Was Christ Born in Bethlehem?

Paul's Journeys Acts 13:1-38:31
On this third journey he was already planning to go to Rome (Acts 19:21) and wrote an epistle to the Romans announcing his coming (Rom. 1:7, 15). +The Chief City+, in which Paul spent most of his time (Acts 19:1, 8, 10), between two and three years upon this journey, was Ephesus in Asia Minor. This city situated midway between the extreme points of his former missionary journeys was a place where Ephesus has been thus described: "It had been one of the early Greek colonies, later the capital
Henry T. Sell—Bible Studies in the Life of Paul

The Supremacy of Christ
THIRD GROUP OF EPISTLES COLOSSIANS. PHILEMON. EPHESIANS. PHILIPPIANS. THE QUESTION AT ISSUE +The Supremacy of Christ.+--These Epistles mark a new stage in the writings of Paul. The great question discussed in the second group of Epistles was in regard to the terms of salvation. The question now at issue (in Colossians, Ephesians, Philippian+The Reason for the Raising of this Question+ was the development of certain false religious beliefs among which were, "asceticism, the worship of angels,
Henry T. Sell—Bible Studies in the Life of Paul

The Future of Christ's Kingdom First Group of Epistles the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians Introduction to the Epistles of Paul +Epistolary Writings. + --The
STUDY VII THE FUTURE OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM FIRST GROUP OF EPISTLES THE FIRST AND SECOND EPISTLES TO THE THESSALONIANS INTRODUCTION TO THE EPISTLES OF PAUL +Epistolary Writings.+--The New Testament is composed of twenty-seven books, twenty-one of which are Epistles. Of this latter number thirteen are ascribed to Paul. It is thus seen how largely the New Testament is made up of Epistles and how many of these are attributed to the Great Apostle. In the letters of men of great prominence and power of any
Henry T. Sell—Bible Studies in the Life of Paul

The Candour of the Writers of the New Testament.
I make this candour to consist in their putting down many passages, and noticing many circumstances, which no writer whatever was likely to have forged; and which no writer would have chosen to appear in his book who had been careful to present the story in the most unexceptionable form, or who had thought himself at liberty to carve and mould the particulars of that story according to his choice, or according to his judgment of the effect. A strong and well-known example of the fairness of the evangelists
William Paley—Evidences of Christianity

Moreover, if Discourse must be Bestowed Upon Any...
21. Moreover, if discourse must be bestowed upon any, and this so take up the speaker that he have not time to work with his hands, are all in the monastery able to hold discourse unto brethren which come unto them from another kind of life, whether it be to expound the divine lessons, or concerning any questions which may be put, to reason in an wholesome manner? Then since not all have the ability, why upon this pretext do all want to have nothing else to do? Although even if all were able, they
St. Augustine—Of the Work of Monks.

Here is the Sum of My Examination Before Justice Keelin, Justice Chester, Justice Blundale, Justice Beecher, Justice Snagg, Etc.
After I had lain in prison above seven weeks, the quarter-sessions were to be kept in Bedford, for the county thereof, unto which I was to be brought; and when my jailor had set me before those justices, there was a bill of indictment preferred against me. The extent thereof was as followeth: That John Bunyan, of the town of Bedford, labourer, being a person of such and such conditions, he hath (since such a time) devilishly and perniciously abstained from coming to church to hear Divine service,
John Bunyan—Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

The Epistle to the Hebrews.
I. Commentaries on Hebrews by Chrysostom (d. 407, hermeneia, in 34 Homilies publ. after his death by an Antioch. presbyter, Constantinus); Theodoret (d. 457); Oecumenius (10th cent.); Theophylact (11th cent.); Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274); Erasmus (d. 1536, Annotationes in N. T., with his Greek Test., 1516 and often, and Paraphrasis in N. T., 1522 and often); Card. Cajetanus (Epistolae Pauli, etc., 1531); Calvin (d. 1564, Com. in omnes P. Ep. atque etiam in Ep. ad Hebraeos, 1539 and often, also Halle,
Philip Schaff—History of the Christian Church, Volume I

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