Acts 18:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.

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  • Acts 18:5 : 5 And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;
  • Acts 9:22 : 22 And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
  • Acts 17:3 : 3 opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'
  • Luke 24:27 : 27 and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 and he said to them, `These `are' the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.'
  • John 5:39 : 39 `Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;
  • Acts 18:25 : 25 this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;
  • Acts 26:22-23 : 22 `Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to come, 23 that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'
  • 1 Cor 15:3-4 : 3 for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings, 4 and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,
  • Heb 7:1-9 : 1 For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him, 2 to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted, `King of righteousness,' and then also, King of Salem, which is, King of Peace,) 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, and being made like to the Son of God, doth remain a priest continually. 4 And see how great this one `is', to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils, 5 and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham; 6 and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed, 7 and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed -- 8 and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there `he', who is testified to that he was living, 9 and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes, 10 for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek met him.

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    3and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

    4and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

    5And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

  • Acts 18:23-27
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    23And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

    24And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,

    25this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;

    26this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to `them', and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

    27and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

  • Acts 9:20-22
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    20and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

    21And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

    22And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

  • Acts 28:22-23
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    22and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'

    23and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,

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    8And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

    9and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

  • Acts 17:1-3
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    1And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews,

    2and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,

    3opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'

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    19and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:

  • Acts 9:27-30
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    27and Barnabas having taken him, brought `him' unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

    29and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

    30and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

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    17therefore, indeed, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the worshipping persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met with him.

  • Acts 2:22
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    22`Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

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    1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they did enter together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there believed both of Jews and Greeks a great multitude;

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    19and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration,

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    19in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ;

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    29and he having said these things, the Jews went away, having much disputation among themselves;

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    18And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,

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    31preaching the reign of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness -- unforbidden.

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    20so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.

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    12And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal,

    13saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

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    19serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against `me';

    20how nothing I did keep back of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house,

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    3long time, indeed, therefore, did they abide speaking boldly in the Lord, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.

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    18many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,

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    3this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken `him', he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he was a Greek.

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    27and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

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    17And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

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    8for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,

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    7And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue,

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    27and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.

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    19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

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    35and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him -- Jesus.