Acts 18 · Verse 11

Acts 18:11

And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

Acts 18:11, King James Version

Acts 18:11 in other translations

BSB	So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.
WEB	He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
ASV	And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
YLT	and he continued a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.
DARBY	And he remained there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.
BBE	And he was there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Webster	And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

What does Acts 18:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:9-11

9-11. Then spake the Lord to Paul ... by a vision, Be not afraid ... no man shall set on thee to hurt thee, &c.--From this it would seem that these signal successes were stirring up the wrath of the unbelieving Jews, and probably the apostle feared being driven by violence, as before, from this scene of such promising labor. He is reassured, however, from above.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 11. And he continued. etc. Paul was not accustomed to remain long in a place. At Ephesus, indeed, he remained three years, Acts 20:31; and his stay at Corinth was caused by his success, and by the necessity of placing a church, collected out of such corrupt and dissolute materials, on a firm foundation.

(2) "he continued there" "sat there"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 He continued there a year and six months - He was now confident that he was under the especial protection of God, and therefore continued teaching the word, τον λογον, the doctrine of God. It is very likely, that it was during his stay here that he wrote his first epistle to the Thessalonians, and the second not long after; and some think that the epistle to the Galatians was written during his stay at Corinth.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 18:7-11

The Lord knows those that are his, yea, and those that shall be his; for it is by his work upon them that they become his. Let us not despair concerning any place, when even in wicked Corinth Christ had much people. He will gather in his chosen flock from the places where they are scattered Thus encouraged, the apostle continued at Corinth, and a numerous and flourishing church grew up.

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Acts 18:11 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐκάθισενekathisenHe remainedG2523

δὲdenowG1161

ἐνιαυτὸνeniautona yearG1763

καὶkaiandG2532

μῆναςmēnasmonthsG3376

ἓξhexsixG1803

διδάσκωνdidaskōnteachingG1321

ἐνenamongG1722

αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846

τὸνtontheG3588

λόγονlogonwordG3056

τοῦtou<the>G3588

θεοῦ.¶theouof God.G2316

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 18:11

Acts 19:10
And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 14:3
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 20:31
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

he.
14:3; 19:10; 20:31
continued there. Gr. sat there.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Acts 18:10
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
Acts 18:11
And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Acts 18:12
And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

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Acts 18:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y se detuvo allí un año y seis meses, enseñándoles la palabra de Dios.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il demeura là un an et six mois, enseignant parmi eux la parole de Dieu.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er hielt sich ein Jahr und sechs Monate auf und lehrte unter ihnen das Wort Gottes.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Sedit autem ibi annum et sex menses, docens apud eos verbum Dei.