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He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
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Commentators note that Paul's arrival in Ephesus was significant, as he was previously prevented by the Spirit from ministering there. His actions—leaving Aquila and Priscilla to establish a base while he immediately went to the synagogue—are seen as a strategic "testing of the waters" for a larger, future ministry in this influential capital city.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he came to Ephesus. This was a celebrated city in Ionia, in Asia Minor, about forty miles south of Smyrna. It was chiefly famous for t…
Came (κατηντησαν). Came down, as usual in speaking of coming to land (16:1).
To Ephesus (εις Εφεσον). This…
19th Century
Anglican
He came to Ephesus, and left them there.—The better manuscripts give, “They came to Ephesus.” What follows seems to imply…
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Baptist
Though he had turned away from them, yet still his heart longs for his own country.
Boarding a ship at Cenchrea, Paul crossed to Ephesus, the major commercial center and capital of the Roman province of Asia. With him were Aquila a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he came to Ephesus The metropolis of Asia; according to Pliny F3 , it had been called by many names; …
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