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When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.
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A Cunning and Deadly Plot
Commentators explain that as Paul prepared to sail from Greece, his long-standing Jewish adversaries in Corinth devised a plot to murder him. The plan was likely to take place at the busy port or on the crowded pilgrim ship heading to Jerusalem for Passover. This highlights the constant, life-threatening opposition Paul faced for the gospel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And there abode. Why he remained here is unknown. It is probable that while in Greece he wrote the Epistle to the Romans. ().
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When he had spent three months there (ποιησας μηνας τρεις). Literally, "having done three months," the same idiom in Ac 14:33; 18:…
19th Century
Anglican
When the Jews laid wait for him . . .—In sailing for Syria, Cenchreae would naturally be the port of embarkation, and St. Paul’s presence …
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After spending some time in Macedonia, Paul went to Corinth, where he stayed for three months, probably during the winter of 57–58. While there, an…
16th Century
Protestant
Because the Jews laid wait for him. The Lord tested His servant in such various and continuous ways that He set before us, in him, an exam…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there abode three months In Greece:
and when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to s…
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