Introduction
Paul preaches in Corinth (v 4).
He stays in Corinth for 18 months and then goes back to base in Antioch via Ephesus and Jerusalem.
Questions
1. What did Paul do in Corinth every Sabbath?
v 4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
2. What stopped Paul teaching the Jews in Corinth and made him concentrate on Gentiles?
v 6 When they (the Jews) opposed him and blasphemed, ...
3. What was notable about Apollos?
v 24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 11 Paul comes to Corinth. He preaches there for 18 months after being assured that God is with him. He starts in the synagogue, but moves to the house of Justus when the Jews oppose him. Many Jews and Gentiles are converted
- v 12 to 22 Unbelieving Jews continue to oppose Paul, but the proconsul Gallio dismisses their accusation against Paul. He continues to preach in Corinth before moving on, eventually arriving via Caesarea and Jerusalem back at Antioch.
- v 23 to 28 Paul starts his third major recorded journey and goes through Galatia and Phrygia strengthening the disciples. Apollos, a believing Jew from Alexandria comes to Ephesus preaching, but he doesn’t know the full gospel. Friends of Paul instruct him fully, and he proves a formidable preacher of the gospel