Acts 18:9

“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 18:9

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speake, and holde not thy peace:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid {any longer,} but go on speaking and do not be silent;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:
- Basic English Bible

And the Lord said by vision in [the] night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;
- Darby Bible

Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
- Webster's Bible

And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.
- Weymouth Bible

The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent;
- World English Bible

And the Lord seide bi nyyt to Poul bi a visioun, Nyle thou drede, but speke, and be not stille;
- Wycliffe Bible

And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 18:9

Wesley's Notes for Acts 18:9


18:7 He went into the house of one named Justus - A Gentile, and preached there, though probably he still lodged with Aquila.

18:8 And many hearing - The conversation of Crispus, and the preaching of Paul.

18:10 I am with thee: therefore fear not all the learning, politeness, grandeur, or power of the inhabitants of this city. Speak and hold not thy peace - For thy labour shall not be in vain. For I have much people in this city - So he prophetically calls them that afterward believed.

18:11 He continued there a year and six months - A long time! But how few souls are now gained in a longer time than this? Who is in the fault? Generally both teachers and hearers.



People's Bible Notes for Acts 18:9


Ac 18:9 The spake the Lord to Paul. In some way he manifested his presence and cheered him in his work, by the assurance of great success. We know that the result was not only a flourishing church in Corinth, to which two epistles were written, but churches through Achaia, the province of which Corinth was the capital (2Co 1:1).

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