Act 18:22, 19:1, 22 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 22. Caesarea . . And gone up . From the ship. And saluted the church . Having expressed for them his tender regard and affection. To Antioch . In Syria. .

Acts 18:22

Verse 22. Caesarea. Acts 8:40.

And gone up. From the ship.

And saluted the church. Having expressed for them his tender regard and affection.

To Antioch. In Syria. Acts 11:19.

Acts 19:1

CHAPTER 19

Verse 1. While Apollos was at Corinth. It is probable that he remained there a considerable time.

Paul having passed through the upper coasts. The upper, or more elevated regions of Asia Minor. The writer refers here particularly to the provinces of Phrygia and Galatia, Acts 18:23. These regions were called upper, because they were situated on the high table-land in the interior of Asia Minor; while Ephesus was in the low maritime regions, and called the low country.

Came to Ephesus. Agreeably to his promise, Acts 18:21.

And finding certain disciples. Certain persons who had been baptized into John's baptism, and who had embraced John's doctrine, that the Messiah was soon to appear, Acts 19:3,4. It is very clear that they had not yet heard that he had come, or that the Holy Ghost was given. They were evidently in the same situation as Apollos. Acts 18:25.

(d) "Apollos" 1Cor 3:5,6 (+) "certain disciples" "Some"

Acts 19:22

Verse 22. Timotheus. Timothy. He was a proper person to send there to visit the churches, as he had been there before with Paul, when they were established, Acts 16:3, 17:14.

And Erastus. Erastus was chamberlain of Corinth, (Rom 16:23,) or, more properly, the treasurer of the city, Rom 16:23; and he was, therefore, a very proper person to be sent with Timothy, for the purpose of making the collection for the poor at Jerusalem. Paul had wisdom enough to employ a man accustomed to monied transactions in making a collection. On this collection his heart was intent, and he afterwards went up with it to Jerusalem. 2Cor 8 2Cor 9.

Stayed in Asia. At Ephesus.

For a season. How long is uncertain. He waited for a convenient opportunity to follow them; probably intending to do it as soon as they had fully prepared the way for the collection. See Paley's Horae Paulinae, p. 1. chap. ii.

(f) "Erastus" Rom 16:23 (|) "season" "Time"