Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 18]
Periphrastic imperfect active of \sunomore•\, a late (Byzantine)
word, here only in the N.T., followed by the associative
instrumental case, from \sunomoros\ (\sun\, \homoros\ from
\homos\, joint, and \horos\, boundary) having joint boundaries,
right next to. Whether Paul chose this location for his work
because it was next to the synagogue, we do not know, but it
caught the attendants at the synagogue worship. In Ephesus when
Paul had to leave the synagogue he went to the school house of
Tyrannus (19:9f.). The lines are being drawn between the
Christians and the Jews, drawn by the Jews themselves.
18:8 {Crispus} (\Krispos\). Though a Jew and ruler of the
synagogue (cf. 13:15), he had a Latin name. Paul baptized him
(1Co 1:14) himself, perhaps because of his prominence,
apparently letting Silas and Timothy baptize most of the converts
(1Co 1:14-17). Probably he followed Paul to the house of Titus
Justus. It looked like ruin for the synagogue. {With all his
house} (\sun hol•i t•i oik•i autou\). Another household
conversion, for Crispus "believed (\episteusen\) in the Lord with
all his house." {Hearing believed and were baptized} (\akouontes
episteuon kai ebaptizonto\). Present active participle and
imperfect indicatives active and passive, expressing repetition
for the "many" others who kept coming to the Lord in Corinth. It
was a continual revival after Silas and Timothy came and a great
church was gathered here during the nearly two years that Paul
laboured in Corinth (possibly A.D. 51 and 52).
18:9 {Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace} (\M•
phobou, alla lalei kai m• si•p•s•is\). Literally, "stop being
afraid (\m•\ with present middle imperative of \phobe•\), but go
on speaking (present active imperative of \lale•\) and do not
become silent (\m•\ and first aorist active of \si•pa•\,
ingressive aorist)." Evidently there were signs of a gathering
storm before this vision and message from the Lord Jesus came to
Paul one night. Paul knew only too well what Jewish hatred could
do as he had learned it at Damascus, Jerusalem, Antioch in
Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe, Thessalonica, Beroea. He had
clearly moments of doubt whether he had not better move on or
become silent for a while in Corinth. Every pastor knows what it
is to have such moods and moments. In 2Th 3:2 (written at this
time) we catch Paul's dejection of spirits. He was like Elijah
(1Ki 19:4) and Jeremiah (Jer 15:15ff.).
18:10 {Because I am with thee} (\dioti eg• eimi meta sou\). Jesus
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