Acts 18:1

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Key Reflection

In Acts 18:1, when Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth, this marks a significant shift in his missionary journey, highlighting the geographical and thematic transition from philosophical inquiry in Athens to practical ministry and establishment of the church in more concrete community settings like Corinth. This move underscores the broader narrative of spreading the gospel beyond intellectual circles to everyday life among diverse groups of people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

CHAPTER 18 Verse 1. After these things. After what occurred at Athens, as recorded in the previous chapter. Came to Corinth. Corinth was the capital of Achaia, called anciently Ephyra, and was seated on the isthmus which divides the Peloponnesus from Attica. The city itself stood on a little island; it had two ports, Lechaeum on the west, and Cenchrea on the east. It was one of the most populous and wealthy cities of Greece; and, at the same time, one of the most luxurious, effeminate, proud, ostentatious, and dissolute.

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