The Acts of the Apostles
The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth
Acts 13:1-28:31 (29)
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22) (14)
C. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22)
8. The Outreach in Corinth (18:1-22)
a. Paul Introduced the Gospel to Corinth (18:1-4)
b. Paul Intensified His Ministry in Corinth (18:5-11)
c. Paul Prepared to Defend His Ministry in Corinth (18:12-17)
1) A Formal Charge was Made to the Proconsul (18:12-13)
a) The Judge (18:12a)
b) The Plaintiff (18:12b)
c) The Charge (18:13)
! persuades incite, seduce, induce, solicit
2) The Proconsul Refused to Hear the Case (18:14-16)
a) The Reason for the Rejection (18:14)
! put up patient with, endure; accept a
complaint
b) The Rejection of the Case (18:15-16)
! questions disputes, disagreements
! drove away to move with force
3) The Jews’ Reaction (18:17a-b)
4) The Proconsul’s Reaction (18:17c)
d. Paul Concluded His Corinthian Ministry (18:18-22)
1) Wrap Up in Corinth (18:18)
a) The Time of His Travel (18:18a-b)
b) His Traveling Companions (18:18c)
c) His Spiritual Condition (18:18d-e)
2) Layover in Ephesus (18:19-21)
a) Their Arrival In Ephesus (18:19a-b)
b) Paul’s Brief Ministry in Ephesus (18:19c-21)
(1) Its Nature (18:19c-d)
(2) Its Impact (18:20-21)
3) Arrival in Antioch (18:22)
Gallio Junius Gallio
5 BC to AD 65
Proconsul of Achaea in AD 51