Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. New Living Translation Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there. English Standard Version And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Berean Standard Bible And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Berean Literal Bible And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. King James Bible And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. New King James Version And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. New American Standard Bible And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. NASB 1995 And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. NASB 1977 And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Legacy Standard Bible And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Amplified Bible And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Christian Standard Bible He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Holman Christian Standard Bible He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. American Standard Version And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. Contemporary English Version They traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the churches. English Revised Version And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. GOD'S WORD® Translation Paul went through the provinces of Syria and Cilicia and strengthened the churches. Good News Translation He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. International Standard Version He went through Syria and Cilicia and strengthened the churches. Majority Standard Bible And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. NET Bible He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. New Heart English Bible He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Webster's Bible Translation And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. Weymouth New Testament and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches. World English Bible He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies. Berean Literal Bible And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Young's Literal Translation and he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies. Smith's Literal Translation And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, supporting the churches. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches, commanding them to keep the precepts of the apostles and the ancients. Catholic Public Domain Version And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the Churches, instructing them to keep the precepts of the Apostles and the elders. New American Bible He traveled through Syria and Cilicia bringing strength to the churches. New Revised Standard Version He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he traveled through Syr’i-a and Cili’cia, establishing churches. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he was traveling in Syria and in Qiliqia, and he was confirming the churches. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Godbey New Testament and he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. Haweis New Testament And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. Mace New Testament he departed, and passing through Syria and Cilicia, he settled the churches there. Weymouth New Testament and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches. Worrell New Testament And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies. Worsley New Testament And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Second Missionary Journey…40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. 41And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Cross References Acts 16:5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers. Acts 14:22-23 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. / Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed. Acts 18:23 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Acts 13:43 After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. Acts 11:23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts. Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. Acts 20:32 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified. Acts 14:21 They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, Acts 16:40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city. Acts 19:1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples Acts 8:14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch. Acts 13:1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. Acts 14:6-7 they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region, / where they continued to preach the gospel. Acts 17:10-11 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. / Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true. Treasury of Scripture And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. through. Acts 15:23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. Acts 21:3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. confirming. Acts 15:32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. Acts 16:4,5 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem… Jump to Previous Assemblies Churches Cilicia Cili'cia Confirming Faith Making Passed Strengthening Stronger Syria TravelingJump to Next Assemblies Churches Cilicia Cili'cia Confirming Faith Making Passed Strengthening Stronger Syria TravelingActs 15 1. Great dissensions arise regarding circumcision.5. The apostles consult about it, 22. and send their determination by letters to the churches. 36. Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brothers together, 39. disagree, and travel different ways. And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches And he traveled The phrase "And he traveled" indicates the active and intentional movement of Paul. The Greek word used here is "διήρχετο" (diērcheto), which implies a journey with purpose. This reflects Paul's missionary zeal and commitment to spreading the Gospel. His travels were not merely for exploration but were driven by a divine mandate to evangelize and support the early Christian communities. Historically, travel during this time was arduous and fraught with danger, underscoring Paul's dedication and the importance of his mission. through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches Confirming is, it need hardly be said, used in the general sense of "strengthening," but as the bestowal of spiritual gifts by the laying-on of hands was a chief part of the work so done, it, at least, approximates to the idea of "confirming" in the later and more technical sense of the term. Verse 41. - Syria and Cilicia (see ver. 23). This rather looks as if the "some days after" of ver. 36 did not cover a very long time, because the special mention of "the Churches of Syria and Cilicia" indicates that St. Paul's visit had some connection with the epistle addressed to them by the apostles and elders of the Church of Jerusalem (ver. 23), as we see from Acts 16:4 was the case. Confirming; as Acts 14:22; Acts 15:32; Acts 18:22 (T.R.). In the passive voice ἐπιστηρίζομαι means to "lean upon," as in 2 Samuel 1:6, LXX., and in classical Greek. Renan thus indicates their probable route: "They traveled by land northwards across the plain of Antioch, went through the 'Syrian Gates,' coasted the gulf of the Issus, crossed the northern branch of the Issus through the 'Amanean Gates,' then,, traversing Cilicia, went perhaps through Tarsus, crossed Mount Taurus through the 'Cilician Gates,' one of the most terrible passes in the world, and thus reached Lycaonia, going as far as Derbe, Lystra, and Iconium" ('St. Paul,' p. 123). |
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