ACTS 18:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:”
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: 'Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent' — The vision responds to possible discouragement following Jewish opposition; divine encouragement sustains apostolic persistence. The command to speak (laleō) and not remain silent (siōpaō) reiterates the gospel's urgency.
Church Fathers on Acts 18:9
And many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not your peace: for I am with you, and no man shall set on you to hurt you: for I have much people in this city. Acts 18:8-10 See by how many reasons He persuades him, and how He puts last the reason which of all others most prevailed with him, I have much people in this city. Then how was it, you may ask, that they set upon…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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