19. he came to Ephesus —the capital of the Roman province of Asia. (See :- to Ephesians). It was a sail, right across from the west to the east side of the Ægean Sea, of some eight or ten days, with a fair wind. left them there —Aquila and Priscilla. but he himself entered into the synagogue —merely taking advantage of the vessel putting in there. and reasoned with the Jews —the tense here not being the usual one denoting continuous action (as in Acts 17:2 ; Acts 18:4 ), but that expressing a transient act. He had been forbidden to preach the word in Asia ( Acts 16:6 ), but he would not consider that as precluding this passing exercise of his ministry when Providence brought him to its capital; nor did it follow that the prohibition was still in force. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-20" class="com-number"
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