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Andκαὶwhen he had landedκατελθὼνatεἰςCaesarea,Καισάρειανhe went upἀναβὰςandκαὶgreetedἀσπασάμενοςthe assembly,τὴν ἐκκλησίανandwent downκατέβηtoεἰςAntioch.Ἀντιόχειαν
Acts 18:22
Study it in the app“And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:22, word by word
- when he had landedκατελθὼνkatelthōn
come down
Come down, go down from a higher place.
Where else “katelthōn” appears- CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareian
Caesarea
See it on the mapWhere else “Kaisareian” appears- he went upἀναβὰςanabas
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabas” appears- greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenos
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasamenos” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- went downκατέβηkatebē
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katebē” appears- AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheian
Antioch
See it on the mapWhere else “Antiocheian” appears
Translation note
“He went up,” probably to Jerusalem.
Places in this verse
1Caesarea
Today: Caesarea Maritima ruins, Israel
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
There Peter announced the good news to Cornelius and his household (Acts 10:1-48). Paul was kept prisoner there before being sent to Rome (Acts 23:23; 25:1).
2Antioch
Today: Antakya (Antioch on the Orontes), Turkey
An important city of Syria, about 15 miles (25 km) inland from the Mediterranean, in present-day Turkey. There was another Antioch in Pisidia, in central Turkey today.
There the disciples were first called "Christians" (Acts 11:26). The assembly sent Paul and Barnabas out from there on their first journey (Acts 13:1-3).
The context
21but taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again, if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
22 · This verse (above)
23And after spending some time there, he departed, going through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
To study Acts 18 in a group
1. What it says
With whom does Paul stay in Corinth, and what work did they do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to explain the Way to him more accurately. How do they go about it? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Who has kindly helped you see something more clearly? How do you receive correction from another person?