Acts 18:9

The Lord said to Paul in the night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.

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Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

In Context

8Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all those who lived in his house; and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.

10For I am with you, and no one will try to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:1“Cry loudly; do not hold back. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. 1 Confront my people with their rebellion, and the house of Jacob with their sins. 1

Lamentations 3:57You came near on the day I called on you; you said, 'Do not fear.' 1

Ezekiel 3:9I have made your brow like a diamond, harder than flint! Do not fear them or be discouraged by their faces, since they are a rebellious house.”

Micah 3:8But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Yahweh, 1 and am full of justice and might, 1 to declare to Jacob his transgression, 1 and to Israel his sin. 1

Acts 22:18I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

Acts 27:23For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:8-12

Paul Visits Corinth. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people… Read the whole commentary →

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