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David Guzik commentary on Acts 16 introduces Paul’s second missionary journey, on which the Holy Spirit forbids him to go into Asia.
The crowd attacks Paul and Silas, the city leaders tear their clothes, law enforcement beats the missionaries, and a jailer chains the two in a prison cell (Acts 16:16–24). What happens next demonstrates how God works in different ways depending on the situation.
(Acts 16:19-24) Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten, and imprisoned for delivering the slave-girl from her demonic possession. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
Acts 16. It is some rebuke to Barnabas that after he left Paul we hear no more of him, of what he did or suffered for Christ.
Acts Chapter 16 - In-depth, verse-by-verse commentary and Bible study of Acts chapter 16 in plain English. 1 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there,
Acts 16 portrays a journey guided by divine providence, bringing the Gospel into uncharted territories. The transformative encounters—Lydia's conversion, the slave girl's liberation, and the jailer's salvation—highlight the Gospel's transformative power.
OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS CHAPTER. To trace the route of Paul and Silas on their missionary journey. To consider whether the Spirit led Paul through impressions or some other less subjective way. To study carefully the conversions of Lydia and the Philippian jailer.
Chapter 16. It is some rebuke to Barnabas that after he left Paul we hear no more of him, of what he did or suffered for Christ.
Study Acts 16 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Pulpit Commentary. Acts 16:1. Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father wasa Greek: Verse 1.
