Acts 18:5

“And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.”

"And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ." - Acts 18:5
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What does Acts 18:5 mean?

The verse Acts 18:5 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ." This verse comes from the Book of Acts, which is the fifth book of the…

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Acts 14:18 - "And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them."
Acts 27:18 - "And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;"
Acts 18:20 - "When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;"
Acts 20:5 - "These going before tarried for us at Troas."
Acts 4:18 - "And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus."
Acts 18:9 - "Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:"
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Acts 18:15 - "But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters."
Acts 18:11 - "And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them."
Acts 4:5 - "¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,"