And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
Parallel translations
- WEB He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
- KJV 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.
- BSB So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
- NASB Then he left the synagogue and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
- NLT Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue.
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Quick answer
Paul moved his base to the house of Titius Justus, a God-fearing Gentile whose home stood right next to the synagogue.
Overview
Leaving the synagogue building did not mean leaving its people behind; Justus's adjacent house kept the witness close to those who needed it. Justus was a Gentile already drawn to the God of Israel, now opening his home to the gospel. The location shows the new Christian community emerging right alongside, and out of, the synagogue.
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- Acts 16:14A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
- Col 4:11and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
- Acts 13:42So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
- Acts 17:4Some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas, of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.
- Acts 10:22They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”
- Acts 10:2a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
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