Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
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Interpretation
The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He must needs suffer for us, because he could not otherwise purchase our redemption for us; and he must needs have risen again, because he could not otherwise apply the redemption to us.
Glossary
- Amphipolis Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Amphipolis.
- Apollonia Place
- A city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica ( Acts 17:1 ). Modern identification: Apollonia.
- Thessalonica Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Thessaloniki.