Acts 18:11He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~51-52 AD. Eighteen months of daily teaching. Paul rented a house next to the synagogue and taught both Jews and Greeks about Jesus.
The emotion here: settled confidence after receiving divine reassurance and direction
The original word
kathisen (κάθισεν) — to settle down, make a home, not just visit
Why it matters
This was Paul's longest stay in any city during his missionary journeys
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 18:11
After that night vision, Paul IMMEDIATELY changed his strategy from hit-and-run to long-term investment
Common misconceptionPeople think ministry success means immediate results. Paul's greatest church plant took 18 months of daily investment before seeing major fruit.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 18:11
Bible Genome reading
Acts 18:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 18:11 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include ministry duration, discipleship. Notable phrases: teaching the word of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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