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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 18:17

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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18:17 It is most likely that the Greeks beat Sosthenes to express their hostility to the Jews; it is possible that the Jews attacked their own synagogue leader because he was unsuccessful in pleading their case. Sosthenes may be the same man Paul later mentions as “our brother” (1 Cor 1:1), but it is uncertain, as the name was fairly common.
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