Acts 18:11

11. Under the assurance given by the Lord in the vision, Paul was encouraged to continue his labors. (11) "Then he continued there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God." Instead of the more usual expression, "preaching the word of God," we have here "teaching the word of God." This change of phraseology is not without a purpose. It indicates that Paul's labor, during this period, consisted not so much in proclaiming the great facts of the gospel, as in teaching his hearers the practical precepts of the Word. He was executing the latter part of the commission as recorded by Matthew: "Teaching them to observe and do all that I have commanded you."