Acts 19:10

"And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks"And this" This public instruction that took place on. daily basis. "The space of two years" We would say, two full years, compare with Acts 20:31. Many date Paul's stay in Ephesus from the fall of 54 A.D. to the spring of 57 A.D.. couple of great lessons can be learned from this text, the importance of. preacher who is willing to spend time in one location and ground new converts in the faith (Colossians 1:23). Secondly, we see the importance that the apostles placed upon teaching the Word of God and training people to teach others (2 Timothy 2:2; Matthew 28:20; Ephesians 4:11), and that the local congregation is fully equipped to train its own teachers and preachers. "So that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord" Asia here refers to the Roman province of Asia. "Ephesus was on the major route from Rome to the eastern part of the empire, and. number of major highways from the interior of Asia had their terminus here. In addition, the famous Temple of Artemis would regularly be visited by thousands of strangers, and many of these would hear the Gospel, only to take it home with them" (Reese p. 676).

Some of the early disciples instructed in the above school may have journeyed to neighboring cities and preached there. In the years following, we find churches in Laodicea, Colossae, Hierapolis, Pergamum, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia (all cities located in Asia), churches of which Paul had never personally visited (Colossians 2:1). "Paul doubtless had helpers like Epaphras and Philemon who carried the message over the province of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus of Asia who were with him on the last visit to Jerusalem (Acts 19:22; Acts 20:4)" (Robertson p. 316). "No better illustration of settled evangelism can be found in the New Testament, unless it is Luke's five-year ministry in Philippi, or Philip's 20-year ministry in Caesarea" (Reese pp. 676-677).

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