SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:10
Y esto fue por espacio de dos aos; de manera que todos los que habitaban en Asia, judíos y griegos, oyeron la Palabra del Seor Jess.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 19:10
Verse 10. By the space of two years] The schoolhouse of Tyrannus was his regular chapel; and it is likely that in it he taught Christianity, as Tyrannus taught languages or sciences. All they-in Asia heard the word] Meaning, probably, the Proconsular Asia, for the extent of which see the note on chap. xvi. 6.
Jews and Greeks.] For, although he ceased preaching in the synagogues of the Jews, yet they continued to hear him in the school of Tyrannus. But it is likely that Paul did not confine himself to this place, but went about through the different towns and villages; without which, how could all Asia have heard the word? By Greeks, we are to understand, not only the proselytes of the gate, but the heathens in general.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And this continued by the space of two years , etc.] Reckoning from the end of the three months, which had been spent in teaching in the synagogue: so that all they which dwelt in Asia ; in the lesser Asia, called the proconsular Asia, of which Ephesus was the chief city: heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks ; these, as they came to Ephesus, whether on account of religion, the Asiatic Jews to their synagogue, and the Greeks or Gentiles to the famous temple of Diana, or on account of trade and business, or for the sake of seeing this place, had the opportunity of hearing the Apostle Paul preach, concerning the person, offices, and grace of Christ; and dispute and reason concerning the more abstruse and difficult points of the Christian religion, in the above school, for two years together; so that the word of the Lord went out from hence, and was spread in all the cities and towns in Asia.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-12 - When arguments and persuasions only harden men in unbelief an blasphemy, we must separate ourselves and others from such unhol company. God was pleased to confirm the teaching of these holy men of old, that if their hearers believed them not, they might believe the works.
Greek Textus Receptus
τουτο 5124 D-NSN δε 1161 CONJ εγενετο 1096 5633 V-2ADI-3S επι 1909 PREP ετη 2094 N-APN δυο 1417 A-NUI ωστε 5620 CONJ παντας 3956 A-APM τους 3588 T-APM κατοικουντας 2730 5723 V-PAP-APM την 3588 T-ASF ασιαν 773 N-ASF ακουσαι 191 5658 V-AAN τον 3588 T-ASM λογον 3056 N-ASM του 3588 T-GSM κυριου 2962 N-GSM ιησου 2424 N-GSM ιουδαιους 2453 A-APM τε 5037 PRT και 2532 CONJ ελληνας 1672 N-APM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
10. Asia. See on ch. ii. 9.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
19:10 {For two years} (epi ete duo). Note epi with accusative for extent of time as in verse #8, epi menas treis and often. But in #20:31 Paul said to the Ephesian elders at Miletus that he labored with them for the space of "three years." That may be a general expression and there was probably a longer period after the "two years" in the school of Tyrannus besides the six months in the synagogue. Paul may have preached thereafter in the house of Aquila and Priscilla for some months, the "for a while" of verse #22. {So that all they which dwelt in Asia heard} (hwste pantas tous katoikountas ten asian akousai). Actual result with hwste and the infinitive with accusative of general reference as is common (also verse #11) in the _Koin_ (Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 999f.). Paul apparently remained in Ephesus, but the gospel spread all over the province even to the Lycus Valley including the rest of the seven churches of #Re 1:11; 2; 3. Demetrius in verse #26 will confirm the tremendous influence of Paul's ministry in Ephesus on Asia. Forty years after this Pliny in his famous letter to Trajan from Bithynia will say of Christianity: "For the contagion of this superstition has not only spread through cities, but also through villages and country places." It was during these years in Ephesus that Paul was greatly disturbed over the troubles in the Corinthian Church. He apparently wrote a letter to them now lost to us (#1Co 5:9), received messages from the household of Chloe, a letter from the church, special messengers, sent Timothy, qen Titus, may have made a hurried trip himself, wrote our First Corinthians, was planning to go after the return of Titus to Troas where he was to meet him after Pentecost, when all of a sudden the uproar raised by Demetrius hurried Paul away sooner than he had planned. Meanwhile Apollos had returned from Corinth to Ephesus and refused to go back (#1Co 16:12). 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 (verses #22,29; 20:4). Paul's message reached Greeks, not merely Hellenists and God-fearers, but some of the Greeks in the upper circles of life in Ephesus.
