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Paul Goes to Corinth
Acts 18
Paul leaves Athens and goes to Corinth. There, he meets tentmakers named Aquila and
Priscilla, and they work together. There, he spends a year and six months preaching and
then returns to Antioch.
Acts 18
1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he met a Jew
named Aquila, who was a native of Pontus. Aquila had recently come
from Italy with his wife Priscilla. The emperor Claudius had ordered
all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla. 3 They
were tentmakers, just as he was. So he stayed and worked with them.
4Every Sabbath day he went to the synagogue. He was trying to get both
Jews and Greeks to believe in the Lord.
5Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia. Then Paul spent all his time
preaching. He gave witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 6 But
the Jews opposed Paul. They treated him badly. He didn't like this. So he
shook out his clothes. Then he said to them, "Anything that happens to
you will be your own fault! Don't blame me for it! From now on I will go
to people who are not Jews."
7Then Paul left the synagogue. He went next door to the house of Titius
Justus, a man who worshiped God. 8 Crispus was the synagogue ruler.
He and his whole family came to believe in the Lord. Many others who
lived in Corinth heard Paul. They too believed and were baptized.
9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision. "Don't be afraid," he said.
"Keep on speaking. Don't be silent. 10 I am with you. No one will attack
you and harm you. I have many people in this city." 11 So Paul stayed
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there for a year and a half. He taught them God's word.
12At that time Gallio was governor of * Achaia. The Jews got together
and attacked Paul. They brought him into court. 13 "This man," they
charged, "is trying to talk people into worshiping God in ways that are
against the law."
14Paul was about to speak up for himself. But just then Gallio spoke to
the Jews. "You Jews are not claiming that Paul has committed a crime,
whether large or small," he said. "If you were, it would make sense for
me to listen to you. 15 But this is about your own law. It is a question of
words and names. Settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of
such things."
16So he had them thrown out of the court. 17 Then all the Jews turned
against Sosthenes. He was the synagogue ruler. They beat him up in
front of the court. But Gallio didn't care at all.
Priscilla and Aquila Teach Apollos
18Paul stayed in Corinth for some time. Then he left the believers and
sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila went with him. Before he sailed, he
had his hair cut off at Cenchrea. He did this because he had made a promise
to God. 19 They arrived at Ephesus. There Paul said good-by to Priscilla
and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and talked with the
Jews.
20The Jews asked him to spend more time with them. But he said no.
21As he left, he made them a promise. "If God wants me to," he said, "I will
come back." Then he sailed from Ephesus. 22 When he landed at Caesarea,
he went up to Jerusalem. There he greeted the church. He then went
down to Antioch.
23Paul spent some time in Antioch. Then he left and traveled all over Galatia
and Phrygia. He gave strength to all the believers there. 24 At that
time a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was an educated man
from * Alexandria. He knew the Scriptures very well. 25 Apollos had been
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taught the way of the Lord. He spoke with great
power. He taught the truth about Jesus. But he only
knew about John's baptism.
26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. Priscilla
and Aquila heard him. So they invited him to
their home. There they gave him a better understanding
of the way of God.
27Apollos wanted to go to Achaia. The brothers
agreed with him. They wrote to the believers there.
They asked them to welcome him. When he arrived,
he was a great help to those who had become believers
by God's grace. 28 He argued strongly against the
Jews in public meetings. He proved from the Scriptures
that Jesus was the Christ.
Mission Accomplished
BIBLE CLIP
the Achaia family line
Ma The southern region
of the two states of
the Greek peninsula,
divided by Emperor
Augustus. The major
cities included Athens,
Corinth, and Cenchreae
(Ac 18:12).
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