Acts 18
18
Paul Goes to Corinth
1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2There 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 Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla. 3They 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 was a witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them, “God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
7Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house next door. It was the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshiped God. 8Crispus was the synagogue leader. He and everyone living in his house 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. 10I am with you. No one will attack you and harm you. I have many people in this city.” 11So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. He taught them God’s word.
12At that time Gallio was governor of Achaia. The Jews of Corinth got together and attacked Paul. They brought him into court. 13They made a charge against Paul. They said, “This man is talking people into worshiping God in wrong ways. Those ways are against the law.”
14Paul was about to give reasons for his actions. But just then Gallio spoke to them. He said, “You Jews don’t claim that Paul has committed a great or small crime. If you did, it would make sense for me to listen to you. 15But 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 made them leave. 17Then the crowd there turned against Sosthenes, the synagogue leader. They beat him up in front of the governor. But Gallio didn’t care at all.
Priscilla and Aquila Teach Apollos
18Paul stayed in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila went with him. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae. He did this because he had made a promise to God. 19They arrived at Ephesus. There Paul said goodbye 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. 22When 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.
24At that time a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was an educated man from Alexandria. He knew the Scriptures very well. 25Apollos had been 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 and sisters 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. 28In public meetings, he argued strongly against Jews who disagreed with him. He proved from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.
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Acts 18
18
Paul in Corinth
1After this Paul#18:1 Greek he left Athens and went to Corinth. 2And he found a Jew named #ver. 18, 26; Rom. 16:3; 1 Cor. 16:19; 2 Tim. 4:19 Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife #ver. 18, 26; Rom. 16:3; 1 Cor. 16:19; 2 Tim. 4:19 Priscilla, because #ch. 11:28Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3and #ch. 20:34; 1 Cor. 4:12; 9:15; 2 Cor. 11:7; 12:13; 1 Thess. 2:9; 2 Thess. 3:8because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. 4And #ch. 17:17; See ch. 13:5, 14he reasoned in the synagogue #ch. 17:17; See ch. 13:5, 14every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.
5 # ch. 17:15; 1 Thess. 3:6 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul #2 Cor. 5:14; [Job 32:18; Jer. 6:11; 20:9; Amos 3:8] was occupied with the word, #ch. 20:21 testifying to the Jews that the Christ was #ver. 28; ch. 2:36; 5:42; 17:3; [ch. 3:20; 8:5; 9:22]Jesus. 6And when they opposed and reviled him, #Neh. 5:13; [ch. 13:51] he shook out his garments and said to them, #Ezek. 18:13; 33:4; [2 Sam. 1:16; Matt. 27:25] “Your blood be on your own heads! #ch. 20:26 (Gk.); [Ezek. 3:18, 19] I am innocent. #See ch. 13:46From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius #[ch. 1:23; Col. 4:11] Justus, #ch. 16:14a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. 8#1 Cor. 1:14 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together #See ch. 11:14with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. 9And the Lord said to Paul #ch. 23:11; 27:23 one night in #[ch. 26:16; 2 Cor. 12:1-4] a vision, #ch. 27:24; Josh. 1:5, 6; Jer. 1:8; Matt. 28:20“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10#[See ver. 9 above] for I am with you, and #[Luke 21:18; 2 Thess. 3:2] no one will attack you to harm you, for #[John 10:16]I have many in this city who are my people.” 11And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12But when Gallio was #See ch. 13:7 proconsul of Achaia, #See ch. 13:50 the Jews#18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14 (twice), 28 made a united attack on Paul and #See ch. 16:19brought him before the tribunal, 13saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to #ver. 15the law.” 14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious #[ch. 13:10]crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. 15But #ch. 23:29; 25:19; [1 Tim. 6:4; 2 Tim. 2:14] since it is a matter of questions about words and names and #ver. 13your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.” 16And he drove them from the tribunal. 17And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
Paul Returns to Antioch
18After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of #See John 21:23 the brothers#18:18 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 27 and set sail for Syria, and with him #ver. 2 Priscilla and Aquila. At #Rom. 16:1 Cenchreae #[ch. 21:23, 24; Num. 6:2, 18]he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. 19And they came to #ch. 19:1; 20:16, 17; 1 Cor. 15:32; 16:8; Eph. 1:1; 1 Tim. 1:3; 2 Tim. 1:18 Ephesus, and he left them there, but #ver. 4he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. 21But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you #1 Cor. 4:19; 16:7; Heb. 6:3; James 4:15; [Rom. 15:32; 1 Pet. 3:17]if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.
22When he had landed at Caesarea, he #ch. 11:2; 21:15went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. 23After spending some time there, he departed and #ch. 16:6 went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, #See ch. 14:22strengthening all the disciples.
Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus
24Now a Jew named #ch. 19:1; 1 Cor. 1:12; 3:5, 6; 4:6; 16:12; Titus 3:13 Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, #[Ezra 7:6]competent in the Scriptures. 25He had been instructed in #See ch. 9:2 the way of the Lord. And #Rom. 12:11 being fervent in spirit,#18:25 Or in the Spirit he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only #ch. 19:3; Luke 7:29the baptism of John. 26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when #See ver. 2 Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him #Matt. 22:16; [ver. 25]the way of God more accurately. 27And when he wished to cross to #[ch. 19:1] Achaia, #ver. 18 the brothers encouraged him and #[2 Cor. 3:1] wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, #1 Cor. 3:6; [ch. 11:21, 23; 15:11; Eph. 2:8]he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, 28for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures #See ver. 5that the Christ was Jesus.
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