ACT 18
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Paul in Corinth
1 After these events, Paul left Athens and travelled to Corinth.
2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, originally from Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
3 and because he practised the same trade—they were tentmakers—he stayed and worked with them.
4 Every Sabbath he would engage in discussion in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to proclaiming the message, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6 But when they opposed him and spoke blasphemously, he shook out his garments in protest and told them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
7 Paul left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, believed in the Lord along with his entire household. Many Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptised.
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid. Keep speaking and do not be silent,
10 because I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
11 So Paul settled there for a year and six months, teaching God's message among them.
12 When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
13 They charged, "This man is persuading people to worship God in ways that violate the law."
14 As Paul was about to open his mouth to defend himself, Gallio said to the Jews, "If this were a matter of wrongdoing or a serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to hear you out, Jews.
15 But since it concerns questions about terminology and names and your own law, you will have to settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these matters."
16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
17 Then they all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
The Return to Antioch
18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time. Then he said farewell to the believers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut because of a vow he had taken.
19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself entered the synagogue and engaged in discussion with the Jews.
20 When they asked him to stay longer, he declined.
21 But as he departed, he promised, "I will return to you again, if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus.
22 After landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, then went down to Antioch.
23 After spending some time there, he departed and travelled systematically from place to place through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Apollos in Ephesus and Achaia (Corinth)
24 Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the Scriptures.
25 He had been instructed in the Lord's way and spoke with great fervour, teaching accurately about Jesus, although he knew only John's baptism.
26 He began speaking boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained God's way to him more precisely.
27 When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the believers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. Upon his arrival, he greatly assisted those who had believed through grace,
28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
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Copyright © 2026 Michael Adeyemi Adegbola. This Scripture text is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
