Acts 18

1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

3 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

6 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

7 So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Justus, a worshiper of God.

8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

10 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

11 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

13 “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

15 But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. For I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

17 At this, all the Greeks seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.

19 When he reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

20 When they asked him to stay with them for a while longer, he declined.

21 But as he left, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

22 When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

23 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

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 way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John.

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

27 When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

28 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

1 ¶ After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ.

6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

7 ¶ And he departed thence, and entered into a certain [man's] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, ‹Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:›

10 ‹For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.›

11 And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 ¶ And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

13 Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

14 And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

15 But if it be a question of words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters].

16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.

17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

18 ¶ And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

20 When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

23 And after he had spent some time [there], he departed, and went over [all] the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

24 ¶ And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

1 After this Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.

2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had lately come from the Welsh country, with his wife Priscilla; because Claudius the emperor had commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome.

3 And he went in unto them; and being of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: but they were carpetmakers of the same craft.

4 And he taught in the synagogue all the sabbaths, and communed both Jews and Greeks.

5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come out of Macedonia, the Spirit pressed upon Paul to testify unto the Jews that he was the Christ.

6 And when they had rebelled and blasphemed, he shook off their garments, and said unto them: Your blood be upon your head! I go henceforth pure unto the Gentiles.

7 And he departed from thence, and came to a house of one named Just, which feared God: and the house of that man was first at the synagogue.

8 And Crispus, the chief of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house: and many of the Corinthians which heard believed, and were baptized.

9 And the LORD said unto Paul by a vision in the night, Fear not; but speak not, neither hold thy peace.

10 For I am with thee, and no man shall think to hurt thee: for I have a great people in this city.

11 And he sat there a year and six months, and taught them the word of God.

12 And when Gallion was governor in Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul, and brought him before the judgment seat.

13 and said: This one persuades people to serve God contrary to the law.

14 And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallion said unto the Jews, If it be an outrage or a mischief, O Jews, I hear you aright;

15 But because it is a question of doctrine, and of words, and of law among you, ye see for yourselves: I will not be a judge of it.

16 And drove them from the judgment seat.

17 Then all the Greeks took hold of Sostenes, the chief of the school, and smote him before the judgment seat: and Gallion took not.

18 And Paul tarried there a long time. And afterward he took his leave with the brethren, and would have sailed into Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila with him. And he shaved his head at Kenchrea: for he had a vow.

19 And came down to Ephesus, and left them there. And he went into the synagogue, and talked with the Jews.

20 And they besought him that he would tarry with them a longer time. And he consented not,

21 But made his departure with them, and said: I must keep the feast that is to come at Jerusalem; if God wills it, I will come to you again. And he departed from Ephesus.

22 And came to Caesarea, and went up, and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.

23 And he tarried some time, and journeyed, and went through Galatia and Phrygia one after another, strengthening all the disciples.

24 And there came to Ephesus a certain Jew named Apollos, of the birth of Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures.

25 This man was instructed in the way of the LORD, and spake with a fervent spirit, and taught diligently of the LORD, knowing only the baptism of John.

26 And he began to preach freely in the synagogue. But when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him and taught him the way of God even more diligently.

27 And when he was about to go to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him. And when he was come, he helped them much that believed by grace.

28 For he overcame the Jews continually, and proved publicly by the scriptures that JESUS was the Christ.