Acts 18

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Paul Ministers in Corinth

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

¹And after these things, having departed from Athens, he came to Corinth.

²There 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,

²And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and Priscilla his wife, recently having come from Italy because of Claudius having commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome, he came to them,

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

³and because of being of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked. For they were tentmakers by the trade.

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

⁴And he was reasoning in the synagogue on every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

⁵And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

⁵Now when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, earnestly testifying to the Jews Jesus to be the Christ.

⁶But 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.”

⁶But on their opposing and reviling him, having shaken out the garments, he said to them, “Your blood be upon your head! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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

⁷And having departed from there, he came to the house of a certain one named Titus Justus, one worshiping God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue.

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

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

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

⁹Now the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but continue speaking, and do not be silent,

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

¹⁰because I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, because there are many people unto Me in this city.”

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

¹¹And he remained a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

Paul before Gallio

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

¹²But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and led him to the judgment seat,

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

¹³saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

¹⁴But 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.

¹⁴And Paul being about to open the mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it was some unrighteousness or wicked crime, O Jews, according to reason I would have endured with you.

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

¹⁵But if it is a question about a word and names and in reference to your law, you will see yourselves. I resolve not to be a judge of these things.”

¹⁶And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

¹⁶And he drove them from the judgment seat.

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

¹⁷Then they all, having seized Sosthenes the synagogue ruler, were beating him before the judgment seat. And it mattered nothing to Gallio about these things.

Paul Returns to Antioch

¹⁸Paul 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.

¹⁸Now Paul, having remained many days more, having taken leave of the brothers, sailed away to Syria—and with him Priscilla and Aquila—having shaved the head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

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

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

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

²⁰And of them asking him to remain for a longer time, he did not consent,

²¹But as he left, he said, “I will come back^a to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

²¹but having taken leave and having said, “I will return to you again, God willing,” he sailed from Ephesus,

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

²²and having landed at Caesarea, having gone up and having greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Begins

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

²³And having stayed some time, he went out, passing successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

²⁴Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus, being an eloquent man, mighty in the Scriptures.

²⁵He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus,^a though he knew only the baptism of John.

²⁵He was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and was teaching earnestly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John,

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

²⁶and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But Priscilla and Aquila, having heard him, took him to them and expounded the way of God to him more accurately.

²⁷When 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.

²⁷And in his resolving to pass through into Achaia, the brothers, having encouraged him, wrote to the disciples to welcome him, who, having arrived, helped greatly those having believed through grace.

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

²⁸For he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, showing by the Scriptures Jesus to be the Christ.