Acts 18

1And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth,

2and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife — because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome — he came to them,

3and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

4and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

5And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

6and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head — I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'

7And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue,

8and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

9And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, 'Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;

10because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;'

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

12And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal,

13saying — 'Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

14and Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, 'If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you,

15but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves to it, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,'

16and he drave them from the tribunal;

17and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating him before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

18And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria — and with him are Priscilla and Aquilas — having shorn his head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

19and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:

20and they having requested him to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,

21but took leave of them, saying, 'It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you — God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,

22and having come down to Caesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.

23And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

24And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,

25this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;

26this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to them, and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

27and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

28for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.