After these things he departed ^aAthens and went to ^bCorinth. 2 And he found a Jew named ^aAquila, a native of ^bPontus, and his wife ^cPriscilla, who recently came from ^dItaly because ^eClaudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, 3 and because he was of the same trade, he was staying with them and ^athey were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. 4 And he was reasoning ^ain the synagogue every ^bSabbath and trying to persuade both ^cJews and Greeks.

5 But when ^aSilas and Timothy ^bcame down from ^cMacedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly ^dbearing witness to the Jews that ^eJesus is the ¹Christ. 6 But when they resisted and blasphemed, he ^ashook out his garments and said to them, “Your ^bblood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go ^cto the Gentiles.” 7 Then he left there and went to the house of a man named ¹Titius Justus, a ^aGod-fearer, whose house was next to the synagogue. 8 ^aAnd Crispus, ^bthe leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord ^cwith all his household, and many of the ^dCorinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul in the night by ^aa vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no man will lay a hand on you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city.” 11 And he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 But while Gallio was ^aproconsul of ^bAchaia, ^cthe Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before ^dthe judgment seat, 13 saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to ^athe law.” 14 But when Paul was about to ^aopen his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; 15 but if there are ^aquestions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I am not willing to be a judge of these matters.” 16 And he drove them away from ^athe judgment seat. 17 And they all took hold of ^aSosthenes, ^bthe leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of ^cthe judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.

18 And Paul, having remained many days longer, ^atook leave of ^bthe brothers and put out to sea for ^cSyria, and with him were ^dPriscilla and ^eAquila. In ^fCenchreae ¹he ^ghad his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow. 19 And they arrived at ^aEphesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered ^bthe synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, 21 but ^ataking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again ^bif God wills,” he set sail from ^cEphesus.

22 And when he had landed at ^aCaesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to ^bAntioch. 23 And having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the ^aGalatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

24 Now a Jew named ^aApollos, an ^bAlexandrian by birth, ¹an eloquent man, arrived at ^cEphesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in ^athe way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with ^bthe baptism of John; 26 and ¹he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when ^aPriscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^bthe way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to go across to ^aAchaia, ^bthe brothers encouraged him and wrote to ^cthe disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly ¹helped those who had believed through grace, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating ^aby the Scriptures that ^bJesus is the ¹Christ.