After these events Paul left ^aAthens and went to ^bCorinth. 2 And he found a Jew named ^aAquila, a native of ^bPontus having recently come from ^cItaly with his wife ^dPriscilla, because ^eClaudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, 3 and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and ^athey worked together, for they were tent-makers by trade. 4 And Paul was reasoning ^ain the synagogue every ^bSabbath and trying to persuade ^cJews and Greeks.

5 But when ^aSilas and Timothy ^bcame down from ^cMacedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, ^dtestifying to the Jews that ^eJesus was the ¹Christ. 6 But when they resisted and blasphemed, he ^ashook out his garments and said to them, “Your ^bblood is ¹on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go ^cto the Gentiles.” 7 Then he left ¹the synagogue and went to the house of a man named ²Titius Justus, ^aa worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8 ^aCrispus, ^bthe leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord ^ctogether with his entire household; and many of the ^dCorinthians, as they listened to Paul, were believing and being baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul by ^aa vision at night, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.” 11 And he settled there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 But while Gallio was ^aproconsul of ^bAchaia, ^cthe Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before ^dthe ¹judgment seat, 13 saying, “This man is inciting the people to worship God contrary to ^athe ¹law.” 14 But when Paul was about to ^aopen his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or vicious, unscrupulous act, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; 15 but if there are ^1aquestions about ²teaching and ³persons and your own law, see to it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.” 16 And he drove them away from ^athe ¹judgment seat. 17 But they all took hold of ^aSosthenes, ^bthe leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of ^cthe judgment seat. And yet Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.

18 Now Paul, when he had remained many days longer, ^atook leave of ^bthe brothers and sisters and sailed away to ^cSyria, and ^dPriscilla and ^eAquila were with him. ¹Paul first ^fhad his hair cut at ^gCenchrea, for he was keeping a vow. 19 They came to ^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 ^atook leave of them and said, “I will return to you again ^bif God wills,” and he set sail from ^cEphesus.

22 When he had landed in ^aCaesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and went down to ^bAntioch.

23 And after spending 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, came to ^cEphesus; and he was proficient in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in ^athe way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was accurately speaking and teaching things about Jesus, being acquainted only with ^bthe baptism of John; 26 and ¹he began speaking boldly in the synagogue. But when ^aPriscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained ^bthe way of God more accurately to him. 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 was the ¹Christ.

After this Paul left ^aAthens and went to ^bCorinth. 2 There he met a Jew named ^aAquila, a native of ^bPontus, who had recently come from ^cItaly with his wife, ^dPriscilla, because the Roman Emperor ^eClaudius had issued an edict that all the ¹Jews were to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them; and ^athey worked together for they were tent-makers. 4 And he reasoned and debated ^ain the synagogue every ^bSabbath, trying to persuade ^cJews and Greeks;

5 but when ^aSilas and Timothy ^bcame down from ^cMacedonia (northern Greece) , Paul began devoting himself completely to preaching the word, and solemnly ^dtestifying to the Jews that ^eJesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) . 6 But since the Jews kept resisting and opposing him, and blaspheming God, he ^1ashook out his robe and said to them, “Your ^bblood (damnation) be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go ^cto the Gentiles.” Acts 13:46 7 Then he moved on from there and went to the house of a man named ¹Titius Justus, ^awho worshiped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8 ^aCrispus, ^bthe leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together ^cwith his entire household joyfully acknowledging Him as Messiah and Savior; and many of the ^dCorinthians who heard Paul’s message were believing and being baptized. 9 One night the Lord said to Paul in ^aa vision, “Do not be afraid anymore, but go on speaking and do not be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you in order to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.” Is 43:5; Jer 1:8 11 So he settled there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ.

12 But when ¹Gallio was ^aproconsul of ^bAchaia (southern Greece) , ^cthe Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before ^2dthe judgment seat, 13 declaring, “This man is persuading people to worship God in violation of ^athe law of Moses.” 14 But when Paul was about ^ato reply, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some misdemeanor or serious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to put up with you; 15 but since it is merely a ^aquestion of doctrine within your religion about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I am ¹unwilling to judge these matters.” 16 And he drove them away from ^athe judgment seat. 17 Then the Greeks all seized ^1aSosthenes, ^bthe leader of the synagogue, and began beating him right in front of ^cthe judgment seat; but Gallio paid no attention to any of this. 1+@Cor 1:1

18 Paul stayed for a while longer, and then ^atold ^bthe ¹brothers and sisters goodbye and sailed for ^cSyria; and he was accompanied by ^dPriscilla and ^eAquila. At ^fCenchrea the southeastern port of Corinth he ^ghad his hair cut, because he was keeping a Nazirite vow of abstention. 19 Then they arrived in ^aEphesus, and he left the others there; but he entered ^bthe synagogue and reasoned and debated with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he refused; 21 but ^aafter telling them goodbye and saying, “I will return again ^bif God is willing,” he set sail from ^cEphesus.

22 When he had landed at ^aCaesarea, he went up and ¹greeted the church at Jerusalem, and then went down to ^bAntioch.

23 After spending some time there, he left and traveled through the territory of ^aGalatia and Phrygia, strengthening and encouraging all the disciples.

24 Now a Jew named ^aApollos, a native of ^bAlexandria, came to ^cEphesus. He was an eloquent and cultured man, and well versed in the Hebrew Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in ^athe way of the Lord, and being spiritually impassioned, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about Jesus, though he knew only ^bthe baptism of John; 26 and he began to speak boldly and fearlessly in the synagogue. But when ^aPriscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained more accurately to him ^bthe way of God and the full story of the life of Christ. 27 And when Apollos wanted to go across to ^aAchaia (southern Greece) , ^bthe brothers encouraged him and wrote to ^cthe disciples, urging them to welcome him gladly. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who, through grace, had believed and had followed Jesus as Lord and Savior, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public discussions, proving ^aby the Scriptures that ^bJesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) .

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.