{"book":"Acts","slug":"acts","ch":18,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Acts of the Apostles","prev":"acts/17","next":"acts/19","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"After this, [Paul] left Athens [and] went to Corinth.","f":[],"h":"Paul Ministers in Corinth","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"[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,","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, [just as] he was.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews [that] Jesus is the Christ.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"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.”","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"[So] [Paul] left the synagogue [and] went next door to [the] house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.","f":["ECM; SBL, NE, and WH Titius Justus; BYZ and TR Justus"],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:“ {Do} not be afraid; keep on speaking; {do} not be silent.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ {Do} not be afraid; keep on speaking; {do} not be silent."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"[So] [Paul] stayed for a year and [a half], teaching the word of God among [the Corinthians].","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"[While] Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.","f":[],"h":"Paul before Gallio","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"“ This [man] is persuading the [people] to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"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 ].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"But 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.”","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"And he drove them {away} from the judgment seat.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader [and] beat [him] in front of the judgment seat. [But] none of this was of concern to Gallio.","f":["Literally they all; BYZ and TR all the Greeks"],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"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.","f":[],"h":"Paul Returns to Antioch","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"[When] they reached Ephesus, [Paul] left [Priscilla and Aquila]. He himself went into the synagogue [there] [and] reasoned with the Jews.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"[When] they asked [him] to stay for a while longer, he declined.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"But as he left, he said,“ I will come back to you [if] God is willing.” [And] he set sail from Ephesus.","f":["BYZ and TR I must by all means keep this feast that comes in Jerusalem, but I will come back"]},{"v":22,"t":"[When Paul] had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church [ at Jerusalem ]. [Then] he went down to Antioch.","f":["Literally he went up and greeted the church"],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"[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.","f":[],"h":"Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Begins","style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, [though] he knew only the baptism of John.","f":["BYZ and TR about the Lord"]},{"v":26,"t":"And 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.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"[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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public [debate], proving from the Scriptures [that] Jesus is the Christ.","f":[]}]}