The Holy Bible
King James Bible 2016
| 18:1 | After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth. |
| 18:2 | And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. |
| 18:3 | So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; because by occupation they were tentmakers. |
| 18:4 | And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. |
| 18:5 | And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. |
| 18:6 | But when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." |
| 18:7 | And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. |
| 18:8 | Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. |
| 18:9 | Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent;" |
| 18:10 | because I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; because I have many people in this city." |
| 18:11 | And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. |
| 18:12 | When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, |
| 18:13 | saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law." |
| 18:14 | And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. |
| 18:15 | But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; because I do not want to be a judge of such matters." |
| 18:16 | And he drove them from the judgment seat. |
| 18:17 | Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things. |
| 18:18 | So after this Paul still remained there a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed there into Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him; having shaved his head at Cenchrea, because he had taken a vow. |
| 18:19 | And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. |
| 18:20 | When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, |
| 18:21 | but bid them goodbye, saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing." And he sailed from Ephesus. |
| 18:22 | And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. |
| 18:23 | After he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the entire region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. |
| 18:24 | Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. |
| 18:25 | This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. |
| 18:26 | So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more exactly. |
| 18:27 | And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; |
| 18:28 | because he effectively refuted the Jews, doing so publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. |
