保羅在哥林多傳道

18 這事之後,保羅離開雅典前往哥林多, 在那裡認識了一位在本都出生的猶太人亞居拉。由於克勞狄命令所有的猶太人離開羅馬,他最近和妻子百基拉從義大利來到哥林多。保羅拜訪了他們。 他們夫婦跟保羅是同行,都以製造帳篷為業,保羅就留下來和他們同住,一起做工。 保羅每個安息日都到會堂與猶太人和希臘人辯論,勸導他們信主。

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在哥林多

18 此后,保罗离开雅典,来到哥林多, 遇见一个生在本都的犹太人,名叫亚居拉。因为革老丢下令所有的犹太人都要离开罗马,所以亚居拉最近同他的妻子百基拉从意大利来了,保罗就去找他们。 他们是以做帐棚为业的,因为是同业,保罗就与他们同住,一同工作。 每逢安息日,保罗在会堂辩论,劝导犹太人和希腊人归主。

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Chapter 18

Paul in Corinth. After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila,(A) a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla[a] because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. He went to visit them and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. Every sabbath, he entered into discussions in the synagogue, attempting to convince both Jews and Greeks.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:2 Aquila…Priscilla: both may already have been Christians at the time of their arrival in Corinth (see Acts 18:26). According to 1 Cor 16:19, their home became a meeting place for Christians. Claudius: the Emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome ca. A.D. 49. The Roman historian Suetonius gives as reason for the expulsion disturbances among the Jews “at the instigation of Chrestos,” probably meaning disputes about the messiahship of Jesus.

In Corinth

18 After this, Paul left Athens(A) and went to Corinth.(B) There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla,(C) because Claudius(D) had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.(E) Every Sabbath(F) he reasoned in the synagogue,(G) trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

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