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18 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, 13 saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. 14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 15 but if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. 16 And he drave them from the judgment seat. 17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; 21 but bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 22 And when he had landed at Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 28 for he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

Ministering at Corinth

18 After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named (A)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. So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them (B)and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. (C)And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

(D)When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was (E)compelled [a]by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. But (F)when they opposed him and blasphemed, (G)he shook his garments and said to them, (H)“Your blood be upon your own heads; (I)I am clean. (J)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named [b]Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. (K)Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.

Now (L)the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; 10 (M)for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” 11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the [c]judgment seat, 13 saying, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

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. 15 But if it is a (N)question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters. 16 And he drove them from the judgment seat. 17 Then [d]all the Greeks took (O)Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things.

Paul Returns to Antioch

18 So Paul still remained [e]a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. (P)He had his hair cut off at (Q)Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, 21 but took leave of them, saying, (R)“I[f] must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, (S)God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus.

22 And when he had landed at (T)Caesarea, and [g]gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23 After he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the region of (U)Galatia and Phrygia [h]in order, (V)strengthening all the disciples.

Ministry of Apollos

24 (W)Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being (X)fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, (Y)though he knew only the baptism of John. 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 accurately. 27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, (Z)he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, (AA)showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 18:5 Or in his spirit or in the Spirit
  2. Acts 18:7 NU Titius Justus
  3. Acts 18:12 Gr. bema
  4. Acts 18:17 NU they all
  5. Acts 18:18 Lit. many days
  6. Acts 18:21 NU omits I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem
  7. Acts 18:22 To Jerusalem
  8. Acts 18:23 successively

Pavel la Corint

18 După aceea, Pavel a plecat din Atena şi s-a dus la Corint. Acolo, a găsit pe un iudeu numit Aquila(A), de neam din Pont, venit de curând din Italia, cu nevastă-sa Priscila, deoarece Claudiu poruncise ca toţi iudeii să plece din Roma. A venit la ei. Şi, fiindcă avea acelaşi meşteşug, a rămas la ei şi(B) lucrau – meseria lor era facerea corturilor. Pavel(C) vorbea în sinagogă în fiecare zi de Sabat şi îndupleca pe iudei şi pe greci. Dar când au venit(D) Sila şi Timotei din Macedonia, Pavel s-a(E) dedat în totul propovăduirii şi dovedea iudeilor că Isus este Hristosul. Fiindcă iudeii i se împotriveau(F) şi-l batjocoreau, Pavel şi-a scuturat(G) hainele şi le-a zis: „Sângele(H) vostru să cadă asupra capului vostru; eu(I) sunt curat. De acum(J) încolo, mă voi duce la neamuri.” Şi după ce a ieşit de acolo, a intrat în casa unui om temător de Dumnezeu, numit Iust, a cărui casă era vecină cu sinagoga. Dar(K) Crisp, fruntaşul sinagogii, a crezut în Domnul împreună cu toată casa lui. Şi mulţi dintre corinteni, care auziseră pe Pavel, au crezut şi ei şi au fost botezaţi. Noaptea, Domnul(L) a zis lui Pavel într-o vedenie: „Nu te teme, ci vorbeşte şi nu tăcea, 10 căci(M) Eu sunt cu tine şi nimeni nu va pune mâna pe tine ca să-ţi facă rău; vorbeşte, fiindcă am mult norod în această cetate.” 11 Aici a rămas un an şi şase luni şi învăţa printre corinteni Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu.

Răscoala iudeilor

12 Pe când era Galion cârmuitor al Ahaiei, iudeii s-au ridicat cu un gând împotriva lui Pavel, l-au dus înaintea scaunului de judecată 13 şi au zis: „Omul acesta aţâţă pe oameni să se închine lui Dumnezeu într-un fel care este împotriva Legii”. 14 Pavel voia să înceapă vorba, când Galion a zis iudeilor:

„Dacă(N) ar fi vorba de vreo faptă rea sau de vreo blestemăţie, v-aş asculta după cuviinţă, iudeilor!

15 Dar, dacă este vorba de neînţelegeri asupra unui cuvânt, asupra unor nume şi asupra Legii voastre, treaba voastră; eu nu vreau să fiu judecător peste aceste lucruri.” 16 Şi i-a alungat de la scaunul de judecată. 17 Atunci, au pus toţi mâna pe Sosten(O), fruntaşul sinagogii, şi-l băteau înaintea scaunului de judecată, fără ca lui Galion să-i pese.

Pavel la Ierusalim şi Antiohia

18 Pavel a mai rămas destul de multă vreme în Corint. În urmă, şi-a luat ziua bună de la fraţi şi a plecat cu corabia spre Siria, împreună cu Priscila şi Aquila, după ce şi-a tuns(P) capul în Chencrea(Q), căci făcuse o juruinţă. 19 Au ajuns în Efes; şi Pavel a lăsat acolo pe însoţitorii lui. A intrat în sinagogă şi a stat de vorbă cu iudeii, 20 care l-au rugat să rămână la ei mai multă vreme. El însă n-a voit, 21 ci şi-a luat rămas-bun de la ei şi a zis: „Trebuie(R) numaidecât ca sărbătoarea care vine s-o fac în Ierusalim. Dacă(S) va voi Dumnezeu, mă voi întoarce iarăşi la voi.” Şi a plecat din Efes. 22 S-a dat jos din corabie în Cezareea, s-a suit la Ierusalim şi, după ce a urat de bine Bisericii, s-a pogorât în Antiohia.

A treia călătorie. Apolo

23 După ce a petrecut câtăva vreme în Antiohia, Pavel a plecat şi a străbătut din loc în loc ţinutul Galatiei(T) şi Frigiei, întărind(U) pe toţi ucenicii. 24 La Efes, a venit un iudeu numit Apolo, de neam din Alexandria. Omul acesta avea darul vorbirii şi era tare în Scripturi. 25 El era învăţat în ce priveşte Calea Domnului, avea un duh înfocat(V) şi vorbea şi învăţa amănunţit pe oameni despre Isus, măcar că nu cunoştea(W) decât botezul lui Ioan. 26 A început a vorbi cu îndrăzneală în sinagogă. Aquila şi Priscila, când l-au auzit, l-au luat la ei şi i-au arătat mai cu de-amănuntul Calea lui Dumnezeu. 27 Fiindcă el voia să treacă în Ahaia, fraţii l-au îmbărbătat să se ducă şi au scris ucenicilor să-l primească bine. Când a ajuns, a(X) ajutat mult, prin harul lui Dumnezeu, pe cei ce crezuseră, 28 căci înfrunta cu putere pe iudei înaintea norodului şi le dovedea(Y) din Scripturi că Isus este Hristosul.

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.

When Silas(H) and Timothy(I) came from Macedonia,(J) Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.(K) But when they opposed Paul and became abusive,(L) he shook out his clothes in protest(M) and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads!(N) I am innocent of it.(O) From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”(P)

Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.(Q) Crispus,(R) the synagogue leader,(S) and his entire household(T) believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:(U) “Do not be afraid;(V) keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you,(W) and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.(X)

12 While Gallio was proconsul(Y) of Achaia,(Z) the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. 13 “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”

14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. 15 But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law(AA)—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” 16 So he drove them off. 17 Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes(AB) the synagogue leader(AC) and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters(AD) and sailed for Syria,(AE) accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.(AF) Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae(AG) because of a vow he had taken.(AH) 19 They arrived at Ephesus,(AI) where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. 21 But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.”(AJ) Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 When he landed at Caesarea,(AK) he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.(AL)

23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia(AM) and Phrygia,(AN) strengthening all the disciples.(AO)

24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,(AP) a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus.(AQ) He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor[a](AR) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.(AS) 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila(AT) heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia,(AU) the brothers and sisters(AV) encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 28 For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures(AW) that Jesus was the Messiah.(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 18:25 Or with fervor in the Spirit