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In Corinth

18 After these things he departed (A)Athens and went to (B)Corinth. And he found a Jew named (C)Aquila, a native of (D)Pontus, and his wife (E)Priscilla, who recently came from (F)Italy because (G)Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, and because he was of the same trade, he was staying with them and (H)they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. And he was reasoning (I)in the synagogue every (J)Sabbath and trying to persuade both (K)Jews and Greeks.

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Founding the Corinthian Church

18 After this, he[a] left Athens and went to Corinth,(A) where he found a Jewish man named Aquila,(B) a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius[b] had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them, and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers[c] by trade.(C) He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 18:1 Other mss read Paul
  2. Acts 18:2 Roman emperor a.d. 41–54; he expelled all Jews from Rome in a.d. 49.
  3. Acts 18:3 Or leatherworkers, or less likely manufacturers of theatrical properties