1After these things, Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth,
2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) and he came unto them.
3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them and wrought (for their craft was to make tents.)
4And he disputed in the Synagogue every Sabbath day, and exhorted the Jews, and the Grecians.
5Now when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul, forced in spirit, testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6And when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own head: I am clean: from henceforth will I go unto the Gentiles.
7So he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house joined hard to the Synagogue.
8And Crispus the chief ruler of the Synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household: and many of the Corinthians hearing it, believed and were baptized.
9Then said the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Fear not, but speak, and hold not thy peace.
10For I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11So he continued there a year and six months, and taught the word of God among them.
12Now when Gallio was deputy of Achaia, the Jews arose with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
13Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God otherwise than the Law appointeth.
14And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong, or an evil deed, O ye Jews, I would according to reason maintain you.
15But if it be a question of words and names, and of your Law, look ye to it yourselves: for I will be no judge of those things.
16And he drove them from the judgment seat.
17Then took all the Grecians Sosthenes the chief ruler of the Synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat: but Gallio cared nothing for those things.
18But when Paul had tarried there yet a good while, he took leave of the brethren, and sailed into Syria, (and with him Priscilla and Aquila) after that he had shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had made a vow.
19Then he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he entered into the Synagogue and disputed with the Jews.
20Who desired him to tarry a longer time with them: but he would not consent,
21But bade them farewell, saying, I must needs keep this feast that cometh, in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus.
22And when he came down to Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went down unto Antioch.
23Now when he had tarried there a while, he departed, and went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthening all the disciples.
24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, came to Ephesus, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures.
25The same was instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spake fervently in the Spirit, and taught diligently the things of the Lord, and knew but the baptism of John only.
26And 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.
27And when he was minded to go into Achaia, the brethren exhorting him, wrote to the disciples to receive him: and after he was come thither, he helped them much which had believed through grace.
28For mightily he confuted publicly the Jews, with great vehemency, showing by the Scriptures, that Jesus was that Christ.