Shared Word Translation
Acts 18
Paul in Corinth
After these things he departed from Athens and came to Corinth. And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome), he came to them, and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and was working, for they were tentmakers by trade.
And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuading both Jews and Greeks. And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
But when they opposed and reviled him, shaking out his garments, he said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
And departing from there, he went into the house of a certain man named Titius Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next to the synagogue. And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household; and many of the Corinthians, hearing, were believing and being baptized.
And the Lord said to Paul in a vision during the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, because I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Paul Before Gallio
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the tribunal, saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.”
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrongdoing or a serious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to bear with you, but if it is a question about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I do not want to be a judge of these things.”
And he drove them from the tribunal. And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and were beating him before the tribunal; and Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.
Paul Returns to Antioch
And Paul, having remained many days still, took leave of the brothers and sailed away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; he had cut his hair in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself, entering into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews. And when they asked him to remain for a longer time, he did not consent, but taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again, if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
And landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus
And having spent some time, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace, for he was vigorously refuting the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.