Acts 18:1-17
Paul in Corinth
1After this Paul ▼▼Greek he
left Athens and went to Corinth. 2And he found a Jew named bAquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife cPriscilla, because dClaudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3and ebecause he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. 4And fhe reasoned in the synagogue gevery Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. 5 hWhen Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul iwas occupied with the word, jtestifying to the Jews that the Christ was kJesus. 6And when they opposed and reviled him, lhe shook out his garments and said to them, m“Your blood be on your own heads! nI am innocent. oFrom now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius pJustus, qa worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. 8 rCrispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together swith his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. 9And the Lord said to Paul tone night in ua vision, v“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 wfor I am with you, and xno one will attack you to harm you, for yI have many in this city who are my people.” 11And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12But when Gallio was zproconsul of Achaia, aathe Jews ▼
▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14 (twice), 28
made a united attack on Paul and acbrought him before the tribunal, 13saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to adthe law.” 14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious aecrime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. 15But afsince it is a matter of questions about words and names and agyour own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.” 16And he drove them from the tribunal. 17And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
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