Corinth: Aquila and Priscilla
1After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to them, 3and since they had the same trade he stayed with them and they worked together; they were tentmakers by trade. 4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike. 5When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul gave himself wholly to the message, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. 6But when they set themselves against him and hurled insults, he shook out his clothes and said, “Your blood is on your own heads. I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7So he moved from there into the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8Crispus, the synagogue leader, came to believe in the Lord, together with his whole household; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized. 9One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Do not be afraid. Keep speaking; do not fall silent. 10For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.” 11So he settled there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.
Before Gallio
12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose against Paul with one accord and brought him before the tribunal. 13“This man,” they said, “is persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.” 14Paul was about to open his mouth when Gallio said to the Jews, “If this were some crime or serious offense, Jews, I would have good reason to hear you out. 15But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I have no wish to judge such matters.” 16And he drove them away from the tribunal. 17Then they all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and beat him in front of the tribunal; and none of this mattered to Gallio.
Back to Antioch, and Apollos in Ephesus
18Paul stayed on for a good many days. Then he said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his head shaved, for he was under a vow. 19They reached Ephesus, where he left them; he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20They asked him to stay longer, but he would not agree. 21He said goodbye with the words, “I will come back to you, God willing,” and set sail from Ephesus. 22He landed at Caesarea, went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. 23After spending some time there he set out again and traveled from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. 24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. 25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with burning spirit he spoke and taught accurately the things about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately. 27When he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On arriving he was a great help to those who through grace had believed, 28for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
