18:1 After this¹ Paul² departed from³ Athens and went to Corinth.⁴ 18:2 He⁵ found⁶ there⁷ a Jew named Aquila,⁸ a native of Pontus,⁹ who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius¹⁰ had ordered all the Jews to depart from¹¹ Rome. Paul approached¹² them, 18:3 and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them¹³ (for they were tentmakers¹⁴ by trade).¹⁵ 18:4 He addressed¹⁶ both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade¹⁷ them.

18:5 Now when Silas and Timothy arrived¹⁸ from Macedonia,¹⁹ Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming²⁰ the word, testifying²¹ to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.²² 18:6 When they opposed him²³ and reviled him,²⁴ he protested by shaking out his clothes²⁵ and said to them, “Your blood²⁶ be on your own heads! I am guiltless!²⁷ From now on I will go to the Gentiles!” 18:7 Then Paul²⁸ left²⁹ the synagogue³⁰ and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God,³¹ whose house was next door to the synagogue. 18:8 Crispus, the president of the synagogue,³² believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it³³ believed and were baptized. 18:9 The Lord said to Paul by a vision³⁴ in the night,³⁵ “Do not be afraid,³⁶ but speak and do not be silent, 18:10 because I am with you, and no one will assault³⁷ you to harm³⁸ you, because I have many people in this city.” 18:11 So he stayed there³⁹ a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.⁴⁰

18:12 Now while Gallio⁴¹ was proconsul⁴² of Achaia,⁴³ the Jews attacked Paul together⁴⁴ and brought him before the judgment seat,⁴⁵ 18:13 saying, “This man is persuading⁴⁶ people to worship God in a way contrary to⁴⁷ the law.” 18:14 But just as Paul was about to speak,⁴⁸ Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy,⁴⁹ I would have been justified in accepting the complaint⁵⁰ of you Jews;⁵¹ 18:15 but since it concerns points of disagreement⁵² about words and names and your own law, settle⁵³ it yourselves. I will not be⁵⁴ a judge of these things.” 18:16 Then he had them forced away⁵⁵ from the judgment seat.⁵⁶ 18:17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue,⁵⁷ and began to beat⁵⁸ him in front of the judgment seat.⁵⁹ Yet none of these things were of any concern⁶⁰ to Gallio.

18:18 Paul, after staying⁶¹ many more days in Corinth, said farewell to⁶² the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by⁶³ Priscilla and Aquila. He⁶⁴ had his hair cut off⁶⁵ at Cenchrea⁶⁶ because he had made a vow.⁶⁷ 18:19 When they reached Ephesus,⁶⁸ Paul⁶⁹ left Priscilla and Aquila⁷⁰ behind there, but he himself went⁷¹ into the synagogue and addressed⁷² the Jews. 18:20 When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,⁷³ 18:21 but said farewell to⁷⁴ them and added,⁷⁵ “I will come back⁷⁶ to you again if God wills.”⁷⁷ Then⁷⁸ he set sail from Ephesus, 18:22 and when he arrived⁷⁹ at Caesarea,⁸⁰ he went up and greeted⁸¹ the church at Jerusalem⁸² and then went down to Antioch.⁸³ 18:23 After he spent⁸⁴ some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia⁸⁵ and Phrygia,⁸⁶ strengthening all the disciples.

18:24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker,⁸⁷ well-versed⁸⁸ in the scriptures. 18:25 He had been instructed in⁸⁹ the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm⁹⁰ he spoke and taught accurately the facts⁹¹ about Jesus, although he knew⁹² only the baptism of John. 18:26 He began to speak out fearlessly⁹³ in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila⁹⁴ heard him, they took him aside⁹⁵ and explained the way of God to him more accurately. 18:27 When Apollos⁹⁶ wanted to cross over to Achaia,⁹⁷ the brothers encouraged⁹⁸ him⁹⁹ and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he¹⁰⁰ assisted greatly those who had believed by grace, 18:28 for he refuted the Jews vigorously¹⁰¹ in public debate,¹⁰² demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ¹⁰³ was Jesus.¹⁰⁴

19:1 While¹ Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland² regions³ and came to Ephesus. He⁴ found some disciples there⁵ 19:2 and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”⁶ They replied,⁷ “No, we have not even⁸ heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 19:3 So Paul⁹ said, “Into what then were you baptized?” “Into John’s baptism,” they replied.¹⁰ 19:4 Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him,¹¹ that is, in Jesus.” 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, 19:6 and when Paul placed¹² his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came¹³ on them, and they began to speak¹⁴ in tongues and to prophesy.¹⁵ 19:7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.)¹⁶