Acts 18:1–11

Paul in Corinth

18After this Paul¹ left Athens and went to Corinth. ²And he found a Jew named ^vAquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife ^vPriscilla, because ^wClaudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, ³and ^xbecause he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. ⁴And ^yhe reasoned in the synagogue ^yevery Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

^5zWhen Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul ^awas occupied with the word, ^btestifying to the Jews that the Christ was ^cJesus. ⁶And when they opposed and reviled him, ^dhe shook out his garments and said to them, ^e“Your blood be on your own heads! ^fI am innocent. ^gFrom now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ⁷And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius ^hJustus, ⁱa worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. ^8jCrispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together ^kwith his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. ⁹And the Lord said to Paul ^lone night in ^ma vision, ⁿ“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, ¹⁰ⁿfor I am with you, and ^ono one will attack you to harm you, for ^pI have many in this city who are my people.” ¹¹And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.