Acts 18:1–18

¹And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth, ²and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife—because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome—he came to them, ³and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft; ⁴and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks. ⁵And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ; ⁶and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, ‘Your blood is upon your head—I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.’

⁷And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue, ⁸and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized. ⁹And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, ‘Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent; ¹⁰because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;’ ¹¹and he continued a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.

¹²And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal, ¹³saying—‘Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;’ ¹⁴and Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, ‘If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you, ¹⁵but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves to it, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,’ ¹⁶and he drave them from the tribunal; ¹⁷and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating him before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

¹⁸And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria—and with him are Priscilla and Aquilas—having shorn his head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;