| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1After this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. | 1Then 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 depart from Rome. Paul approached them, | 2There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. |
| 3and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade). | 3Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was. |
| 4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them. | 4Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike. |
| 5Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. | 5And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. |
| 6When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!" | 6But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.” |
| 7Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. | 7Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue. |
| 8Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized. | 8Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and everyone in his household believed in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also heard Paul, became believers, and were baptized. |
| 9The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, | 9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent! |
| 10because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city." | 10 For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.” |
| 11So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. | 11So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God. |
| 12Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat, | 12But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment. |
| 13saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!" | 13They accused Paul of “persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law.” |
| 14But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews, | 14But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul’s accusers and said, “Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case. |
| 15but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!" | 15But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.” |
| 16Then he had them forced away from the judgment seat. | 16And he threw them out of the courtroom. |
| 17So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio. | 17The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention. Paul Returns to Antioch of Syria |
| 18Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow. | 18Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters and went to nearby Cenchrea. There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom, marking the end of a vow. Then he set sail for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila with him. |
| 19When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews. | 19They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews. |
| 20When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent, | 20They asked him to stay longer, but he declined. |
| 21but said farewell to them and added, "I will come back to you again if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus, | 21As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus. |
| 22and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch. | 22The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back to Antioch. |
| 23After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. | 23After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers. Apollos Instructed at Ephesus |
| 24Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures. | 24Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. |
| 25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. | 25He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism. |
| 26He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately. | 26When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately. |
| 27When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace, | 27Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia, and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go. They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them to welcome him. When he arrived there, he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s grace, had believed. |
| 28for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. | 28He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah. |
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