| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. | 1After these things he left Athens and went to Corinth. |
| 2There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, | 2And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, |
| 3and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. | 3and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. |
| 4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. | 4And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. |
| 5When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. | 5But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. |
| 6But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." | 6But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." |
| 7Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. | 7Then he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next to the synagogue. |
| 8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized. | 8Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized. |
| 9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. | 9And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; |
| 10For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city." | 10for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city." |
| 11So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God. | 11And he settled there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. |
| 12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. | 12But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, |
| 13"This man," they charged, "is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law." | 13saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law." |
| 14Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, "If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. | 14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; |
| 15But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law--settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things." | 15but if there are questions about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters." |
| 16So he drove them off. | 16And he drove them away from the judgment seat. |
| 17Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever. | 17And they all took hold of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things. |
| 18Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. | 18Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow. |
| 19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. | 19They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. |
| 20When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. | 20When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, |
| 21But as he left, he promised, "I will come back if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus. | 21but taking leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus. |
| 22When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch. | 22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch. |
| 23After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. | 23And having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. |
| 24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. | 24Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. |
| 25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. | 25This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; |
| 26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately. | 26and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. |
| 27When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. | 27And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace, |
| 28For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah. | 28for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. |
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