| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. | 1After this Paul departed from 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, | 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, |
| 3and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. | 3and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade). |
| 4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. | 4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them. |
| 5When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. | 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. |
| 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." | 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!" |
| 7Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. | 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. | 9The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak 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." | 10because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city." |
| 11So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God. | 11So he stayed 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. | 12Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together 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 is persuading people to worship God in a way 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 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, |
| 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 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!" |
| 16So he drove them off. | 16Then he had them forced 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. | 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. |
| 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, 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. |
| 19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. | 19When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews. |
| 20When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. | 20When they asked him to stay longer, he would 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 said farewell to them and added, "I will come back to you again if God wills." Then 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. | 22and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then 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. | 23After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia 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, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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, |
| 28For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah. | 28for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. |
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