Acts 18 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

In Corinth

1 After ^G3326 these ^G3778 things ^G3778 he departed ^G5563 Athens ^G116 and went ^G2064 to Corinth ^G2882.

2 And he found ^G2147 a Jew ^G2453 named ^G3686 Aquila ^G207, a native ^G1085 of Pontus ^G4193, and his wife ^G1135 Priscilla ^G4251, who recently ^G4373 came ^G2064 from Italy ^G2482 because ^G1223 Claudius ^G2804 had commanded ^G1299 all ^G3956 the Jews ^G2453 to depart ^G5563 from Rome ^G4516. He came ^G4334 to them, 3 and because ^G1223 he was of the same ^G3673 trade ^G3673, he was staying ^G3306 with them and they were working ^G2038, for by trade ^G5078 they were tent-makers ^G4635. 4 And he was reasoning ^G1256 in the synagogue ^G4864 every ^G3956 Sabbath ^G4521 and trying to persuade ^G3982 both Jews ^G2453 and Greeks ^G1672.

5 But when ^G5613 Silas ^G4609 and Timothy ^G5095 came ^G2718 down ^G2718 from Macedonia ^G3109, Paul ^G3972 began devoting ^G4912 himself completely ^G4912 to the word ^G3056, solemnly ^G1263 bearing ^G1263 witness ^G1263 to the Jews ^G2453 that Jesus ^G2424 is the [fn]Christ ^G5547. 6 But when they resisted ^G498 and blasphemed ^G987, he shook ^G1621 out ^G1621 his garments ^G2440 and said ^G3004 to them, “Your blood ^G129 be on your own heads ^G2776! I am clean ^G2513. From now ^G3568 on I will go ^G4198 to the Gentiles ^G1484.” 7 Then ^G2532 he left ^G3327 there ^G1564 and went ^G2064 to the house ^G3614 of a man ^G5100 named ^G3686 [fn]Titius ^G6084 Justus ^G2459, a God-fearer ^G2316 G4576, whose ^G3739 house ^G3614 was next ^G4927 to the synagogue ^G4864. 8 And Crispus ^G2921, the leader ^G752 of ^G752 the ^G752 synagogue ^G752, believed ^G4100 in the Lord ^G2962 with all ^G3650 his household ^G3624, and many ^G4183 of the Corinthians ^G2881 when they heard ^G191 were believing ^G4100 and being baptized ^G907. 9 And the Lord ^G2962 said ^G3004 to Paul ^G3972 in the night ^G3571 by a vision ^G3705, “Do not be ^G5399 afraid ^G5399, but go on speaking ^G2980 and do not be silent ^G4623; 10 for I am ^G1510 with you, and no ^G3762 man ^G3762 will lay ^G2007 a hand on you in order to harm ^G2559 you, for I have many ^G4183 people ^G2992 in this ^G3778 city ^G4172.” 11 And he stayed ^G2523 there a year ^G1763 and six ^G1803 months ^G3376, teaching ^G1321 the word ^G3056 of God ^G2316 among ^G1722 them.

12 But while Gallio ^G1058 was proconsul ^G446 of Achaia ^G882, the Jews ^G2453 with one ^G3661 accord ^G3661 rose ^G2721 up against ^G2721 Paul ^G3972 and brought ^G71 him before ^G1909 the judgment ^G968 seat ^G968, 13 saying ^G3004, “This ^G3778 man ^G3778 persuades ^G374 men ^G444 to worship ^G4576 God ^G2316 contrary ^G3844 to the law ^G3551.” 14 But when Paul ^G3972 was ^G3195 about ^G3195 to ^G3195 open ^G455 his mouth ^G4750, Gallio ^G1058 said ^G3004 to the Jews ^G2453, “If ^G1487 it were a wrongdoing ^G5100 or ^G2228 vicious ^G4190 crime ^G4467, O ^G5599 Jews ^G2453, it would be reasonable ^G3056 for me to put ^G430 up ^G430 with you; 15 but if ^G1487 there are questions ^G2213 about ^G4012 words ^G3056 and names ^G3686 and your own law ^G3551, see ^G3708 to ^G3708 it yourselves ^G846; I am ^G1014 not ^G3756 willing ^G1014 to be a judge ^G2923 of these ^G3778 matters.” 16 And he drove ^G556 them away ^G556 from the judgment ^G968 seat ^G968. 17 And they all ^G3956 took ^G1949 hold ^G1949 of Sosthenes ^G4988, the leader ^G752 of ^G752 the ^G752 synagogue ^G752, and began beating ^G5180 him in front ^G1715 of the judgment ^G968 seat ^G968. But Gallio ^G1058 was not concerned ^G3199 about ^G3199 any ^G3762 of these ^G3778 things ^G3778.

Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos

18 And Paul ^G3972, having remained ^G4357 many ^G2425 days ^G2250 longer ^G2089, took ^G657 leave ^G657 of the brothers ^G80 and put ^G1602 out to sea ^G1602 for Syria ^G4947, and with him were Priscilla ^G4251 and Aquila ^G207. In Cenchreae ^G2747 [fn]he had his hair ^G2776 cut ^G2751, for he was keeping ^G2192 a vow ^G2171.

19 And they arrived ^G2658 at Ephesus ^G2181, and he left ^G2641 them there ^G847. Now ^G1161 he himself ^G846 entered ^G1525 the synagogue ^G4864 and reasoned ^G1256 with the Jews ^G2453. 20 When they asked ^G2065 him to stay ^G3306 for a longer ^G4183 time ^G5550, he did not consent ^G1962, 21 but taking ^G657 leave ^G657 of them and saying ^G3004, “I will return ^G344 to you again ^G3825 if God ^G2316 wills ^G2309,” he set ^G321 sail ^G321 from Ephesus ^G2181.

22 And when he had landed ^G2718 at Caesarea ^G2542, he went ^G305 up ^G305 and greeted ^G782 the church ^G1577, and went ^G2597 down ^G2597 to Antioch ^G490. 23 And having spent ^G4160 some ^G5100 time ^G5550 there, he left ^G1831 and passed ^G1330 successively ^G2517 through ^G1330 the Galatian ^G1054 region ^G5561 and Phrygia ^G5435, strengthening ^G4741 all ^G3956 the disciples ^G3101.

24 Now ^G1161 a Jew ^G2453 named ^G3686 Apollos ^G625, an Alexandrian ^G221 by birth ^G1085, [fn]an eloquent ^G3052 man ^G435, arrived ^G2658 at Ephesus ^G2181; and he was mighty ^G1415 in the Scriptures ^G1124. 25 This ^G3778 man ^G3778 had been ^G1510 instructed ^G2727 in the way ^G3598 of the Lord ^G2962; and being ^G2204 fervent ^G2204 in spirit ^G4151, he was speaking ^G2980 and teaching ^G1321 accurately ^G199 the things concerning ^G4012 Jesus ^G2424, being ^G1987 acquainted ^G1987 only ^G3440 with the baptism ^G908 of John ^G2491; 26 and [fn]he began ^G757 to speak ^G3955 out ^G3955 boldly ^G3955 in the synagogue ^G4864. But when Priscilla ^G4251 and Aquila ^G207 heard ^G191 him, they took ^G4355 him aside ^G4355 and explained ^G1620 to him the way ^G3598 of God ^G2316 more ^G199 accurately ^G199. 27 And when he wanted ^G1014 to go ^G1330 across ^G1330 to Achaia ^G882, the brothers ^G80 encouraged ^G4389 him and wrote ^G1125 to the disciples ^G3101 to welcome ^G588 him; and when he had arrived ^G3854, he greatly ^G4183 [fn]helped ^G4820 those ^G3588 who had believed ^G4100 through ^G1223 grace ^G5485, 28 for he powerfully ^G2159 refuted ^G1246 the Jews ^G2453 in public ^G1219, demonstrating ^G1925 by the Scriptures ^G1124 that Jesus ^G2424 is the [fn]Christ ^G5547.