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After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. |
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And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. |
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So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. |
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And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. |
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When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [is] the Christ. |
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But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook [his] garments and said to them, "Your blood [be] upon your [own] heads; I [am] clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." |
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And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain [man] named Justus, [one] who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. |
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Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. |
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Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; |
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"for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city." |
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And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. |
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When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, |
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saying, "This [fellow] persuades men to worship God contrary to the law." |
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And when Paul was about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. |
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"But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look [to it] yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such [matters."] |
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And he drove them from the judgment seat. |
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Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things. |
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So Paul still remained a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila [were] with him. He had [his] hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. |
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And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. |
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When they asked [him] to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, |
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but took leave of them, saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing." And he sailed from Ephesus. |
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And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. |
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After he had spent some time [there,] he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. |
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Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man [and] mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. |
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This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. |
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So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. |
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And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; |
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for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. |
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