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¹ THEN Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;² And there he found a Jew named A''qui-la, from the region of Pontus, who had just arrived from Italy with his wife Pris-cil''la, because Clau''di-us Cs''ar had commanded all Jews to leave Rome: and Paul went to them.³ And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them: for they were saddle makers by trade.⁴ And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the pagans.⁵ And when Silas and Ti-mo''the-us came from Mac-e-do''ni-a, Paul felt he was not free to speak, because the Jews opposed him and blasphemed as he testified that Jesus is the Christ.⁶ So he shook his garments and said to them, From henceforth I am not to be blamed for what I am about to do; I am going to the Gentiles.

⁷ And he departed thence, and entered into the house of a certain man named Titus, a devout man whose household had joined the synagogue.⁸ And Crispus, the chief of the synagogue, believed in our LORD, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians hearing him believed in God and were baptized.⁹ Then the LORD spoke to Paul in a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and be not silent.¹⁰ For I am with you, and no man can harm you: and I have many people in this city.¹¹ For he had already been in Corinth a year and six months and had taught the word of God among them.

¹² And when Gal''li-o was proconsul of Acha''ia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul; and they brought him to the judgment seat,¹³ Saying, This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.¹⁴ And as Paul was desirous to open his mouth and speak, Gal''li-o said to the Jews, If your accusations were based on something criminal, fraudulent, or vicious, I would welcome you properly, O Jews:¹⁵ But if they are a mere question of words and names and concerning your law, you can settle it better among yourselves; for I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.¹⁶ And he drove them from his judgment seat.¹⁷ Then the pagans seized Sos''the-nes, the priest of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gal''li-o disregarded these things.

¹⁸ And after Paul had remained there many days, he bade the brethen farewell and sailed for Syria, and with him Pris-cil''la and A''quila; having shorn his head in Cen''chre-a: because he had vowed a vow.¹⁹ And they came to Eph''e-sus, and Paul entered into the synagogue and spoke to the Jews.²⁰ When they wanted him to tarry a longer time with them, he consented not;²¹ Saying, I must by all means celebrate the coming feast as is my custom at Jerusalem; but I will return to you again, God willing.²² And he left A''qui-la and Pris-cil''la at Eph''e-sus and sailed and when he landed at Cs-a-re''a, he went up and saluted the members of the church, and went on to An''ti-och.²³ And after he had spent some special days there he departed and traveled all through the country of Phryg''i-a and Ga-la''tia, increasing disciples in all of them.

²⁴ And a certain Jew named A-pol''los, a native of Al-ex-an''dri-a, an eloquent man and well versed in the scriptures, came to Eph''esus.²⁵ He had been converted to the way of the LORD, and was fervent in the spirit; he spoke and taught very fully concerning Jesus, but he knew only the baptism of John.²⁶ And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: and when A''qui-la and Pris-cil''la heard him, they took him to their home, and fully showed him the way of the LORD.²⁷ And when he was disposed to go to Acha''ia, the brethren gave him a warm reception and wrote to the disciples to welcome him, and when he had come, he greatly helped all believers by means of grace.²⁸ For he forcefully and publicly argued against the Jews, proving by the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.