| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. | 1After these things he left Athens and went to Corinth. |
| 2There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. | 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, |
| 3Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was. | 3and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. |
| 4Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike. | 4And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. |
| 5And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified 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 and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach 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 he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue. | 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 leader of the synagogue, and everyone in his household believed in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also heard Paul, became believers, 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 and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t 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; |
| 10 For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.” | 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 there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God. | 11And he settled there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. |
| 12But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment. | 12But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, |
| 13They accused Paul of “persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law.” | 13saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law." |
| 14But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul’s accusers and said, “Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case. | 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 is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.” | 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." |
| 16And he threw them out of the courtroom. | 16And he drove them away from the judgment seat. |
| 17The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention. Paul Returns to Antioch of Syria | 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 in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters and went to nearby Cenchrea. There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom, marking the end of a vow. Then he set sail for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila with him. | 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 stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews. | 19They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. |
| 20They asked him to stay longer, but he declined. | 20When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, |
| 21As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later, God willing.” 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. |
| 22The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back 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 went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers. Apollos Instructed at Ephesus | 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, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. | 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 taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism. | 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; |
| 26When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately. | 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. |
| 27Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia, and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go. They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them to welcome him. When he arrived there, he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s 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, |
| 28He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them 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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