Acts 18

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 18 of 28

1 And after these things, departing from Athens, Paul came to Corinth.

2 And finding a certain Jew, Aquila by name, of Pontus by race, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he came to them.

3 And because of his being of the same trade, he lived and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by trade.

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Chapter Summary

3 Paul labors with his hands, and preaches at Corinth. 9 The Lord encourages him in a vision.

Key Greek Words

σκηνοποιός tentmaker G4635
διαλέγομαι reason, discuss G1256
ὅραμα vision G3705
ἀνθύπατος proconsul G446
βάπτισμα baptism G908
γραφή Scriptures G1124

People & Context

Paul

Labors as a tentmaker and preaches at Corinth; encouraged by the Lord in a vision, later sails to Ephesus

Aquila

Jew of Pontus, tentmaker recently come from Italy; lives and works with Paul, then sails with him to Ephesus

Priscilla

Wife of Aquila who, with him, takes Apollos aside and expounds the way of God more accurately

Gallio

Proconsul of Achaia who refuses to judge the Jews' charge against Paul and drives them from the tribunal

Apollos

Eloquent Alexandrian Jew, mighty in the Scriptures, who knew only John's baptism until instructed further

Crispus

Synagogue ruler at Corinth who believed the Lord together with all his household

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