Atos 18

¹ AfterThe true ministers are so far from seeking their own profit, that they willingly depart from what is rightfully theirs, rather than hindering the course of the Gospel in the slightest way.these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

² And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because thatSuetonius records that Rome banished the Jews because they were never at rest, and that because of Christ.Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

³ And because hee was of the same crafte, he abode with them and wrought (for their crafte was to make tentes.)

⁴ The truth ought always to be freely uttered, yet nonetheless the doctrine may be moderated in accordance with the hearers, so that they are most profited.And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, andExhorted so that he persuaded, and that is what the word signifies.persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

⁵ And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, PaulWas very much grieved in mind: by which is signified the great earnestness of his mind, which was greatly moved: for Paul was so zealous that he completely forgot himself, and with a wonderful courage gave himself to preach Christ.was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ.

⁶ Although we have tried all possible means, and yet in vain, we must not stop our work, but forsake the rebellious, and go to those that are more obedient.And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, YourThis is a type of speech taken from the Hebrews, by which he means that the Jews are the cause of their own destruction, and as for him, that he is without fault in forsaking them and going to other nations.blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

⁷ So he departed thence, & entred into a certaine mans house, named Iustus, a worshipper of God, whose house ioyned hard to the Synagogue.

⁸ And Crispus the chiefe ruler of the Synagogue, beleeued in the Lorde with all his housholde: and many of the Corinthians hearing it, beleeued and were baptized.

⁹ God does confirm and maintain the steadfastness of his servants.Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

¹⁰ For I am with thee, and no man shall lay handes on thee to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this citie.

¹¹ And heLiterally, «sat», whereupon they in former time took the name of their bishop's seat: but Paul sat, that is, continued teaching the word of God: and this type of seat does not belong to those who never took their seats with a mind to teach in them.continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

¹² The wicked are never weary of doing evil, but the Lord wonderfully mocks their endeavours.And when Gallio was the deputy ofThat is, of Greece, yet the Romans did not call him deputy of Greece, but of Achaia, because the Romans brought the Greeks into subjection by the Achaians, who in those days were Princes of Greece, as Pausanias records.Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

¹³ Saying, This fellow persuadeth me to worship God otherwise then the Lawe appointeth.

¹⁴ And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews,As much as I rightly could.reason would that I should bear with you:

¹⁵ But if it be a question ofAs if a man has not spoken well, as judged by your religion.words andFor this profane man thinks that the controversy of religion is merely a fight about words, and over nothing important.names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters].

¹⁶ And hee draue them from the iudgement seate.

¹⁷ Then tooke al the Grecians Sosthenes the chiefe ruler of the Synagogue, and beat him before the iudgement seat: but Gallio cared nothing for those things.

¹⁸ Paul is made all to all, to win all to Christ.And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila;That is, Paul.having shorn [his] head inCenchrea was a haven of the Corinthians.Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

¹⁹ Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.

²⁰ The apostles were carried about not by the will of man, but by the leading of the Holy Spirit.When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

²¹ But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you,So we should promise nothing without this clause, for we do not know what the following day will bring forth.if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

²² And when hee came downe to Cesarea, he went vp to Hierusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went downe vnto Antiochia.

²³ Nowe when he had taried there a while, he departed, and went thorowe the countrey of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴ Apollos, a godly and learned man, does not refuse to profit in the school of a base and abject handicraftsman, and also of a woman: and so becomes and excellent minister of the Church.And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and]Very well instructed in the knowledge of the scriptures.mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

²⁵ The same was instructed in the way of the Lorde, and hee spake feruently in the Spirite, and taught diligently the things of the Lord, & knew but the baptisme of Iohn onely.

²⁶ And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him theThe way that leads to God.way of God more perfectly.

²⁷ And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed throughThrough God's gracious favour, or by those excellent gifts which God had bestowed upon him.grace:

²⁸ For mightily hee confuted publikely the Iewes, with great vehemencie, shewing by the Scriptures, that Iesus was that Christ.