1 After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.
2 And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;
3 And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.
4 And every Sabbath he had discussions in the Synagogue, turning Jews and Greeks to the faith.
5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
6 And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.
7 And moving from there, he went into the house of a man named Titus Justus, a God-fearing man, whose house was very near the Synagogue.
8 And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.
9 And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:
10 For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.
11 And he was there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,
13 Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.
14 But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:
15 But if it is a question of words or names or of your law, see to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of such things.
16 And he sent them away from the judge's seat.
17 And they all made an attack on Sosthenes, the ruler of the Synagogue, and gave him blows before the judge's seat; but Gallio gave no attention to these things.
18 And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.
19 And they came down to Ephesus and he left them there: and he himself went into the Synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
20 And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;
21 And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
22 And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.
23 And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, and a man of learning, came to Ephesus; and he had great knowledge of the holy Writings.
25 This man had been trained in the way of the Lord; and burning in spirit, he gave himself up to teaching the facts about Jesus, though he had knowledge only of John's baptism:
26 And he was preaching in the Synagogue without fear. But Priscilla and Aquila, hearing his words, took him in, and gave him fuller teaching about the way of God.
27 And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:
28 For he overcame the Jews in public discussion, making clear from the holy Writings that the Christ was Jesus.
1 Depois disso Paulo saiu de Atenas e foi para Corinto.
2 Ali, encontrou um judeu chamado Áqüila, natural do Ponto, que havia chegado recentemente da Itália com Priscila, sua mulher, pois Cláudio havia ordenado que todos os judeus saíssem de Roma. Paulo foi vê-los
3 e, uma vez que tinham a mesma profissão, ficou morando e trabalhando com eles, pois eram fabricantes de tendas.
4 Todos os sábados ele debatia na sinagoga, e convencia judeus e gregos.
5 Depois que Silas e Timóteo chegaram da Macedônia, Paulo se dedicou exclusivamente à pregação, testemunhando aos judeus que Jesus era o Cristo.
6 Opondo-se eles e lançando maldições, Paulo sacudiu a roupa e lhes disse: "Caia sobre a cabeça de vocês o seu próprio sangue! Estou livre da minha responsabilidade. De agora em diante irei para os gentios".
7 Então Paulo saiu da sinagoga e foi para a casa de Tício Justo, que era temente a Deus e que morava ao lado da sinagoga.
8 Crispo, chefe da sinagoga, creu no Senhor, ele e toda a sua casa; e dos coríntios que o ouviam, muitos criam e eram batizados.
9 Certa noite o Senhor falou a Paulo em visão: "Não tenha medo, continue falando e não fique calado,
10 pois estou com você, e ninguém vai lhe fazer mal ou feri-lo, porque tenho muita gente nesta cidade".
11 Assim, Paulo ficou ali durante um ano e meio, ensinando-lhes a palavra de Deus.
12 Sendo Gálio procônsul da Acaia, os judeus fizeram em conjunto um levante contra Paulo e o levaram ao tribunal, fazendo a seguinte acusação:
13 "Este homem está persuadindo o povo a adorar a Deus de maneira contrária à lei".
14 Quando Paulo ia começar a falar, Gálio disse aos judeus: "Se vocês, judeus, estivessem apresentando queixa de algum delito ou crime grave, seria razoável que eu os ouvisse.
15 Mas, visto que se trata de uma questão de palavras e nomes de sua própria lei, resolvam o problema vocês mesmos. Não serei juiz dessas coisas".
16 E mandou expulsá-los do tribunal.
17 Então todos se voltaram contra Sóstenes, o chefe da sinagoga, e o espancaram diante do tribunal. Mas Gálio não demonstrava nenhuma preocupação com isso.
18 Paulo permaneceu em Corinto por algum tempo. Depois despediu-se dos irmãos e navegou para a Síria, acompanhado de Priscila e Áqüila. Antes de embarcar, rapou a cabeça em Cencréia, devido a um voto que havia feito.
19 Chegaram a Éfeso, onde Paulo deixou Priscila e Áqüila. Ele, porém, entrando na sinagoga, começou a debater com os judeus.
20 Pedindo eles que ficasse mais tempo, não cedeu.
21 Mas, ao partir, prometeu: "Voltarei, se for da vontade de Deus". Então, embarcando, partiu de Éfeso.
22 Ao chegar a Cesaréia, subiu até a igreja para saudá-la, e depois desceu para Antioquia.
23 Depois de passar algum tempo em Antioquia, Paulo partiu dali e viajou por toda a região da Galácia e da Frígia, fortalecendo todos os discípulos.
24 Enquanto isso, um judeu chamado Apolo, natural de Alexandria, chegou a Éfeso. Ele era homem culto e tinha grande conhecimento das Escrituras.
25 Fora instruído no caminho do Senhor e com grande fervor falava e ensinava com exatidão acerca de Jesus, embora conhecesse apenas o batismo de João.
26 Logo começou a falar corajosamente na sinagoga. Quando Priscila e Áqüila o ouviram, convidaram-no para ir à sua casa e lhe explicaram com mais exatidão o caminho de Deus.
27 Querendo ele ir para a Acaia, os irmãos o encorajaram e escreveram aos discípulos que o recebessem. Ao chegar, ele auxiliou muito os que pela graça haviam crido,
28 pois refutava vigorosamente os judeus em debate público, provando pelas Escrituras que Jesus é o Cristo.