[영어 성경] Acts chapter 18

Ac. 18:1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

Ac. 18:2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who

had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because

Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went

to see them,

Ac. 18:3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and

worked with them.

Ac. 18:4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to

persuade Jews and Greeks.

Ac. 18:5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul

devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the

Jews that Jesus was the Christ. [Or Messiah; also in verse 28]

Ac. 18:6 But when the Jews opposed Paul and became abusive, he

shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your

blood be on your own heads! I am clear of my responsibility.

From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Ac. 18:7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the

house of Titius Justus, a worshipper of God.

Ac. 18:8 Crispus, the synagogue ruler, and his entire household

believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard

him believed and were baptised.

Ac. 18:9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be

afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.

Ac. 18:10 For I am with you, and no-one is going to attack and harm

you, because I have many people in this city.”

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Ac. 18:11 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word

of God.

Ac. 18:12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a

united attack on Paul and brought him into court.

Ac. 18:13 “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to

worship God in ways contrary to the law.”

Ac. 18:14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If

you Jews were making a complaint about some

misdemeanour or serious crime, it would be reasonable for

me to listen to you.

Ac. 18:15 But since it involves questions about words and names and

your own law — settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a

judge of such things.”

Ac. 18:16 So he had them ejected from the court.

Ac. 18:17 Then they all turned on Sosthenes the synagogue ruler and

beat him in front of the court. But Gallio showed no concern

whatever.

Ac. 18:18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the

brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and

Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea

because of a vow he had taken.

Ac. 18:19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila.

He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the

Jews.

Ac. 18:20 When they asked him to spend more time with them, he

declined.

Ac. 18:21 But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s

will.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

Ac. 18:22 When he landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the

church and then went down to Antioch.

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Ac. 18:23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there

and travelled from place to place throughout the region of

Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Ac. 18:24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria,

came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough

knowledge of the Scriptures.

Ac. 18:25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke

with great fervour [Or with fervour in the Spirit] and taught

about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of

John.

Ac. 18:26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla

and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and

explained to him the way of God more adequately.

Ac. 18:27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers

encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome

him. On arriving, he was a great help to those who by grace

had believed.

Ac. 18:28 For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving

from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.