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 ORA, dopo queste cose, Paolo si partì d’Atene, e venne in Corinto.
2 E, trovato un certo Giudeo, chiamato per nome Aquila, di nazione Pontico, nuovamente venuto d’Italia, insieme con Priscilla, sua moglie perciocchè Claudio avea comandato che tutti i Giudei si partissero di Roma, si accostò a loro.
3 E perciocchè egli era della medesima arte, dimorava in casa loro, e lavorava; perciocchè l’arte loro era di far padiglioni.
4 Ed ogni sabato faceva un sermone nella sinagoga, e induceva alla fede Giudei e Greci.
5 Ora, quando Sila e Timoteo furon venuti di Macedonia, Paolo era sospinto dallo Spirito, testificando a’ Giudei che Gesù è il Cristo.
6 Ma, contrastando eglino, e bestemmiando, egli scosse i suoi vestimenti, e disse loro: Il sangue vostro sia sopra il vostro capo, io ne son netto; da ora innanzi io andrò a’ Gentili
7 E partitosi di là, entrò in casa d’un certo chiamato per nome Giusto, il qual serviva a Dio; la cui casa era contigua alla sinagoga.
8 Or Crispo, capo della sinagoga, credette al Signore, con tutta la sua famiglia; molti ancora de’ Corinti, udendo Paolo, credevano, ed erano battezzati.
9 E il Signore disse di notte in visione a Paolo: Non temere; ma parla, e non tacere.
10 Perciocchè io son teco, e niuno metterà le mani sopra te, per offenderti; poichè io ho un gran popolo in questa città.
11 Egli adunque dimorò quivi un anno, e sei mesi, insegnando fra loro la parola di Dio
12 Poi, quando Gallione fu proconsolo d’Acaia, i Giudei di pari consentimento si levarono contro a Paolo, e lo menarono al tribunale, dicendo:
13 Costui persuade agli uomini di servire a Dio contro alla legge.
14 E come Paolo era per aprir la bocca, Gallione disse a’ Giudei: Se si trattasse di alcuna ingiustizia o misfatto, o Giudei, io vi udirei pazientemente, secondo la ragione.
15 Ma, se la quistione è intorno a parole, e a nomi, e alla vostra legge, provvedeteci voi; perciocchè io non voglio esser giudice di coteste cose.
16 E li scacciò dal tribunale.
17 E tutti i Greci presero Sostene, capo della sinagoga, e lo battevano davanti al tribunale; e Gallione niente si curava di queste cose
18 Ora, quando Paolo fu dimorato quivi ancora molti giorni, prese commiato dai fratelli, e navigò in Siria, con Priscilla, ed Aquila; essendosi fatto tondere il capo in Cencrea, perciocchè avea voto.
19 Ed essendo giunto in Efeso, li lasciò quivi. Or egli entrò nella sinagoga, e fece un sermone a’ Giudei.
20 Ed essi lo pregavano di dimorare appresso di loro più lungo tempo; ma egli non acconsentì;
21 anzi prese commiato da loro, dicendo: Del tutto mi conviene far la festa prossima in Gerusalemme; ma io ritornerò ancora a voi, se piace a Dio. Così si partì per mare da Efeso.
22 Ed essendo disceso in Cesarea, salì in Gerusalemme; poi, dopo aver salutata la chiesa, scese in Antiochia.
23 Ed essendo quivi dimorato alquanto tempo, si partì, andando attorno di luogo in luogo per lo paese di Galazia, e di Frigia, confermando tutti i discepoli
24 OR un certo Giudeo, il cui nome era Apollo, di nazione Alessandrino, uomo eloquente, e potente nelle scritture, arrivò in Efeso.
25 Costui era ammaestrato ne’ principii della via del Signore; e, fervente di spirito, parlava, ed insegnava diligentemente le cose del Signore, avendo sol conoscenza del battesimo di Giovanni.
26 E prese a parlar francamente nella sinagoga. Ed Aquila, e Priscilla, uditolo, lo presero con loro, e gli esposero più appieno la via di Dio.
27 Poi, volendo egli passare in Acaia, i fratelli vel confortarono, e scrissero ai discepoli che l’accogliessero. Ed egli, essendo giunto là, conferì molto a coloro che avean creduto per la grazia.
28 Perciocchè con grande sforzo convinceva pubblicamente i Giudei, dimostrando per le scritture che Gesù è il Cristo