2 And he found a Jew named ver. 18, 26;Rom. 16:3;1 Cor. 16:19;2 Tim. 4:19Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife ver. 18, 26;Rom. 16:3;1 Cor. 16:19;2 Tim. 4:19Priscilla, because ch. 11:28Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and ch. 20:34;1 Cor. 4:12;9:15;2 Cor. 11:7;12:13;1 Thess. 2:9;2 Thess. 3:8because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
Paul Returns to Antioch
18 After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of See John 21:23the brothers18:18 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 27 and set sail for Syria, and with him ver. 2Priscilla and Aquila. At Rom. 16:1Cenchreae [ch. 21:23,24;Num. 6:2,18]he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. 19 And they came to ch. 19:1;20:16,17;1 Cor. 15:32;16:8;Eph. 1:1;1 Tim. 1:3;2 Tim. 1:18Ephesus, and he left them there, but ver. 4he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when See ver. 2Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him Matt. 22:16;[ver. 25]the way of God more accurately.