Acts 18

1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth. 2 He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, 3 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers. 4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"

7 He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized. 9 The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."

11 He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, 13 saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you; 15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters." 16 So he drove them from the judgment seat.

17 Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.

18 Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers,*18:18 The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow. 19 He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined; 21 but taking his leave of them, he said, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus.

22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch. 23 Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples. 24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

27 When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Paulo na cidade de Corinto

1 E depois disto partiu Paulo de Atenas, e chegou a Corinto. 2 E, achando um certo judeu por nome Áquila, natural do Ponto, que havia pouco tinha vindo da Itália, e Priscila, sua mulher (pois Cláudio tinha mandado que todos os judeus saíssem de Roma), ajuntou-se com eles, 3 E, como era do mesmo ofício, ficou com eles, e trabalhava; pois tinham por ofício fazer tendas. 4 E todos os sábados disputava na sinagoga, e convencia a judeus e gregos.

5 E, quando Silas e Timóteo desceram da Macedônia, foi Paulo impulsionado no espírito, testificando aos judeus que Jesus era o Cristo. 6 Mas, resistindo e blasfemando eles, sacudiu as vestes, e disse-lhes: O vosso sangue seja sobre a vossa cabeça; eu estou limpo, e desde agora parto para os gentios.

7 E, saindo dali, entrou em casa de um homem chamado Justo, que servia a Deus, e cuja casa estava junto da sinagoga. 8 E Crispo, principal da sinagoga, creu no Senhor com toda a sua casa; e muitos dos coríntios, ouvindo-o, creram e foram batizados.

9 E disse o Senhor em visão de noite a Paulo: Não temas, mas fala, e não te cales;

10 Porque eu sou contigo, e ninguém lançará mão de ti para te fazer mal, pois tenho muito povo nesta cidade.

11 E ficou ali um ano e seis meses, ensinando entre eles a palavra de Deus.

Paulo perante Gálio

12 Mas, sendo Gálio procônsul da Acaia, levantaram-se os judeus concordemente contra Paulo, e o levaram ao tribunal, 13 Dizendo: Este persuade os homens a servir a Deus contra a lei.

14 E, querendo Paulo abrir a boca, disse Gálio aos judeus: Se houvesse, ó judeus, algum agravo ou crime enorme, com razão vos sofreria,

15 Mas, se a questão é de palavras, e de nomes, e da lei que entre vós há, vede-o vós mesmos; porque eu não quero ser juiz dessas coisas.

16 E expulsou-os do tribunal. 17 Então todos os gregos agarraram Sóstenes, principal da sinagoga, e o feriram diante do tribunal; e a Gálio nada destas coisas o incomodava.

O término da segunda viagem missionária de Paulo

18 E Paulo, ficando ainda ali muitos dias, despediu-se dos irmãos, e dali navegou para a Síria, e com ele Priscila e Áquila, tendo rapado a cabeça em Cencreia, porque tinha voto. 19 E chegou a Éfeso, e deixou-os ali; mas ele, entrando na sinagoga, disputava com os judeus. 20 E, rogando-lhe eles que ficasse com eles por mais algum tempo, não consentiu nisso. 21 Antes se despediu deles, dizendo: É-me de todo preciso celebrar a festividade que vem em Jerusalém; mas querendo Deus, outra vez voltarei a vós. E partiu de Éfeso.

22 E, chegando a Cesareia, subiu a Jerusalém e, saudando a igreja, desceu a Antioquia. 23 E, estando ali algum tempo, partiu, passando sucessivamente pela província da Galácia e da Frígia, confirmando a todos os discípulos.

A terceira jornada missionária de Paulo. Apolo em Éfeso

24 E chegou a Éfeso um certo judeu chamado Apolo, natural de Alexandria, homem eloquente e poderoso nas Escrituras. 25 Este era instruído no caminho do Senhor e, fervoroso de espírito, falava e ensinava diligentemente as coisas do Senhor, conhecendo somente o batismo de João. 26 Ele começou a falar ousadamente na sinagoga; e, quando o ouviram Priscila e Áquila, o levaram consigo e lhe declararam mais precisamente o caminho de Deus. 27 Querendo ele passar à Acaia, o animaram os irmãos, e escreveram aos discípulos que o recebessem; o qual, tendo chegado, aproveitou muito aos que pela graça criam. 28 Porque com grande veemência, convencia publicamente os judeus, mostrando pelas Escrituras que Jesus era o Cristo.