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Acts 18 (WEBP)
[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,§ 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.
Acts 18:18 The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Acts 18 (KJVS)
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[10] For G1360 I G1473 am G1510 (PresInd) with G3326 thee G4675, and G2532 no man G3762 shall set on G2007 (FutMidInd) thee G4671 to hurt G2559 (AorActInf) thee G4571: for G1360 I G3427 have G2076 (PresInd) much G4183 people G2992 in G1722 this G5026 city G4172.
[11] And G5037 he continued G2523 (AorActInd) [there] a year G1763 and G2532 six G1803 months G3376, teaching G1321 (PresActPtc) the word G3056 of God G2316 among G1722 them G846.
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[14] And G1161 when Paul G3972 was now about G3195 (PresActPtc) to open G455 (PresActInf) [his] mouth G4750, Gallio G1058 said G2036 (Aor2ActInd) unto G4314 the Jews G2453, If G1487 G3303 G3767 it were G2258 (ImpfInd) a G5100 matter of wrong G92 or G2228 wicked G4190 lewdness G4467, O G5599 [ye] Jews G2453, reason G2596 G3056 would G302 that I should bear G430 (Aor2MidDepInd) with you G5216:
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[16] And G2532 he drave G556 (AorActInd) them G846 from G575 the judgment seat G968.
[17] Then G1161 all G3956 the Greeks G1672 took G1949 (Aor2MidDepPtc) Sosthenes G4988, the chief ruler of the synagogue G752, and beat G5180 (ImpfActInd) [him] before G1715 the judgment seat G968. And G2532 Gallio G1058 cared G3199 (ImpfActInd) for none G3762 of those things G5130.
[18] And G1161 Paul G3972 [after this] tarried G4357 (AorActPtc) [there] yet G2089 a good G2425 while G2250, and then took his leave G657 (AorMidPtc) of the brethren G80, and sailed thence G1602 (ImpfActInd) into G1519 Syria G4947, and G2532 with G4862 him G846 Priscilla G4252 and G2532 Aquila G207; having shorn G2751 (AorMidPtc) [his] head G2776 in G1722 Cenchrea G2747: for G1063 he had G2192 (ImpfActInd) a vow G2171.
[19] And G1161 he came G2658 (AorActInd) to G1519 Ephesus G2181, and G2548 left G2641 (Aor2ActInd) them there G847: but G1161 he himself G846 entered G1525 (Aor2ActPtc) into G1519 the synagogue G4864, and reasoned with G1256 (AorPasDepInd) the Jews G2453.
[20] When G1161 they G846 desired G2065 (PresActPtc) [him] to tarry G3306 (AorActInf) longer G1909 G4119 time G5550 with G3844 them G846, he consented G1962 (AorActInd) not G3756;
[21] But G235 bade G657 them G846 farewell G657 (AorMidDepInd), saying G2036 (Aor2ActPtc), I G3165 must G1163 (PresInd) by all means G3843 keep G4160 (AorActInf) this feast G1859 that cometh G2064 (PresMidPasDepPtc) in G1519 Jerusalem G2414: but G1161 I will return G344 (FutActInd) again G3825 unto G4314 you G5209, if God G2316 will G2309 (PresActPtc). And G2532 he sailed G321 (AorPasInd) from G575 Ephesus G2181.
[22] And G2532 when he had landed G2718 (Aor2ActPtc) at G1519 Caesarea G2542, and gone up G305 (Aor2ActPtc), and G2532 saluted G782 (AorMidDepPtc) the church G1577, he went down G2597 (Aor2ActInd) to G1519 Antioch G490.
[23] And G2532 after he had spent G4160 (AorActPtc) some G5100 time G5550 [there], he departed G1831 (Aor2ActInd), and went over G1330 (PresMidPasDepPtc) [all] the country G5561 of Galatia G1054 and G2532 Phrygia G5435 in order G2517, strengthening G1991 (PresActPtc) all G3956 the disciples G3101.
[24] And G1161 a certain G5100 Jew G2453 named G3686 Apollos G625, born G1085 at Alexandria G221, an eloquent G3052 man G435, [and] mighty G5607 (PresPtc) G1415 in G1722 the scriptures G1124, came G2658 (AorActInd) to G1519 Ephesus G2181.
[25] This man G3778 was G2258 (ImpfInd) instructed in G2727 (PerfPasPtc) the way G3598 of the Lord G2962; and G2532 being fervent G2204 (PresActPtc) in the spirit G4151, he spake G2980 (ImpfActInd) and G2532 taught G1321 (ImpfActInd) diligently G199 the things of G4012 the Lord G2962, knowing G1987 (PresMidPasDepPtc) only G3440 the baptism G908 of John G2491.
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Young’s Literal Translation
Acts 18 (YLT)
[1] And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth,
[2] and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife-because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome-he came to them,
[3] and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;
[4] and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.
[5] And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;
[6] and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, ‘Your blood is upon your head-I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.’
[7] And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue,
[8] and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.
[9] And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, ‘Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;
[10] because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;’
[11] and he continued a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.
[12] And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal,
[13] saying-‘Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;’
[14] and Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, ‘If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you,
[15] but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves to it, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,’
[16] and he drave them from the tribunal;
[17] and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating him before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.
[18] And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria-and with him are Priscilla and Aquilas-having shorn his head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;
[19] and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:
[20] and they having requested him to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,
[21] but took leave of them, saying, ‘It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you-God willing.’ And he sailed from Ephesus,
[22] and having come down to Caesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.
[23] And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
[24] And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,
[25] this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;
[26] this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to them, and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,
[27] and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,
[28] for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.