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Acts 18

3 Paul laboureth with his hands, and preacheth at Corinthus. 6 He is detested of the Jews, 8 Yet received of many, 9 And comforted of the Lord 14 Gallio refuseth to meddle with religion 18 Paul’s vow .21 His faith in the providence of God, 22 And care for the brethren. 24 The praise of Apollos.
1.After these things, Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinthus,
2.And found a certain Jew, named *Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla (because that aClaudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) and he came unto them.
3.And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them and bwrought (for their craft was to make ctents.)
4.And he disputed in the Synagogue every Sabbath day, and exhorted the Jews, and the Grecians.
5.Now when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul dburned in spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6.And when they resisted and blasphemed, he *shook his raiment, and said unto them, eYour blood be upon your own head: I am clean: from hence forth will I go unto the Gentiles.
7.So he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house joined hard to the Synagogue,
8.And *Crispus the chief ruler of the Synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household: and many of the Corinthians hearing it, believed and were baptised.
9.Then said the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Fear not, but speak, and hold not thy peace.
10.For fI am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11.So he continued there a year and six months, and taught the word of God among them.
12.¶ Now when Gallio was Deputy of ^Achaia, the Jews arose with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgement seat,
13.Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the gLaw.
14.And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong, or an evil deed, ô ye Jews, I would according to reason maintain you.
15.But if it be a question of words, and names, and of your Law, look ye to it your selves: for I will be no judge of those things.
16.And he drave them from the judgement seat.
17.Then took all the Grecians hSosthenes the chief ruler of the Synagogue, and beat him before the judgement seat: but Gallio cared nothing for those things.
18.But when Paul had tarried there yet a good while, he took leave of the brethren, and sailed into Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila) after that he had ishorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a *vow.
19.Then he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he entered into the Synagogue and disputed with the Jews.
20.Who desired him to tarry a longer time with them: but he would not consent,
21.But bade them fare well, saying, I must needs keep this feast that cometh, in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, *if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus.
22.¶ And when he came down to kCesarea, he went up to Jerusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went down unto Antiochia.
23.Now when he had tarried there a while, he departed, and went through the country of Galacia and Phrygia by order, strengthening all the disciples.
24.And a certain Jew named *Apollos, born at Alexandria, came to Ephesus, and eloquent man, and ^mighty in the Scriptures.
25.The same was linstructed in the way of the Lord, and he spake fervently in the Spirit, and taught diligently the things of the Lord, and knew but the mbaptism of John only.
26.And he began to speak boldly in the Synagogue. Whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and nexpounded unto him the oway of God more perfectly.
27.And when he was minded to go into Achaia, the brethren exhorting him, wrote to the disciples to receive him: and after he was come thither, he helped them much which had believed through grace.
28.For mightly he confuted publicly the Jews with great vehemency, shewing by the Scriptures, that Jesus was the Christ.

Notes

2-*.
Rom. 16.3.
2-a.
This was Claudius Cesar, who then was Emperor.
3-b.
Thus he used where ever he came: but principally at Corinthus because of the false Apostles which preached without wages to win the people’s favour.
3-c.
Or pavilions which then were made of skins.
5-d.
And boiled with a certain zeal.
6-*.
Chap 13.51, Mat 10.14.
6-e.
Because they have none excuse, he denounces the vengeance of God against them through their own faute.
8-*.
1 Cor 1.14.
10-f.
God promises him a special protection, whereby he would defend him from the violent rage of his enemies.
12-^.
Or, Grecia.
13-g.
They accused him because he transgressed the service of God appointed by the Law.
17-h.
Of whom is spoken 1 Cor 1.1.
18-*.
Num. 6.18, chap. 21.24.
18-i.
Paul did thus bear with the Jew’s infirmities which as yet were not sufficiently instructed.
21-*.
1 Cor 4.19, Jam 4.15.
22-k.
Called Cesarea Stratonis.
24-*.
1 Cor. 1.12.
24-^.
Or, well instructed.
25-l.
That is, was somewhat entered.
25-m.
He had but as yet the first principles of Christ’s religion: and by baptism is here meant the doctrine.
26-n.
This great learned, and eloquent man disdained not to be taught of a poor crafts man.
26-o.
The way to salvation.