Acts 18:1-28 BSB

[1] After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. [2] There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, [3] and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was. [4] Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike. [5] And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. [6] But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” [7] So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God. [8] Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized. [9] One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. [10] For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” [11] So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians. [12] While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat. [13] “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said. [14] But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint. [15] But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.” [16] And he drove them away from the judgment seat. [17] At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio. [18] Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. [19] When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews. [20] When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined. [21] But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus. [22] When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch. [23] After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. [24] Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. [25] He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. [26] And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. [27] When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. [28] For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.