| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1After this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. | 1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. |
| 2There 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 depart from Rome. Paul approached them, | 2There 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, |
| 3and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade). | 3and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was. |
| 4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them. | 4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike. |
| 5Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. | 5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. |
| 6When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!" | 6But 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.” |
| 7Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. | 7So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God. |
| 8Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized. | 8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized. |
| 9The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, | 9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. |
| 10because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city." | 10For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” |
| 11So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. | 11So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians. |
| 12Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat, | 12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat. |
| 13saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!" | 13“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said. |
| 14But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews, | 14But 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. |
| 15but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!" | 15But 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.” |
| 16Then he had them forced away from the judgment seat. | 16And he drove them away from the judgment seat. |
| 17So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio. | 17At 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. |
| 18Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow. | 18Paul 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. |
| 19When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews. | 19When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews. |
| 20When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent, | 20When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined. |
| 21but said farewell to them and added, "I will come back to you again if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus, | 21But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus. |
| 22and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch. | 22When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch. |
| 23After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. | 23After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. |
| 24Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures. | 24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. |
| 25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. | 25He 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. |
| 26He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately. | 26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately. |
| 27When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace, | 27When 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. |
| 28for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. | 28For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. |
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