ACTS 18 17-28

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     Book of the Acts of the First Believers

17 - And after that the mob seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But proconsul Gallio paid no attention to any of it.

     18 Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth [a year and a half all together] and then he took leave of the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila went with him. At Cenchreae he cut his hair, as part of a vow. 19 And they arrived at Ephesus, whereupon he went to the synagogue and reasoned with the Hebrews (Jews). 20 They asked him to stay longer, 21 but he said, “I’ll be back, if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

     22 When he landed at Caesarea, he went up (to Jerusalem) and greeted the church, and then he went down to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there, he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

     24 Meanwhile a Hebrew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately [akribós - with exact precision] the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only about the baptism of John.

     26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God even more fully. {Explaining the blessing of the Holy Spirit, the Presence of God the Father with us.} 27 And when he wished to cross to Achaia (of Greece) the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to make him welcome. When he arrived in Corinth, he was a great help to those who through grace believed, 28 for he persuasively refuted the non believing in the synagogue, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ [Christos - anointed one, Messiah].

Next - 19:1-20

ACTS 18 1-16

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     Book of the Acts of the First Believers

1 - Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And there he met a Hebrew (a Jew) named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered all Hebrews out of Rome.

     Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was of the same trade as they were, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers.

     4 And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks the word (message) that Jesus was Messiah. 5 But at about the time Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, 6 they began throwing insults at him, for they had been opposing him. So Paul shook out his garments against them, and said, “The consequences be on your own heads! I’m innocent! From now on I’m going to the Gentiles!”

     7 He left there and went next door to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, also believed in the Lord, along with all his household. And many of the Corinthians listening to Paul believed and were baptized.

     9 The Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but go on speaking and don’t be silent, 10 for I’m with you, and no one will attack to harm you, for I have many here in Corinth, who are my people.” 11 And Paul stayed a year and six months, teaching the word/message of God among them.

     12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the leaders of the synagogue made a unified attack on Paul and brought him before the Roman tribunal, 13 saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to Roman law!” 14 But when Paul was about to speak in his defense, Gallio said, “If it were a matter of wrong doing or a vicious crime, I would have reason to accept your complaint! 15 But since it’s a matter of questions about words and names and your own laws, see to it yourselves! I refuse to be a judge of these things.” 16 And he sent them away from the tribunal.

Next - 18:17-28

Romans 16 1-12

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         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant [diakonos - servant, minister, deacon] of the church at Cenchreae. 2 Please welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever way she may need of you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.

     3 Be sure to greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. 4 They have risked their very necks for my life, to whom not only I am thankful but all the churches of the Gentiles are thankful as well. 5 Greet also the church that meets in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who of the family of Aristobulus. 11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord of the family of Narcissus. 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, those workers in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked faithfully in the Lord.

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ACTS 18 17-28

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17 - And after that the mob seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But proconsul Gallio paid no attention to any of it.

     18 Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth [a year and a half all together] and then he took leave of the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila went with him. At Cenchreae he cut his hair, as part of a vow. 19 And they arrived at Ephesus, whereupon he went to the synagogue and reasoned with the Hebrews (Jews). 20 They asked him to stay longer, 21 but he said, “I’ll return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

     22 When he landed at Caesarea, he went up (to Jerusalem) and greeted the church, and then he went down to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

     24 Meanwhile a Hebrew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately [akribós - with exact precision] the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only about the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more fully. {Explaining the blessing of the Holy Spirit, the Presence of God the Father with us.} 27 And when he wished to cross to Achaia (of Greece) the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to make him welcome. When he arrived in Corinth, he was a great help to those who through grace believed, 28 for he persuasively refuted the non believing Hebrews in the synagogue, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ [Christos - anointed one, messiah].

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