Text copied!
CopyCompare
Geneva Bible 1599 - Acts - Acts 18

Acts 18:1-20

Help us?
Click on verse(s) to share them!
1After these thinges, Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinthus,
2And found a certaine Iewe named Aquila, borne in Pontus, lately come from Italie, and his wife Priscilla (because that Claudius had commanded all Iewes to depart from Rome) and he came vnto them.
3And because hee was of the same crafte, he abode with them and wrought (for their crafte was to make tentes.)
4And he disputed in the Synagogue euery Sabbath day, and exhorted the Iewes, and the Grecians.
5Now when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul, forced in spirit, testified to the Iewes that Iesus was the Christ.
6And when they resisted and blasphemed, he shooke his raiment, and saide vnto them, Your blood be vpon your owne head: I am cleane: from henceforth will I goe vnto the Gentiles.
7So he departed thence, and entred into a certaine mans house, named Iustus, a worshipper of God, whose house ioyned hard to the Synagogue.
8And Crispus the chiefe ruler of the Synagogue, beleeued in the Lord with all his housholde: and many of the Corinthians hearing it, beleeued and were baptized.
9Then saide the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Feare not, but speake, and holde not thy peace.
10For I am with thee, and no man shall lay handes on thee to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this citie.
11So he continued there a yeere and six moneths, and taught ye worde of God among them.
12Now when Gallio was Deputie of Achaia, the Iewes arose with one accorde against Paul, and brought him to the iudgement seate,
13Saying, This fellow persuadeth me to worship God otherwise then the Lawe appointeth.
14And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio saide vnto the Iewes, If it were a matter of wrong, or an euill deede, O ye Iewes, I would according to reason maintaine you.
15But if it bee a question of woordes, and names, and of your Lawe, looke yee to it your selues: for I will be no iudge of those things.
16And hee draue them from the iudgement seate.
17Then tooke al the Grecians Sosthenes the chiefe ruler of the Synagogue, and beat him before the iudgement seat: but Gallio cared nothing for those things.
18But when Paul had taried there yet a good while, hee tooke leaue of the brethren, and sailed into Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila) after that he had shorne his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vowe.
19Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.
20Who desired him to tarie a longer time with them: but he would not consent,

Read Acts 18Acts 18
Compare Acts 18:1-20Acts 18:1-20