Acts 18 — TNT
18Verse 1After that Paul departed from Attens and came to CorinthumVerse 2and founde a certayne Iewe named Aquila borne in Ponthus latly come from Italie with his wyfe Priscilla (because that the Emperour Claudius had commaunded all Iewes to departe from Rome) and he drewe vnto them.Verse 3And because he was of the same crafte he abode with them and wrought: their crafte was to make tentes.Verse 4And he preached in the synagoge every saboth daye and exhorted the Iewes and the gentyls.Verse 5When Sylas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia Paul was constrayned by the sprete to testifie to the Iewes that Iesus was very Christ.Verse 6And when they sayde cotrary and blasphemed he shoke his rayment and sayde vnto the: youre bloud apon youre awne heeddes and from hence forth I goo blamelesse vnto the gentyls.Verse 7And he departed thence and entred into a certayne manes housse named Iustus a worshiper of god whose housse ioyned harde to the synagoge.Verse 8How be it one Crispus the chefe rular of the synagoge beleved on the lorde with all his housholde and many of the Corinthias gave audience and beleved and were baptised.Verse 9Then spake the lorde to Paul in the nyght by a vision: be not afrayde but speake and holde not thy peace:Verse 10for I am with the and no man shall invade the that shall hurte the. For I have moche people in this cite.Verse 11And he continued there a yeare and sixe monethes and taught them the worde of God.Verse 12When Gallio was rular of the countre of Acaia the Iewes made insurreccion with one accorde agaynst Paul and brought him to the iudgement seateVerse 13saying: this felow counceleth men to worship God contrary to the lawe.Verse 14And as Paul was about to open his mouth Gallio sayde vnto the Iewes: yf it were a matter of wronge or an evyll dede (o ye Iewes) reason wolde that I shuld heare you:Verse 15but yf it be a question of wordes or of names or of youre lawe loke ye to it youre selves. For I wilbe no iudge in soche matersVerse 16and he drave them from the seate.Verse 17Then toke all the Grekes Sostenes the chefe rular of the synagoge and smote him before the iudges seate. And Gallio cared for none of tho thinges.Verse 18Paul after this taryed there yet a good whyle and then toke his leave of the brethren and sayled thence into Ciria Priscilla and Aquila accompanyinge him. And he shore his heed in Cenchrea for he had a vowe.Verse 19And he came to Ephesus and lefte them there: but he him selfe entred into the synagoge and reasoned with the Iewes.Verse 20When they desyred him to tary longer tyme with the he consented notVerse 21but bad the fare well sayinge. I must nedes at this feast that cometh be in Ierusalem: but I will returne agayne vnto you yf God will. And he departed from EphesusVerse 22and came vnto Cesarea: and ascended and saluted the congregacion and departed vnto AntiocheVerse 23and when he had taryed there a whyle he departed. And went over all the countre of Galacia and Phrigia by order strengthynge all the disciples.Verse 24And a certayne Iewe named Apollos borne at Alexandria came to Ephesus an eloquent man and myghty in the scriptures.Verse 25The same was informed in the waye of the Lorde and he spake fervently in the sprete and taught diligently the thinges of the Lorde and knewe but the baptism of Iohn only.Verse 26And the same began to speake boldely in the synagoge. And when Aquila and Priscilla had hearde him: they toke him vnto them and expounded vnto him the waye of God more perfectly.Verse 27And when he was disposed to goo into Acaia the brethren wrote exhortynge the disciples to receave him. After he was come thyther he holpe them moche which had beleved thorowe grace.Verse 28And myghtely he overcame the Iewes and that openly shewynge by the scriptures that Iesus was Christ.