Preface: Paul unceremoniously concludes his second missionary journey and appears to go AWOL for a brief time. Another teacher, Apollos, appears to pick up the slack in the regions where Paul should have spent more time. The interesting constant in this is Priscilla and Aquila, who travel with Paul, ending up in Ephesus, where they stay, and Paul goes. They interact with another teacher in Ephesus, Apollos.

Bible Summary: Paul taught in Corinth for a year and a half. He went to Ephesus with Priscilla and Aquila. Priscilla and Aquila taught Apollos.

The “Key” & Main Points of Chapter 18 (a chart); from Slide Player; accessed June 30, 2022.

This should be the most extensive examination of Acts 18 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

Brief Overview: (taken from Light of the Word; accessed April 22, 2022).

Outline of Chapter 18:

Preface

Introduction

         vv.     1–17                  Second Missionary Journey—Paul in Corinth

         vv.         1–3                    Paul, Priscilla and Aquila in Corinth

         vv.         4–6                    Paul is discouraged by the response of the Jews in Corinth

         vv.         7–11                  God encourages Paul through one Jewish convert and a vision

         vv.        12–17                 The Jews take Paul before Gallio, the proconsul of Achaia

         vv.    18–22                  End of the Second Missionary Journey (Ephesus, Caesarea, Jerusalem, Antioch)

         vv.     23                     Paul Begins the Third Missionary Journey

         vv.    24–28                  Apollos in Ephesus and Achaia

Chapter Summary

Addendum

Charts, Graphics and Short Doctrines:

         Preface               Preface

         Preface               Brief Overview

         Preface               The “Key” & Main Points of Chapter 18 (a chart)

         Preface               Quotations

Doctrines Alluded to

Dictionary of Terms

Chapters of the Bible Alluded To or Appropriately Exegeted with this Chapter

         Introduction         Introduction to Acts 18

         Introduction         Titles and/or Brief Descriptions of Acts 18 (by Various Commentators)

         Introduction         Brief, but insightful observations of Acts 18 (various commentators)

         Introduction         Fundamental Questions About Acts 18

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         Introduction         The Prequel to Acts 18

         Introduction         The Principals of Acts 18

         Introduction         The Places of Acts 18

         Introduction         By the Numbers

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Acts 18

         Introduction         Outlines and Summaries of Acts 18 (Various Commentators)

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Acts 18 from the Summarized Bible

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         Introduction         The Big Picture (Acts 15–20)

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         v.      17              Who Beat up Sosthenes and Why? (Various sources)

         v.      18              Athens, Corinth, Ephesus and Antioch (a map)

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         v.      22              Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (from Bible Study.org)

         v.      22              Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (a map)

         v.      23              The Date of Paul’s Epistles (a chart)

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         v.      25              The Way of God and the Lord Jesus Christ

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         Summary            A Set of Summary Doctrines and Commentary

         Summary            Why Acts 18 is in the Word of God

         Summary            What We Learn from Acts 18

         Summary            Jesus Christ in Acts 18

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         Addendum          Extensive Footnote on Acts 18:1 (The Christian Community Bible)

         Addendum          Kretzmann’s Commentary on Acts 18:1–6

         Addendum          Kretzmann’s Commentary on Acts 18:7–11

         Addendum          Kretzmann’s Commentary on Acts 18:12–17

         Addendum          Kretzmann’s Commentary on Acts 18:18–22

         Addendum          Footnote for Acts 18:23 (The Christian Community Bible)

         Addendum          Footnote for Acts 18:24 (The Christian Community Bible)

         Addendum          Kretzmann’s Commentary on Acts 18:23–28

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         Addendum          A Complete Translation of Acts 18

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         Addendum          Doctrinal Teachers Who Have Taught Acts 18

         Addendum          Word Cloud from the Kukis Paraphrase of Acts 18

         Addendum          Word Cloud from Exegesis of Acts 18

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An Introduction to Acts 18

I ntroduction: Acts 18 brings to a close the second missionary journey. We do not find the words, and Paul concluded his second missionary journey; later followed by the words, and Paul set out for his third missionary tour. We put this together by means of Paul’s movements. He appears to have a home base in Antioch; and he is also drawn to Jerusalem (where he apparently goes near the end of this chapter).

Also, the final five verses of this chapter are about a teacher named Apollos. He just seems to appear out of nowhere.

After addressing the Athenians on Mars Hill, Paul went to Corinth. He hooks up with Priscilla and Aquila, a Jewish couple from Rome, who had to leave Rome due to a decree by Claudius. They have in common that they have all believed in Jesus and that they have the same trade (tent making).

Paul, as is often his modus operandi, goes to the local synagogue and proclaims Jesus the Messiah. Again, opposition was fierce and Paul will finally proclaim, “Your blood is on your own hands; from this point forward, I go to the gentiles!”

Nevertheless, Paul had Jewish converts there, including Crispus, who had been a ruler in the Jewish synagogue.

While in Corinth, Paul will have a vision where he is told to remain in Corinth and not to worry about his safety. And so he does. He remains there for 1½ years. However, God cannot continue to guide every single step that Paul takes. That is not going to be the typical Christian life.

Despite the assurances by God, Paul was hauled before the Roman Gallio, who was proconsul over the region of Achaia, which is a portion of land below Macedonia (Corinth, Athens and Cenchrea are cities in Achaia). After hearing the complaints against Paul, Gallio decides that this is not his proper jurisdiction to rule over religious matters.

Paul will leave this region and sail with Priscilla and Aquila to Ephesus. However, he will not remain there for very long, saying that he needed to get down to Jerusalem. One could argue that Paul, for a period of time, is outside of the geographic will of God (when he is in Jerusalem).

Priscilla and Aquila remain in Ephesus during this time, and they come across a teacher named Apollos, who is proclaiming Jesus. In a way, he appears to be taking up for Paul, who did not remain long in Ephesus. Interestingly enough, then Apollos is moved to sail across the Aegean Sea to the cities of Achaia, suggesting to me that Paul had unfinished business in this region.

Exegeting narrative—and a huge amount of the Bible is narrative—is always interesting, because people do things, and then you are left wondering, was that good, was that bad? And most of the time, there is nothing in the narrative which tells us one way or the other (although there are some hints in this passage).

There will be a number of things which happen in this narrative, which are not really commented on. There is something about Paul and his hair and a vow. Are we Christians supposed to be taking vows now? Then Paul goes down to Jerusalem, but the city of David is not even named. And then, seemingly out of nowhere, this fellow named Apollos comes on the scene. This certainly prompts me to ask, what is God doing through these circumstances and people; and why?

And, for the commentator (and for the pastor-teacher), there is always the worry, am I overstepping my bounds here? Am I reading something into the text which is not here?

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Second Missionary Journey—Paul in Corinth

Paul, Priscilla and Aquila in Corinth

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    After these things was departing out of the Athens he went to Corinth. And finding some Jew of a name Aquila of Pontus by the birth, recently having come from the Italy and Priscilla a woman of his, because the order of Claudius to depart all the Jews from the Rome. He came to them and because the practicing of the same trade to be, he was remaining with them and they were working (for they were being tentmakers by occupation).

Complete Apostles’ Bible      Now after these things, having departed from Athens, Paul came to Corinth.

And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome); he came to them,

and because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) After these things, departing from Athens, he came to Corinth.

And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome), he came to them.

And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        And when Paulus {Paul} went out from Athinus {Athens}, he came unto Qurinthus {Corinth}.

And he found there a certain man, a Yehudaya {a Judean/a Jew} whose name was Aqelus {Aquila}, who was from the Pantus {Pontus} region, who at that time had come from the region of Italia {Italy}; he and Prisqila {Priscilla}, his wife; on account that Qludius Qasar {Claudius Caesar} had commanded that all the Yehudaye {the Judeans/the Jews} should be cast out from Ruhume {Rome}. And he drew near unto them.

And on account that he was a son of their craft, he lodged with them, and labored with them, for, in their craftsmanship they were harness makers {or possibly tent makers, lit. workers in rough cloth}.

James Murdock’s Syriac NT And when Paul departed from Athens, he went to Corinth.

And he found there a man, a Jew, whose name was Aquila, who was from the region of Pontus, and had just then arrived from the country of Italy, he and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius Caesar had commanded that all Jews should depart from Rome. And he went to them

and, because he was of a their trade, he took lodgings with them, and worked with them; for by their trade they were tent-makers.

Original Aramaic NT              And when Paulus went out from Athens, he came to Corinthus.

And there he found one man, who was a Jew, whose name was Aqelaus, who was from Pontus, who at that time had come from the country of Italia, he and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius Caesar had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, and he came to them.

And because he was a member of their craft, he stayed with them, and he was working with them in their craft, for they were Tentmakers.

Significant differences: 

English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth. 

And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them; 

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

Bible in Worldwide English     After this Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus. A short time before this he and his wife Priscilla had come from the country of Italy. They left Italy because Claudius the ruler had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. This was the big city in Italy. Paul went to the house of Aquila and Priscilla. Pauls work had been the making of tents, and that is what they did. So he stayed with them. They worked together.

Easy English                          Paul visits Corinth

After Paul had spoken to the important officers of Athens, he left the city. He went from there to the city of Corinth.

In Corinth, he met a man called Aquila. Aquila was a Jew. He had been born in the region of Pontus. At that time, Caesar Claudius had said that all Jews must leave Rome. So Aquila had left Italy and he had just arrived in Corinth with his wife Priscilla. Paul went to visit them. They knew how to make tents which they could sell to people. Paul also made tents, so he stayed with them and he worked with them.

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  Later, Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth. There he met a Jewish man named Aquila, who was born in the country of Pontus. But he and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy. They left Italy because Claudius had given an order for all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit Aquila and Priscilla. They were tentmakers, the same as Paul, so he stayed with them and worked with them.

God’s Word™                         Paul in Corinth

After this, Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth. In Corinth he met a Jewish man named Aquila and his wife Priscilla. Aquila had been born in Pontus, and they had recently come from Italy because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, and because they made tents for a living as he did, he stayed with them and they worked together.

Good News Bible (TEV)         After this, Paul left Athens and went on to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and stayed and worked with them, because he earned his living by making tents, just as they did.

J. B. Phillips                           At Corinth Paul is yet again rejected by the Jews

Before long Paul left Athens and went on to Corinth where he found a Jew called Aquila, a native of Pontus. This man had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had issued a decree that all Jews should leave Rome. He went to see them in their house and because they practised the same trade as himself he stayed with them. They all worked together, for their trade was tent-making.

The Message                         Corinth

After Athens, Paul went to Corinth. That is where he discovered Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus, and his wife, Priscilla. They had just arrived from Italy, part of the general expulsion of Jews from Rome ordered by Claudius. Paul moved in with them, and they worked together at their common trade of tentmaking.

NIRV                                      Paul Goes to Corinth

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, who was a native of Pontus. Aquila had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. The emperor Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla. They were tentmakers, just as he was. So he stayed and worked with them.

New Life Version                    Paul Goes to Corinth

After that Paul went from the city of Athens and came to the city of Corinth. He met a Jew there named Aquila who was born in the country of Pontus. He had lived in the country of Italy a short time. His wife Priscilla was with him. Claudius, who was the leader of the country, had told all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla. They made tents for a living. Paul did the same kind of work so he stayed with them and they worked together.

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Bible              ACTS 18

CORINTH: LAST STOP, THEN HOMEWARD

PAUL MAKES TENTS FOR A LIVING

After Paul left Athens, he went to Corinth. [1] He met a Jew there named Aquila, born in the Pontus district. [2] Aquila and his wife Priscilla had recently moved to Corinth from Italy. They were forced into the move because Claudius had ordered all Jews banned from Rome. [3] Paul went to visit the couple. He found out they made their living the same way he did, by making tents. [4] So he stayed with them and worked alongside them.

¹18:1Corinth is about a 50-mile (80-km) walk southwest of Athens—two long days of hard walking or three days at a more comfortable pace. It was a day trip by boat. Paul left the thinking man’s town of Athens for the working man’s town on a narrow strip of land with harbors in two seas. It was a bustling town. Ships sailing in either the Adriatic Sea or the Aegean Sea would unload their cargo in Corinth and have it hauled across the four-mile-wide (6 km) isthmus and reloaded into another ship. This shortcut saved merchants from having to sail their goods around the southern tip of Greece, where storms could suddenly whip up the waves and sink the boat.

²18:2Pontus was a territory in what is now northern Turkey, on the southern coast of the Black Sea. It was roughly 350 miles (560 km) north of where Paul grew up in Tarsus, a city in southern Turkey.

³18:2Roman Emperor Claudius banned the Jews from Rome in AD 49. Roman writers said he did that because the Jews were causing trouble throughout the city over someone called “Chrestus.” The most common guess is the writers were talking about Christ, either misspelling his name or using an alternate spelling based on their Latin pronunciation of the title Christians applied to Jesus. Christ is the Greek version of the Hebrew word Messiah. Both words, in English, mean “Anointed One,” a leader that many Jews said would be coming on assignment from God, to save them from their enemies and to restore the nation of Israel to its former glory.

⁴18:3At least during his stretch in Corinth, Paul seemed to work as a bi-vocational pastor. It seems he paid his own way by making tents. He mentioned this in a letter he wrote to the church in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 2:9). Many rabbis in ancient times had a job aside from teaching their Bible (Old Testament) to Jews. Some Bible experts say Paul was probably making his tents out of leather. Others say he may have been working with goat hair.

Contemporary English V.       Paul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he met Aquila, a Jewish man from Pontus. Not long before this, Aquila had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered the Jewish people to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla and found out that they were tent makers. Paul was a tent maker too. So he stayed with them, and they worked together.

Goodspeed New Testament  After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. 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 Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and as they practiced the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together, for they were tent-makers.

The Living Bible                     Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had been expelled from Italy as a result of Claudius Caesar’s order to deport all Jews from Rome. Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.

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New Living Translation           Paul Meets Priscilla and Aquila in Corinth

Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. [Athens and Corinth were major cities in Achaia, the region in the southern portion of the Greek peninsula.] There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers [Or leatherworkers.] just as he was.

The Passion Translation        When Paul left Athens he traveled to Corinth, where he met a Jewish man named Aquila, who was originally from northeastern Turkey. He and his wife, Priscilla, had recently emigrated from Italy to Corinth because Emperor Claudius had expelled all the Jews from Rome.  Since Paul and Aquila were both tentmakers by trade, Paul moved in with them and they became business partners.

Plain English Version             Paul went to the city called Corinth

After that, Paul left Athens, and he went to a city called Corinth. In Corinth, he met a Jewish man and his wife. His name was Aquila, and her name was Priscilla. Aquila was born in a country called Pontus, but he used to live in a city called Rome. Before this time, the big boss in Rome, called Claudius, told all the Jewish people to get out of Rome. So Aquila and Priscilla left Rome and went to live in Corinth.

Aquila and Priscilla made tents. That was their work. And Paul made tents too, so he stayed with them in Corinth, and they worked together.

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  After that, Paul left the city of Athens and went to the city of Corinth. There he met a Jew whose name was Aquila, who was from the region of Pontus. Aquila and his wife Priscilla had come a short time previously from the city of Rome, in Italy. They left Rome because Claudius, the Roman emperor, had ordered that all the Jews must leave Rome. Aquila and Priscilla made tents to earn money. Paul also made tents, so he stayed with them, and they worked together.

Williams’ New Testament      After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had issued an edict for all Jews to leave Rome. So Paul paid them a visit, and as they all had the same trade, they proceeded to work together.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          After that, he left Athens and traveled on to Corinth.

There he found a Judean from Pontus named Aquila who’d recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. So he went to see them, and because they shared the same trade (they all worked as tent makers), he stayed at their house.

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            After these things, after separating from Athens, he went to Corinth. And when he found a certain Jewish man with the name Aquila (a Pontican by birth, who recently had come out of Italy because of the fact for Claudia to have arranged to be separating all the Jewish people away from Rome) and his wife Priscilla, he went to them. And because of the fact for him to be of the same trade, he was staying beside them and working. You see, they were tentmakers by trade.

Len Gane Paraphrase           After these things Paul left Athens and came to Corinth, and found a certain Jew name Aquila born in Pontus, who recently came from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them, because he had the same occupation as they, he stayed and worked with them, for they were tent makers.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles After these things, Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth; and finding a certain Jews, named Aquila, a native of Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla, his wife, (because Claudius Cesar had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome,) he went to them. And as he was of the same trade, he continued with them, and wrought; for by trade they were tent-makers.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       Paul left Athens after this, and went to Corinth. Here he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who, with his wife Priscilla, had lately come from Italy, when Claudius decreed that all Jews should leave Rome. He paid them a visit: then, since they were brothers of the same craft (both were tent-makers) he stayed and worked with them.

NT for Everyone                     A year in Corinth

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with Priscilla his wife, due to Claudius’s edict banishing all Jews from Rome. Paul paid them a visit and, because they were in the same business, he stayed with them and worked. They were, by trade, tentmakers.

20^th Century New Testament On leaving Athens, Paul next went to Corinth. There he met a Jew of the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who, with his wife Priscilla, had lately come from Italy, in consequence of the order which had been issued by the Emperor Claudius for all Jews to leave Rome. Paul paid them a visit, And, since their trade was the same as his, he stayed and worked with them--their trade was tent-making.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

Christian Standard Bible        Founding the Corinthian Church

After this, he [Other mss read Paul] left Athens and went to Corinth, where 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 came to them, and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade, he stayed with them and worked.

Conservapedia Translation    After these event, he departed from Athens and came to Corinth. There he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla. (Claudius I had ordered all Jews to leave Rome.) He came to them, and because he and Aquila were fellow craftsmen, he stayed with them, and worked with him. They were tentmakers by trade.

Ferrar-Fenton Bible                The Offence of the Cross at Corinth.

Paul, afterwards taking his departure from Athens, came to Corinth. And finding a Jew, named Aquila, a Pontian by birth, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla—because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to be expelled from Rome—he went to them. And as he was of the same profession, he stayed with them, employing himself; for by profession they were landscape painters.

Free Bible Version                 Paul then left Athens and went to Corinth where he met a Jew named Aquila. Aquila was originally from Pontus, and had just arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius* had ordered all Jews expelled from Rome. Paul went to see them, and because they were in the same business of tent-making, he stayed with them.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           After that Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinthum, and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Ponthus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because that the Emperor Claudius had commanded all Jewes to depart from Rome) and he drew unto them. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them and wrought: their craft was to make tents.

International Standard V        Paul in Corinth

After this, Paul [Lit. he] left Athens and went to Corinth. 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 [Lit. He] went to visit them, and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade.

Montgomery NT                     After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. Here he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them, and because he was of the same trade with them, he lodged with them, and worked with them—for by trade they were tentmakers.

NIV, ©2011                             In Corinth

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.

Riverside New Testament      AFTER this Paul left Athens and came to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus but recently come from Italy with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul visited these people, and because he was of the same trade stayed with them and they worked together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      AND after this Paul left Athens and came to Corinth. And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them, and because he was of the same trade continued and labored with them; for they were tent makers.

Urim-Thummim Version         After these things Paul left from Athens and came to Corinth; and found a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who very recently had come from Italy, with his woman Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to leave from Rome:) and came to them. And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked: for by trade they were tentmakers.

Weymouth New Testament    After this he left Athens and came to Corinth. Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit; and because he was of the same trade--that of tent-maker--he lodged with them and worked with them.

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     Paul in Corinth

• After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, following a decree of the Emperor Claudius which ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them and then stayed and worked with them because they shared the same trade of tentmaking.

18:18; 1Cor 16:9

1Cor 4:12; 9:6; 2Cor 11:7; Gal 6:6; 1Thes 2:9

Extensive footnote on Acts 18:1 has been placed in the Addendum.

The Heritage Bible                          And after these things, Paul departing from Athens, came to Corinth;

And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, of Pontus by kin, recently having come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife - because Claudius had officially arranged for all Jews to depart from Rome - and he came to them.

And because of being of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, because they were tentmakers by trade.

New American Bible (2011)   Paul in Corinth.

After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila,^a a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla* because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. He went to visit them and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

* [18:2] Aquila…Priscilla: both may already have been Christians at the time of their arrival in Corinth (see Acts 18:26). According to 1 Cor 16:19, their home became a meeting place for Christians. Claudius: the Emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome ca. A.D. 49. The Roman historian Suetonius gives as reason for the expulsion disturbances among the Jews “at the instigation of Chrestos,” probably meaning disputes about the messiahship of Jesus.

a. [18:2] Rom 16:3.

New Catholic Bible                 Paul in Corinth.^[a] At that point, Paul departed from Athens and moved on to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius^[b] had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. He went to visit them, and because they were tentmakers just as he was, he stayed with them and they worked together.^[c]

[a] Acts 18:1 These passages deal with one of Paul’s most important activities. The great city of Corinth was at that time a cosmopolitan place and had a rather bad reputation due to the erotic cult of the goddess Aphrodite.

With its reference to Gallio in verse 12, the account provides us with a sure chronological clue to the events reported, since an inscription enables us to pinpoint the proconsulate of Gallio, a brother of Seneca, to the years A.D. 51–52 or 52–53.

[b] Acts 18:2 Claudius: Emperor of Rome from A.D. 41 to 54. He expelled the Jews from Rome because of “their continuous tumults instigated by Chrestus,” a common misspelling for “Christ.” Needless to say, the tumults were instigated not by Christ but by the differing opinions people held about him.

[c] Acts 18:3 Paul was probably taught the trade of tentmaker in his youth, in accord with the Jewish custom of giving manual training to sons.

New Jerusalem Bible             After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he met a Jew called Aquila whose family came from Pontus. He and his wife Priscilla had recently left Italy because an edict of Claudius had expelled all the Jews from Rome. Paul went to visit them, and when he found they were tentmakers, of the same trade as himself, he lodged with them, and they worked together.

Revised English Bible–1989   After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and his wife Priscilla; they had recently arrived from Italy because Claudius had issued an edict that all Jews should leave Rome. Paul approached them and, because he was of the same trade, he made his home with them; they were tentmakers and Paul worked with them.

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           After this, Sha’ul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he met a Jewish man named Aquila, originally from Pontus but having recently come with his wife Priscilla from Italy, because Claudius had issued a decree expelling all the Jews from Rome. Sha’ul went to see them; and because he had the same trade as they, making tents, he stayed on with them; and they worked together.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Later, Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth. In Corinth he met a Jewish man named Aquila. Aquila was born in the country of Pontus. Aquila and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy. They left Italy because Claudius the Emperor had commanded all Jews to get out of Rome. Paul went to visit Aquila and Priscilla. They were tentmakers, the same as Paul. Paul was staying there and working with them.

The Scriptures 2009              And after this Sha’ul left Athens and went to Corinth. 

And he found a certain Yehui named Aqulas, born in Pontos, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla – because Claudius had commanded all the Yehuim to leave Rome – and he came to them. 

And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and was working, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...after these Being Separated from the athens* [He] comes to corinth and Finding someone jewish [by] name aquila pontic [by] the offspring recently having come from the italy and priscilla woman [of] him because of the+ to have ordered claudius to be separated all the jews from the rome [He] approaches them and because of the+ having (trade same) {them} to be [He] stayed with them and [He] worked [They] were for Tentmakers [by] the craft...

Awful Scroll Bible                   And after the same-as-these things, Paul being departed out of Athens, comes into Corinth. Then finding a certain Jew named Aquila, of the stock of Pontus, recently having came from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, (because Claudius is to have thoroughly-arranged all the Jews, to be departing from Rome), he comes-to them. And because to be of the trade-together-with him, he was abiding with them, and was working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

Concordant Literal Version    After these things, departing from Athens, he came to Corinth."

And, finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla, his wife (because Claudius prescribed that all the Jews depart from Rome), he came to them,

and, because of his being of a like trade, he remained with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade."

exeGeses companion Bible   ON TO CORINTH

After these,

Paulos separates from Athens and comes to Corinth;

and finds a Yah Hudiy named Aquila

- a Pontican by genos,

recently come from Italy with his woman Priscilla

- because Claudius ordained

that all Yah Hudiym separate from Rome:

and he comes to them:

and because he is a fellow artisan,

he abides with them and works

for by art, they are tabernaclemakers.

Orthodox Jewish Bible           After these things Rav Sha'ul left Athens and went to Corinth.

And in Corinth Rav Sha'ul found some Messianic Jews, namely Aquila hailing from Pontus, having recently come from Italy, where Claudius ordered a decree of Jewish expulsion from Rome, and Priscilla, his isha. Rav Sha'ul went to see them.

And because he had the same parnasah (livelihood), Rav Sha'ul was staying with them, and he was working with them, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. § 30.                               Paul in Corinth.

Chapter 18.

||After these things|| |withdrawing from Athens| he came unto Corinth; and <finding a certain Jewˎ by name Aquila, of Pontus by birth,—latelyʹ come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered allʹ the Jews to be leaving Rome> he came unto them, and ||because he was of the sameʹ craft|| he abode with themˎ and wrought, for they were tent-makers by their trade.

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                Paul at Corinth

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because [the Roman Emperor] Claudius had issued an edict that all the ^[a]Jews were to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them; and they worked together for they were tent-makers.

[a] This action may have been prompted by conflicts within the Jewish community caused by the spread of Christianity

An Understandable Version   After this happened Paul left Athens and went to Corinth [i.e., a principal city of Greece]. There he met a certain Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus, [in northern Asia Minor] who, with his wife Priscilla, had recently come from Rome, because Claudius [the Roman Emperor] had ordered all Jews out of that city. Paul met this couple and, because they followed the same trade of tent making, he stayed with them and went to work [for them].

The Expanded Bible              Paul in Corinth

·Later [^L After this] Paul left Athens and went to Corinth [^C a city about thirty miles southwest of Athens]. Here he ·met [^L found] a Jew named Aquila ·who had been born in [or whose family was from; a native of] the country of Pontus [^C a province just south of the Black Sea in northeast Asia Minor]. But Aquila and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy, because Claudius [^C Roman emperor from ad 41–54] commanded that all Jews must leave Rome [^C an edict issued in ad 49 because of rioting, perhaps between Jews and Jewish Christians]. Paul ·went to visit [or came in contact with; or approached] Aquila and Priscilla. [^L And] Because they were ·tentmakers [or leatherworkers], just as he was, he stayed with them and worked with them.

Jonathan Mitchell NT             After these events [and] having been separated from out of Athens, Paul came into Corinth.

Then, upon finding a certain Jew named Aquila – a native of Pontus recently having come from Italy along with Priscilla, his wife, because of the order that Claudius [Caesar] had carefully arranged to be prescribed for all the Jews to progressively be separated from Rome – he [D reads: Paul] came to them,

and, because of [his happening] to be by occupation practicing a like craft – you see, they were tentmakers by trade – he continued staying (remaining; dwelling) at their side (or: with them) [and] they continued working [together] [p74, Aleph2, A, D and others read: he began working {there}].

Syndein/Thieme                     After these things Paul departed under conditions of resentment from Athens, and came to Corinth.

{Note: Paul encountered mostly negative volition in Athens so Paul moved on.}

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) and came unto them.

{Note: Quite a lot here really. Aquila was a great businessman - first a trader in Pontus on the Black Sea. He went to Rome where he was very successful again and married a Noble woman - Priscilla from a great Roman family. Claudius was the Emperor and got tired of the Jews arguing over a man named 'Crestus' which most likely was Christ. He banished all Jews from Rome and Aquila and Priscilla went to Corinth. Both became believers. Priscilla became very doctrinally oriented and actually is mentioned as having a Church in her house in two cities - Rome (in Romans) and in Ephesus (per I Corinthians).}

{Note: Corinth was on an Isthmus. It was only a few miles between Seas so they built a wooden pathway with great rollers and ships were rolled from one sea to the other. Corinth was sacked by the Romans in 146 BC. Julius Caesar rebuilt the city 100 years before Paul's visit. Corinth was famous as the "Las Vegas' of the ancient world - with great excesses in all forms of lasciviousness! It was also famous for sports - the Isthmus Games. These games were as famous as the Olympic Games of the day.}

And because he {Paul} was of the same craft {Paul was a tentmaker}, he abode with them, and produced for them for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

{Note: Actually Aquila and Priscilla had a great tent making business. Paul did not want to cloud the issue with the Corinthians. They thought all 'preachers' were hucksters looking for a buck. So under the Law of Expediency Paul did NOT accept any money from his evangelistic activities. He WORKED for a living making tents. This made it difficult to study and teach so his ministry was 'cut-back' until Timothy and Silas showed up with financial support.}

Translation for Translators              In Corinth, Paul helped many people to become believers.

Acts 18:1-4

After that, Paul left Athens city and went to Corinth city. There he met a Jew whose name was Aquila, who grew up in Pontus province. Aquila and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Rome, in Italy. They had previously left Rome because Claudius, the Roman Emperor, had ordered that all the Jews must leave Rome. Paul later went to see Aquila and Priscilla. Those two made tents to earn ◂money/a living►. Paul also made tents, so he stayed with them, and they all worked together.

The Voice                               From Athens, Paul traveled to Corinth alone. He found a Jewish man there named Aquila, originally from Pontus. Aquila and his wife Priscilla had recently come to Corinth from Italy because Claudius had banished all Jews from Rome. Paul visited them in their home and discovered they shared the same trade of tent making. He then became their long-term guest and joined them in their tentmaking business.

Bible Translations with a Lot of Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         Paul, Silas, and Timothy in Corinth

After these things he departed from Athens and [*Here “and ” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb] went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named [Literally “by name”] Aquila, a native [Literally “by nationality”] of Pontus who had arrived recently from Italy along with [Literally “and”] Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, and [*Here “and ” is supplied because the previous participle (“found”) has been translated as a finite verb] he went to them. And because he was practicing the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade..

NET Bible®                             Paul at Corinth

After this¹ Paul² departed from³ Athens⁴ and went to Corinth.⁵ There he⁶ found⁷ a Jew named Aquila,⁸ a native of Pontus,⁹ who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius¹⁰ had ordered all the Jews to depart from¹¹ Rome.¹² Paul approached¹³ them, and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them¹⁴ (for they were tentmakers¹⁵ by trade).¹⁶

^1tn Grk “After these things.”

^2tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

^3tn Or “Paul left.”

^4map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-Category #2.

^5sn Corinth was the capital city of the senatorial province of Achaia and the seat of the Roman proconsul. It was located 55 mi (88 km) west of Athens. Corinth was a major rival to Athens and was the largest city in Greece at the time.

map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-Category #2.

^6tn Grk “And he.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here. The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

^7tn Grk “finding.” The participle εὑρ ν (Jeurwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

^8sn On Aquila and his wife Priscilla see also Acts 18:18, 26; Rom 16:3-4; 1 Cor 16:19; 2 Tim 4:19. In the NT “Priscilla” and “Prisca” are the same person. This author uses the full name Priscilla, while Paul uses the diminutive form Prisca.

^9sn Pontus was a region in the northeastern part of Asia Minor. It was a Roman province.

^10sn Claudius refers to the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, known as Claudius, who ruled from a.d. 41-54. The edict expelling the Jews from Rome was issued in a.d. 49 (Suetonius, Claudius 25.4).

^11tn Or “to leave.”

^12map For location see JP4-A1.

^13tn Or “went to.”

^14tn The prepositional phrase “with them” occurs only once in the Greek text, but since it occurs between the two finite verbs (ἔμενεν, emenen, and ἠργάζετο, hrgazeto) it relates (by implication) to both of them.

^15tn On the term translated “tentmakers,” see BDAG 928-29 s.v. σκνηοποιός. Paul apparently manufactured tents. In contrast to the Cynic philosophers, Paul at times labored to support himself (see also v. 5).

^16sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

The Spoken English NT         Paul Goes to Corinth
Later, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There^a he met a Jew named Aquila,^b who was from Pontus. Aquila had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. They had had to move because of the emperor Claudius’s order that all the Jews had to leave Rome. Paul visited Aquila and Priscilla, and because he had the same trade, he was staying with them and working. (They were tentmakers by trade.)

^a.Lit. “And.”

^b.Prn. a-kwill-a.

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Consolidation of the Gentile Church
Corinth
Now after these things Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And encountering a certain 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), he joined them; and because he practiced the same trade, he stayed on with them and worked (their trade was tentmaker).¹

(1) Paul supported himself.

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  Now after these things, Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth; And there he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had ordered all the Jews out of Rome). And he came to their house.  And because he was of the same trade, he dwelt with them and worked; for they were tent makers by trade.

Analytical-Literal Translation  Then after these [things], Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth. And having found a certain Jew by name Aquila, of Pontus by race [or, a native of Pontus], recently having come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because of Claudius ordering all the Jews to depart out of Rome), he came to them. And because of being of the same trade, he stayed with them and was working, for they were tent-makers [by] trade.

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       After these things [events in Athens], having been escorted out of Athens, he came to Corinth.

And after locating a certain Jew named Aquila, originating from the people of Pontus (and his wife Priscilla), who came from Italy because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome, he approached them.

And since they practiced the same trade [occupation], he lived with and worked for them, for they were skilled tentmakers [Cilician goat-hair tents].

Context Group Version          After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. And he found a certain Judean named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his woman Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Judeans to depart from Rome: and he came to them; and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and he worked, for by their trade they were tentmakers.

Far Above All Translation       After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a Pontian by descent, who had just come from Italy and Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had decreed that all the Jews must depart from Rome), and he went up to them, and since they were of the same trade, he remained with them and did some work, for they were tent-makers by trade.

Literal Standard Version        And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth,

and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla—because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome—he came to them,

and because of being of the same craft, he remained with them, and was working, for they were tentmakers as to craft;

and he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks. V. 4 is included for context.

Modern Literal Version 2020  {52-53 AD. Paul at Corinth in Greece.}

Now after these things, Paul, having departed from Athens, came into Corinth. And having found a certain Jew, Aquila by name, Pontus by race, and his wife Priscilla, who recently had come from Italy because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart out-of Rome, he came to them also because he is of the same-craft. He was remaining and working beside them, for* they were tent makers, by the craft.

New European Version          Paul preaches at Corinth

After these things he departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome; and he went to them. And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they worked together, for by trade they were tentmakers.

Niobi Study Bible                   Paul Ministering at Corinth (and Ephesus)

After these things, Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth. There he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus and lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. Paul went unto them, and because he was of the same craft, he lodged with them and worked; for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

Revised Geneva Translation  After these things, Paul left Athens and came to Corinth,

and found a certain Jew named Aquila (born in Pontus and of late from Italy), and his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all Jews to leave Rome). And he came to them.

And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked (for their trade was to make tents.)

Worrell New Testament         After these things, departing from Athens, he came to Corinth. And, finding a certain Jew, Aquila by name, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome), he came to them; and, because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they labored; for by occupation they were tent-makers.

The gist of this passage:     Paul comes to Corinth and stays with Aquila and Priscilla.

Translation: After these things, [Paul] departed from Athens...

In the original manuscripts, there are no chapter breaks, no paragraphs or punctuation. In fact, there are not even spaces between words. Paul is the chief character of Acts 17 (HTML) (PDF) (WPD), so even though his name does not occur in these first 3 verses, we know, by context, who we are talking about. In the English, it is common to insert people’s names rather than to have them as understood.

The things which this verse refers to is what Paul did in Athens. He was called to speak on Mars Hill, and he did; and a few people from Athens believed in Jesus Whom Paul proclaimed.

In previous cities, Paul often left due to sustained persecution. We are not given a reason why he left Athens. We do not know how much Paul organized there. I would assume that he gathered believers and taught them for a period of time. Whether this was a few days, weeks or months, we don’t know.

The rest of his team will not catch up to him here but in Corinth.

Translation: ...and went to Corinth.

Paul then travels to Corinth.

Paraphrased from Easton: Corinth was a Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles west of Athens. The ancient city of Corinth was destroyed by the Romans in 146 b.c. The city we read about here was quite a new city, having been rebuilt about a century afterwards and peopled by a colony of freedmen from Rome. It became under the Romans the seat of government for Southern Greece or Achaia (Acts 18:12-16). It was noted for its wealth, and for the luxurious and immoral and vicious habits of the people. It had a large mixed population of Romans, Greeks, and Jews. Paul first visited the city in a.d. 51 or 52. Paul will reside here for eighteen months (Acts 18:1-18).

Acts 18:1 After these things, [Paul] departed from Athens and went to Corinth. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Paul’s team of Silas and Timothy was split up in Acts 17:15, with the intent to join up again later. They will come to Corinth in Acts 18:5, but that will be the last specific mention of Silas. He will be mentioned as Silvanus in 2Corinthians 1:19 1Thessalonians 1:1 2Thessalonians 1:1 1Peter 5:12. So Paul will remember his brother fondly in those passages. We do not know what has happened to Luke. For a period of time in the book of Acts, we might assume Luke’s presence when the words we or us are used.

Macedonia and Achaia (a Ralph F. Wilson map); from Jesus Walk; accessed March 28, 2022.

Translation: Having discovered a Jew named Aquila (of Pontus by birth),...

Aquila will be found throughout this chapter, and Paul sends greetings to him and his wife in 3 epistles (Romans 16:3 1Corinthians 16:19 2Timothy 4:19.). As we will find out, Aquila and his wife were living in Rome, but required to leave Rome.

Pontus is a region in the northeastern part of Asia Minor and it is a Roman province.

Translation: ...[who] had recently come from Italy with Priscilla, his wife...

Paul was new to Corinth and Priscilla and Aquila had also recently moved here. Priscilla and Aquila were apparently forcibly required to move out of Rome.