1. After this, Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth.
2. 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,
3. and because they made tents for a living as he did, he stayed with them and they worked together.
4. On every day of worship, Paul would discuss ⌊Scripture⌋ in the synagogue. He tried to win over Jews and Greeks who had converted to Judaism.
5. But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted all his time to teaching the word of God. He assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.
6. But they opposed him and insulted him. So Paul shook the dust from his clothes and told them, “You’re responsible for your own death. I’m innocent. From now on I’m going to people who are not Jewish.”
7. Then he left the synagogue and went to the home of a man named Titius Justus, who was a convert to Judaism. His house was next door to the synagogue.
8. The synagogue leader Crispus and his whole family believed in the Lord. Many Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
9. One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Don’t be afraid to speak out! Don’t be silent!
10. I’m with you. No one will attack you or harm you. I have many people in this city.”
11. Paul lived in Corinth for a year and a half and taught the word of God to them.
12. While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews had one thought in mind. They attacked Paul and brought him to court.
13. They said, “This man is persuading people to worship God in ways that are against Moses’ Teachings.”
14. Paul was about to answer when Gallio said to the Jews, “If there were some kind of misdemeanor or crime involved, reason would demand that I put up with you Jews.