Paul Begins Ministry in Corinth

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After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

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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 went to visit them,

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and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

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And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

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Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

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One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

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For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

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So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

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