Berean Standard Bible

Acts 18

(1 Corinthians 1:1–3; 2 Corinthians 1:1–2)

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778, Paulleftχωρισθεὶς ἐκchōristheis ekG5563 G1537τῶνtōnG3588AthensἈθηνῶνAthēnōnG116andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον,KorinthonG2882.

2ThereκαὶkaiG2532he foundεὑρώνheurōnG2147aτιναtinaG5100JewἸουδαῖονIoudaionG2453namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AquilaἈκύλαν,AkulanG207τῷtōG3588,a nativeγένει,geneiG1085of PontusΠοντικὸνPontikonG4193,who had recentlyπροσφάτωςprosphatōsG4373comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588ItalyἸταλίας,ItaliasG2482withκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135PriscillaΠρίσκιλλανPriskillanG4252becauseδιὰdiaG1223ClaudiusΚλαύδιονKlaudionG2804τὸtoG3588had orderedδιατεταχέναιdiatetachenaiG1299allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453to leaveχωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸchōrizesthai apoG5563 G575τῆςtēsG3588RomeῬώμης,RhōmēsG4516. PaulwentπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to visit themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,

3andκαὶkaiG2532he stayedἔμενενemenenG3306andκαὶkaiG2532workedἠργάζετο·ērgazetoG2038withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖςautoisG846becauseδιὰdiaG1223γὰρgarG1063they wereG1510tentmakersσκηνοποιοὶskēnopoioiG4635by tradeτὸ τέχνῃ·to technēG3588 G5078τῇtēaG3588, just asὁμότεχνονhomotechnonG3673he wasG1510.

4κατὰkataG2596EveryπᾶνpanG3956Sabbathσάββατον,sabbatonG4521δὲdeG1161he reasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864,trying to persuadeἔπειθένepeithenG3982JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνας.¶HellēnasG1672alikeτεteG5037.

5AndδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613τεteG5037τῆςtēsG3588SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andκαὶkaiG2532ὅhoG3588TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095came downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718fromἀπὸapoG575ὁhoG3588MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109τῷtōG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972devoted himself fullyσυνείχετοsuneichetoG4912to theὁhoG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056,testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424isG1510theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

6ButδὲdeG1161whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846opposedἈντιτασσομένωνAntitassomenōnG498andκαὶkaiG2532insultedβλασφημούντων,blasphēmountōnG987him,he shook outἐκτιναξάμενοςektinaxamenosG1621hisτὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440andtoldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129beonἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771ownτὴνtēnG3588headsκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776!Iἐγώ·egōG1473aminnocentκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513of it.FromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588now onνῦνnunG3568I will goπορεύσομαι.¶poreusomaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.”

7SoΚαὶKaiG2532Paulleftμεταβὰς ἐκεῖθενmetabas ekeithenG3327 G1564theτὸνtonG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864andwentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525ἦνēnG1510next doorσυνομοροῦσαsunomorousaG4927toεἰςeisG1519thehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofτινὸςtinosG5100ὀνόματιonomatiG3686TitusG5103JustusἸούστουIoustouG2459,οὗhouG3739ἡhēG3588οἰκίαoikiaG3614a worshiperσεβομένουsebomenouG4576τῇtēaG3588of Godθεόν,theonG2316.

8δὲdeG1161CrispusΚρίσποςKrisposG2921,theὁhoG3588synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgosG752,andσὺνsunG4862hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wholeὅλῳholōG3650τῷtōG3588householdοἴκῳoikōG3624believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100in theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588CorinthiansΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnG2881who heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191the messagebelievedἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100andκαὶkaiG2532were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο.¶ebaptizontoG907.

9Oneδὲ ἐνde enG1161 G1722nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962spokeΕἶπενEipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PaulΠαύλῳ·PaulōG3972inδι᾽di᾽G1223a visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705: “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399ἀλλὰallaG235;keep on speakingλάλειlaleiG2980καὶkaiG2532;do notμὴmēG3361be silentσιωπήσῃς,siōpēsēsG4623.

10ForδιότιdiotiG1360IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦ,souG4771andκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will lay a hand onἐπιθήσεταί σοι τοῦ κακῶσαίepithēsetai soi tou kakōsaiG2007 G4771 G3588 G2559youσε·seG4771,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360I haveἐστίνestinG1510 G1473manyπολὺςpolusG4183peopleλαόςlaosG2992inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172.”

11SoδὲdeG1161PaulstayedἐκάθισενekathisenG2523for a yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763andκαὶkaiG2532a halfμῆνας ἓξmēnas hexG1803 G3376,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316amongἐνenG1722the CorinthiansαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

Paul before Gallio

12WhileδὲdeG1161GallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosG1058wasὄντοςontosG1510proconsulἀνθυπάτουanthupatouG446ofτῆςtēsG3588AchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaiasG882,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453coordinated anὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661attackκατεπέστησανkatepestēsanG2721τῷtōG3588on PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588judgment seatβῆμα,bēmaG968.

13“ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manis persuadingἀναπείθειanapeitheiG374theτὸνtonG3588peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444to worshipσέβεσθαιsebesthaiG4576τοὺςtousG3588Godθεόν.¶theonG2316in ways contrary toπαρὰparaG3844theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,”they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754.

14ButδὲdeG1161just asτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was aboutΜέλλοντοςMellontosG3195to speakἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμαanoigein to stomaG455 G3588 G4750ὁhoG3588,GallioΓαλλίωνGalliōnG1058toldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453, “IfεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303this matter involvedἦνēnG1510aτιtiG5100wrongdoingἀδίκημάadikēmaG92orἢēG2228viciousπονηρόν,ponēronG4190crimeῥᾳδιούργημαrhadiourgēmaG4467,OὦōG5599JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,it would be reasonableκατὰ λόγονkata logonG2596 G3056for me to hearἂν ἀνεσχόμηνan aneschomēnG302 G430yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771complaint.

15ButδὲdeG1161sinceεἰeiG1487it isG1510a disputeζητήματάzētēmataG2213aboutπερὶperiG4012wordsλόγουlogouG3056andκαὶkaiG2532namesὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686andκαὶkaiG2532your ownτοῦ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς,tou kath᾽ humasG3588 G2596 G4771lawνόμουnomouG3551,settleG3708ityourselvesαὐτοί·autoiG846.IἐγὼegōG1473refuseοὐ βούλομαιou boulomaiG1014 G3756to beG1510a judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of such thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”

16AndκαὶkaiG2532he droveἀπήλασενapēlasenG556them awayαὐτοὺςautousG846fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματος.¶bēmatosG968.

17At thisδὲdeG1161,the crowdπάντεςpantesG3956seizedἘπιλαβόμενοιEpilabomenoiG1949SosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnG4988theτὸνtonG3588synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonG752andbeatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180himin front ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματος·bēmatosG968. ButκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778was of concernἔμελεν.¶emelenG3199τῷtōG3588to GallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōniG1058.

Paul Returns to Antioch

18δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972remainedπροσμείναςprosmeinasG4357in Corinthfor quiteἱκανάς,hikanasG2425someἔτιetiG2089timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250beforesaying goodbyeἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.He hadτὴνtēnG3588hisheadκεφαλήν·kephalēnG2776shavedκειράμενοςkeiramenosG2751inἐνenG1722CenchreaΚεγχρεαῖςKegchreaisG2747to keepγὰρgarG1063a vowεὐχήν.euchēnG2171he hadεἶχενeichenG2192made, and thenhe sailedἐξέπλειexepleiG1602forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588SyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947,accompanied byκαὶ σὺνkai sunG2532 G4862αὐτῷautōG846PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλας,AkulasG207.

19WhenδὲdeG1161they reachedκατήντησαν εἰςkatēntēsan eisG2658 G1519EphesusἜφεσον·EphesonG2181, Paulleftκατέλιπεν αὐτοῦ,katelipen autouG2641 G847Priscilla and AquilaG2548δὲdeG1161.He himselfαὐτὸςautosG846wentεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864there andreasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις.IoudaioisG2453.

20WhenδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846askedἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōnG2065himto stayμεῖναιmeinaiG3306forἐπὶepiG1909a while longerπλείονα χρόνονpleiona chrononG4119 G5550,he declinedοὐκ ἐπένευσεν·ouk epeneusenG3756 G1962.

21Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235as he leftἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657καὶkaiG2532,he saidεἰπώνeipōnG2036, “I will come backπάλιν ἀνακάμψωpalin anakampsōG3825 G344toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τοῦtouG3588ifGodθεοῦtheouG2316is willingθέλοντος,thelontosG2309.” Andhe set sailἀνήχθηanēchthēG321fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588EphesusἘφέσου.EphesouG2181.

22When PaulκαὶkaiG2532had landedκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718atεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,he went upἀναβὰςanabasG305andκαὶkaiG2532greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577at Jerusalem. Thenhe went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Begins

(Acts 13:1–3; Acts 15:36–41)

23AfterκαὶkaiG2532Paulhad spentποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160someτινὰtinaG5100timeχρόνονchrononG5550in Antioch,he traveledἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831from place to placeκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517throughoutδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561of GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054andκαὶkaiG2532PhrygiaΦρυγίαν,PhrugianG5435,strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητάς.¶mathētasG3101.

24MeanwhileδέdeG1161aτιςtisG5100JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625τῷtōG3588,a nativeγένει,geneiG1085of AlexandriaἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusG221,cameκατήντησενkatēntēsenG2658toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181.He wasὢνōnG1510an eloquentλόγιος,logiosG3052manἀνὴρanērG435,well versedδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588Scripturesγραφαῖς.graphaisG1124.

25HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778had beenἦνēnG1510instructed inκατηχημένοςkatēchēmenosG2727theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532was ferventζέωνzeōnG2204τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.He spokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980andκαὶkaiG2532taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321accuratelyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, thoughhe knewἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987onlyG3440theτὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491.

26AndτεteG5037heοὗτόςhoutosG3778beganG756to speak boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaiG3955inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864. WhenδὲdeG1161PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191himαὐτοῦautouG846,they took him asideπροσελάβοντο αὐτὸνproselabonto autonG4355 G846andκαὶkaiG2532explainedἐξέθεντοexethentoG1620to himαὐτῷautōG846theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofτοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316more accuratelyG199.

27WhenδὲdeG1161ApollosαὐτοῦautouG846resolvedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to cross overδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588AchaiaἈχαΐαν,AchaianG882,theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80encouragedπροτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoiG4389him andwroteἔγραψανegrapsanG1125to theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101thereto welcomeἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaiG588himαὐτόν·autonG846.On his arrivalὃς παραγενόμενοςhos paragenomenosG3854 G3739,he was a greatπολὺpoluG4183helpσυνεβάλετοsunebaletoG4820to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588byδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτος·charitosG5485had believedπεπιστευκόσινpepisteukosinG4100.

28ForγὰρgarG1063he powerfullyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159refutedδιακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlegchetoG1246theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219debate,provingἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknusG1925fromδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588ScripturesγραφῶνgraphōnG1124thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424isG1510theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.