Acts 18:2

Acts 18:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them.

Context of Acts 18:2

1After 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. 3They 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. 4Every Jewish day of rest, Paul taught both Jews and Greek people in the Jewish meeting place. He wanted them all to believe the good news about Jesus.

Acts 18:2 word by word

καὶ εὑρών τινα Ἰουδαῖον ὀνόματι Ἀκύλαν, Ποντικὸν τῷ γένει, προσφάτως ἐληλυθότα ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰταλίας, καὶ Πρίσκιλλαν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, διὰ τὸ διατεταχέναι Κλαύδιον χωρίζεσθαι πάντας τοὺς Ἰουδαίους ἀπὸ τῆς Ῥώμης, προσῆλθεν αὐτοῖς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• AquilaἈκύλαςAkulas · AquilaG207
• bornγένοςgenos · family: descendantG1085
• in PontusΠοντικόςPontikos · of PontusG4193
• latelyπροσφάτωςprosphatōs · recentlyG4373
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• ItalyἸταλίαItalia · ItalyG2482
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriscilla · PriscillaG4252
• because thatδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudios · ClaudiusG2804
• had commandedδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• to departχωρίζωchōrizō · to separate/leaveG5563
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• RomeῬώμηRhōmē · RomeG4516
• and cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334

Cross-references for Acts 18:2

• Acts 18:26Apollos went to the Jewish meeting place and he taught the people there. He was not afraid to speak God's message to them. Priscilla and Aquila heard what Apollos was teaching the people. So they said to him, ‘Please come with us to our home.’ Then they explained to Apollos the whole of God's message about Jesus. Then he could understand better.
• Romans 16:3Say ‘hello’ on my behalf to Priscilla and Aquila. They have worked together with me as servants of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Corinthians 16:19The churches here in Asia region say ‘hello’ to you. Aquila and Priscilla, and the group of believers that meets in their house, also say ‘hello’ to you. They love you because you belong to the Lord, as they do.
• 2 Timothy 4:19Say ‘hello’ for me to Priscilla and Aquila, and to the family of Onesiphorus.
• Acts 2:9Some of us are from Parthia, Media and Elam. Some of us live in Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia. Some of us are from Pontus and Asia.
• 1 Peter 1:1This letter is from me, Peter. I am an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you, God's own people that he has chosen. You are now living in many different places, in the regions called Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia. You are living in these foreign places as strangers.
• Acts 11:28One of these men was called Agabus. The Holy Spirit gave him a message from God. He stood up and he said to the people there, ‘Soon people will be very hungry all over the world because there will be no food.’ (That happened when Claudius ruled the Roman world.)

Commentaries on Acts 18:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A certain Jew named Aquila - Some have supposed that this Aquila was the same with the Onkelos, mentioned by the Jews. See the article in Wolfius, Bibl. Hebr. vol. ii. p. 1147. We have no evidence that this Jew and his wife were at this time converted to the Christian religion. Their conversion was most likely the fruit of St. Paul's lodging with them - Pontus. See the note on Acts 2:9. Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome - This edict of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And found a certain Jew - Aquila is mentioned elsewhere as the friend of Paul, Romans 16:3; 2 Timothy 4:19; 1 Corinthians 16:19. Though a Jew by birth, yet it is evident that he became a convert to the Christian faith. Born in Pontus - See the notes on Acts 2:9. Lately come from Italy - Though the command of Claudius extended only to Rome, yet it was probably deemed not safe to remain, or it might have been difficult to procure occupation in any part of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The Roman historian Suetonius mentions that the emperor Claudius Caesar ordered all Jews to leave Rome around AD 49 (Life of Claudius 25). Aquila and Priscilla were a remarkable husband and wife team in the early church. They worked as tentmakers, as did Paul. Paul probably lived and worked with Aquila and Priscilla during his time in Corinth (Acts 18:11; see Romans 16:3–4; 1 Corinthians 16:19). Paul had probably learned tentmaking when he was young. It…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221-4. came to Corinth--rebuilt by Julius Cæsar on the isthmus between the Ægean and Ionian Seas; the capital of the Roman province of Achaia, and the residence of the proconsul; a large and populous mercantile city, and the center of commerce alike for East and West; having a considerable Jewish population, larger, probably, at this time than usual, owing to the banishment of the Jews from Rome by Claudius Cæsar (Ac 18:2). Such a city was a noble field for…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 18:2

• Aquila and Priscilla
• Banishment
• Claudius
• Italy
• Paul
• Pontus
• Priscilla
• Roman Empire
• Rome

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• Priscilla
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Commentaries on Acts 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings