New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 18

Paul at Corinth

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778he leftχωρισθεὶςchōristheisG5563AthensἈθηνῶνAthēnōnG116and wentἦλθενēlthenG2064toCorinthΚόρινθον,KorinthonG2882.

2And he foundεὑρώνheurōnG2147a JewἸουδαῖονIoudaionG2453namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AquilaἈκύλαν,AkulanG207,a nativeγένει,geneiG1085ofPontusΠοντικὸνPontikonG4193,having recentlyπροσφάτωςprosphatōsG4373comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064fromItalyἸταλίας,ItaliasG2482with his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135PriscillaG4251,becauseδιὰdiaG1223ClaudiusΚλαύδιονKlaudionG2804had commandedδιατεταχέναιdiatetachenaiG1299allπάνταςpantasG3956the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453to leaveχωρίζεσθαιchōrizesthaiG5563RomeῬώμης,RhōmēsG4516.He cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to them,

3and becauseδιὰdiaG1223he was of the sameG3673tradeG3673,he stayedἔμενενemenenG3306with them andthey were workingἠργάζετο·ērgazetoG2038,for by tradeτέχνῃ·technēG5078they were tent-makersσκηνοποιοὶskēnopoioiG4635.

4And he was reasoningδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256in the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864everyπᾶνpanG3956Sabbathσάββατον,sabbatonG4521and trying to persuadeἔπειθένepeithenG3982JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and GreeksἝλληνας.¶HellēnasG1672.

5But whenὩςHōsG5613SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609and TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095cameG2718downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718fromMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972begandevotingG4912himself completelyG4912to the wordλόγῳlogōG3056,solemnlyG1263testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424was theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

6But when they resistedἈντιτασσομένωνAntitassomenōnG498and blasphemedβλασφημούντων,blasphēmountōnG987, heshookἐκτιναξάμενοςektinaxamenosG1621out his garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and saidG3004to them, “YourbloodαἷμαhaimaG129beon your own headsκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776!I am cleanκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513.From nowνῦνnunG3568on I will goπορεύσομαι.¶poreusomaiG4198to the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.”

7ThenΚαὶKaiG2532he leftμεταβὰςmetabasG3327thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564and wentG2064to the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614of a manτινὸςtinosG5100namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TitiusG5102JustusἸούστουIoustouG2459,a worshiperσεβομένουsebomenouG4576of Godθεόν,theonG2316,whoseοὗhouG3739houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was nextσυνομοροῦσαsunomorousaG4927to the synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864.

8CrispusΚρίσποςKrisposG2921,the leaderG752of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgosG752,believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962with allὅλῳholōG3650his householdοἴκῳoikōG3624,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theCorinthiansΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnG2881when they heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191were believingἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100and being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο.¶ebaptizontoG907.

9And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to PaulΠαύλῳ·PaulōG3972in the nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571bya visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705,“Do not be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399any longer,but go on speakingλάλειlaleiG2980and do not be silentσιωπήσῃς,siōpēsēsG4623;

10for I amG1510with you, and noG3762manG3762will attackἐπιθήσεταίepithēsetaiG2007you in order to harmκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559you, for I have manyπολὺςpolusG4183peopleλαόςlaosG2992in thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172.”

11And he settledἐκάθισενekathisenG2523therea yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763and sixἓξhexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316amongἐνenG1722them.

12But while GallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosG1058wasproconsulἀνθυπάτουanthupatouG446ofAchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaiasG882,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661roseG2721up againstG2721PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him beforeἐπὶepiG1909the judgmentβῆμα,bēmaG968seatG968,

13sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778persuadesἀναπείθειanapeitheiG374menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444to worshipσέβεσθαιsebesthaiG4576Godθεόν.¶theonG2316contraryπαρὰparaG3844tothe lawνόμονnomonG3551.”

14But when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was aboutΜέλλοντοςMellontosG3195toopenἀνοίγεινanoigeinG455his mouthστόμαstomaG4750,GallioΓαλλίωνGalliōnG1058saidG3004to the JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453, “IfεἰeiG1487it were a matterτιtiG5100of wrongἀδίκημάadikēmaG92orἢēG2228of viciousπονηρόν,ponēronG4190crimeῥᾳδιούργημαrhadiourgēmaG4467,OὦōG5599JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,it would be reasonableλόγονlogonG3056for me to putἀνεσχόμηνaneschomēnG430up with you;

15but ifεἰeiG1487there arequestionsζητήματάzētēmataG2213aboutπερὶperiG4012wordsλόγουlogouG3056and namesὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686and your own lawνόμουnomouG3551,lookG3708afterG3708it yourselvesαὐτοί·autoiG846;I amG1014unwillingοὐouG3756 G1014to be a judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters.”

16And he droveG556them awayG556fromthe judgmentβήματος.¶bēmatosG968seatG968.

17And they allπάντεςpantesG3956tookG1949holdG1949ofSosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnG4988,the leaderG752of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonG752, and beganbeatingἔτυπτονetuptonG5180him in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ofthe judgmentβήματος·bēmatosG968seatG968.But GallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōniG1058was not concernedἔμελεν.¶emelenG3199about anyοὐδὲνoudenG3762of theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778.

18PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,having remainedπροσμείναςprosmeinasG4357manyἱκανάς,hikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250longerἔτιetiG2089,tookG657leaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657ofthe brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80and putG1602out to seaG1602forSyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947, and with him werePriscillaG4251andAquilaἈκύλας,AkulasG207. InCenchreaΚεγχρεαῖςKegchreaisG2747hehad his hairκεφαλήν·kephalēnG2776cutκειράμενοςkeiramenosG2751,for he was keepingεἶχενeichenG2192a vowεὐχήν.euchēnG2171.

19They cameκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658toEphesusἜφεσον·EphesonG2181,and he leftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641them thereαὐτοῦ,autouG847.NowG1161he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with the JewsἸουδαίοις.IoudaioisG2453.

20When they askedἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōnG2065him to stayμεῖναιmeinaiG3306for a longerG4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550,he did not consentἐπένευσεν·epeneusenG1962,

21buttakingG657leaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657of them and sayingG3004, “I will returnἀνακάμψωanakampsōG344to you againπάλινpalinG3825if GodθεοῦtheouG2316willsθέλοντος,thelontosG2309,”he setG321sailἀνήχθηanēchthēG321fromEphesusἘφέσου.EphesouG2181.

22When he had landedκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718atCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,he wentἀναβὰςanabasG305up and greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,and wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597toAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

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23And having spentποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160someτινὰtinaG5100timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831and passedG1330successivelyκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517throughG1330theGalatianΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054regionχώρανchōranG5561and PhrygiaΦρυγίαν,PhrugianG5435,strengtheningG4741allπάνταςpantasG3956the disciplesμαθητάς.¶mathētasG3101.

24NowδέdeG1161a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625, anAlexandrianἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusG221by birthγένει,geneiG1085,an eloquentλόγιος,logiosG3052manἀνὴρanērG435,cameκατήντησενkatēntēsenG2658toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181;and he was mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415in the Scripturesγραφαῖς.graphaisG1124.

25ThisG3778manG3778had beenἦνēnG1510instructedκατηχημένοςkatēchēmenosG2727inthe wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962;and beingG2204ferventζέωνzeōnG2204in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,he was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980and teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321accuratelyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199the things concerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,beingG1987acquaintedG1987onlyG3440withthe baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491;

26andhe beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakG3955out boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaiG3955in the synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864. But whenPriscillaG4251and AquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191him, they tookG4355him asideG4355and explainedἐξέθεντοexethentoG1620to himthe wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316moreG199accuratelyG199.

27And when he wantedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to goG1330acrossG1330toAchaiaἈχαΐαν,AchaianG882,the brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80encouragedπροτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoiG4389him and wroteἔγραψανegrapsanG1125tothe disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to welcomeἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaiG588him; and when he had arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854,he greatlyπολὺpoluG4183helpedσυνεβάλετοsunebaletoG4820thoseG3588who had believedπεπιστευκόσινpepisteukosinG4100throughδιὰdiaG1223graceχάριτος·charitosG5485,

28for he powerfullyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159refutedδιακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlegchetoG1246the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,demonstratingἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknusG1925by the ScripturesγραφῶνgraphōnG1124thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424was theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

Paul at Corinth

Third Missionary Journey

Commentaries on Acts 18