使徒行傳 18

保羅在哥林多

1 這些事以後，保羅離開雅典，來到哥林多。 2 他遇見一個生在本都的猶太人，名叫亞居拉。不久前，他帶著妻子百基拉從意大利來，因為克勞第命令所有的猶太人都離開羅馬。保羅去投靠他們。 3 他們本是製造帳棚為業。保羅因與他們同業，就和他們同住，一同做工。 4 每逢安息日，保羅在會堂裏辯論，勸導猶太人和希臘人。

5  西拉和提摩太從馬其頓來的時候，保羅正專心傳道，向猶太人證明耶穌是基督。 6 當他們抗拒他、毀謗他的時候，他就抖掉衣裳的灰塵，對他們說：「你們的罪歸到你們自己的頭上，與我無干。從今以後，我要往外邦人那裏去。」 7 於是他離開那裏，到了一個人的家裏，他名叫提多．猶士都t，是敬拜上帝的人，他的家靠近會堂。 8 會堂的主管基利司布和全家都信了主，還有許多哥林多人聽了就信，而且受了洗。 9 夜間，主在異象中對保羅說：「不要怕，只管講，不要沉默， 10 有我與你同在，沒有人會下手害你，因為在這城裏有許多屬我的人。」 11 保羅在那裏住了一年六個月，將上帝的道教導他們。

12 到迦流作亞該亞省長的時候，猶太人齊心起來攻擊保羅，拉他到法庭， 13 說：「這個人教唆人不按著律法敬拜上帝。」 14 保羅剛要開口，迦流對猶太人說：「你們這些猶太人哪！如果是為冤枉或奸惡的事，我理當耐性聽你們。 15 既然你們所爭論的是關乎用字、名目和你們的律法，你們自己去辦吧！這樣的事我不願意審問。」 16 於是，他把他們逐出法庭。 17 眾人就揪住會堂的主管所提尼，在法庭前打他。這些事迦流都不管。

保羅回到安提阿

18  保羅又住了好些日子，就辭別了弟兄，坐船到敘利亞去。百基拉、亞居拉和他同去。他因為許過願，就在堅革哩剃了頭髮。 19 到了以弗所，保羅就把他們留在那裏，自己進了會堂，和猶太人辯論。 20 眾人請他多住些日子，他沒有答應， 21 就辭別他們，說：「上帝若許可，我還要回到你們這裏來。」於是他上船離開以弗所。 22 他在凱撒利亞下了船，上耶路撒冷去問候教會，隨後下安提阿去。 23 他在那裏住了些日子，又離開了那裏，逐一經過加拉太和弗呂家各地方，堅固眾門徒。

亞波羅在以弗所講道

24 有一個生在亞歷山大的猶太人，名叫亞波羅，來到以弗所，他很有口才，很會講解聖經。 25 這人已經在主的道路上受了訓練，心裏火熱，精確地講論和教導耶穌的事；可是他只知道約翰的洗禮。 26 他開始在會堂裏放膽講道；百基拉、亞居拉聽見，就接他來，將上帝的道路t給他更精確地講解。 27 他想要往亞該亞去，弟兄們就勉勵他，並寫信請門徒們接待他，他到了那裏，多多幫助那些蒙恩信主的人， 28 因為他在公眾面前極力駁倒猶太人，引聖經證明耶穌是基督。

ACTS 18

Paul in Corinth

1 Paul left Athens and went to Corinth, 2 where he met Aquila, a Jewish man from Pontus. Not long before this, Aquila had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered the Jewish people to leave Rome.t Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla

3 and found out they were tent makers. Paul was also a tent maker, so he stayed with them, and they worked together.
4 Every Sabbath, Paul went to the synagogue. He spoke to Jews and Gentilest and tried to win them over. 5 But after Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, he spent all his time preaching to the Jews about Jesus the Messiah.

6 Finally, they turned against him and insulted him. So he shook the dust from his clothest and told them, “Whatever happens to you will be your own fault! I am not to blame. From now on I am going to preach to the Gentiles.”
7 Paul then moved into the house of a man named Titius Justus, who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue.

8 Crispus was the leader of the synagogue. He and everyone in his family put their faith in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also heard the message, and all the people who had faith in the Lord were baptized.
9 One night, Paul had a vision, and in it the Lord said, “Don't be afraid to keep on preaching. Don't stop! 10 I am with you, and you won't be harmed. Many people in this city belong to me.”

11 Paul stayed on in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching God's message to the people.
12 While Gallio was governor of Achaia, some of the Jewish leaders got together and grabbed Paul. They brought him into court

13 and said, “This man is trying to make our people worship God in a way that is against our Law!”
14 Even before Paul could speak, Gallio said, “If you were charging this man with a crime or some other wrong, I would have to listen to you. 15 But since this concerns only words, names, and your own law, you will have to take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.” 16 Then he sent them out of the court.

17 The crowd grabbed Sosthenes, the Jewish leader, and beat him up in front of the court. But none of this mattered to Gallio.

Paul Returns to //Antioch in Syria

18  t After Paul had stayed for a while with the Lord's followers in Corinth, he told them goodbye and sailed on to Syria with Aquila and Priscilla. But before he left, he had his head shavedt at Cenchreae because he had made a promise to God.
19 The three of them arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He then went into the synagogue to talk with the people there. 20 They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.

21 He told them goodbye and said, “If God lets me, I will come back.”
22 Paul sailed to Caesarea, where he greeted the church. Then he went on to Antioch.

23 After staying there for a while, he left and visited several places in Galatia and Phrygia. He helped the followers there to become stronger in their faith.

Apollos in Ephesus

24 A Jewish man named Apollos came to Ephesus. Apollos had been born in the city of Alexandria. He was a very good speaker and knew a lot about the Scriptures.

25 He also knew much about the Lord's Way, t and he spoke about it with great excitement. What he taught about Jesus was right, but all he knew was John's message about baptism.

26 Apollos started speaking bravely in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him to their home and helped him understand God's Way even better.
27 Apollos decided to travel through Achaia. So the Lord's followers wrote letters, encouraging the followers there to welcome him. After Apollos arrived in Achaia, he was a great help to everyone who had put their faith in the Lord Jesus because of God's gift of undeserved grace. 28 He got into fierce arguments with the Jewish people, and in public he used the Scriptures to prove that Jesus is the Messiah.