Skutky 18

1 Potom z Atén odišiel a prišiel do Korintu.2 Tam našiel Žida menom Akvilu, rodom Ponťana, ktorý nedávno prišiel z Itálie, i jeho manželku Priscillu, lebo Klaudius nariadil, že všetci Židia musia opustiť Rím. Pripojil sa k nim,3 a pretože mal to isté remeslo, zostal u nich a pracoval; boli výrobcami stanov.4 Každú sobotu hovoril v synagóge a presviedčal Židov i Grékov.5 Keď prišli z Macedónska Sílas a Timotej, Pavol sa celkom venoval slovu a dosvedčoval Židom, že Ježiš je Mesiáš.6 Ale keď mu protirečili a rúhali sa, otriasol si odev a povedal im: „Vaša krv na vašu hlavu! Ja som čistý. Odteraz pôjdem k pohanom.“7 Odišiel odtiaľ a vošiel do domu istého človeka, čo si ctil Boha, menom Títa Justa; jeho dom bol spojený so synagógou.8 A predstavený synagógy Krispus uveril Pánovi s celým svojím domom; aj mnohí Korinťania, ktorí počúvali, uverili a dali sa pokrstiť.9 Pán povedal v noci vo videní Pavlovi: „Neboj sa, len hovor a nemlč,10 veď som s tebou ja a nik nesiahne na teba, aby ti ublížil, lebo mám v tomto meste mnoho ľudu.“11 Zostal tam teda rok a šesť mesiacov a učil u nich Božie slovo.12 Keď bol v Achájsku prokonzulom Gallio, Židia svorne povstali proti Pavlovi, priviedli ho pred súdnu stolicu13 a hovorili: „Tento navádza ľudí, aby protizákonne uctievali Boha.“14 Ale keď sa Pavol chystal otvoriť ústa, povedal Gallio Židom: „Židia, keby šlo o nejakú krivdu alebo o podlý zločin, vypočul by som vás, ako sa patrí.15 Ale keď sú to spory o slovo, o mená a o váš zákon, to je vaša vec. Ja v takýchto veciach nechcem byť sudcom.“16 A odohnal ich od súdnej stolice.17 Tu všetci chytili predstaveného synagógy Sostena a pred súdnou stolicou ho zbili. A Gallio sa o to vôbec nestaral.18 Pavol tam zostal ešte veľa dní; potom sa s bratmi rozlúčil a odplavil sa do Sýrie a s ním aj Priscilla a Akvila. V Kenchreách si dal ostrihať hlavu, lebo mal sľub.19 Keď prišli do Efezu, tam ich nechal. Sám vošiel do synagógy a hovoril so Židmi.20 A keď ho prosili, aby zostal dlhší čas, neprivolil,21 ale pri rozlúčke povedal: „Znova sa k vám vrátim, ak to bude chcieť Boh“ a odplavil sa z Efezu.22 Keď prišiel do Cézarey, vystúpil, pozdravil cirkev a odišiel do Antiochie.23 Nejaký čas tam pobudol a šiel ďalej. Postupne prechádzal galatským krajom a Frýgiou a povzbudzoval všetkých učeníkov.24 Do Efezu prišiel istý Žid menom Apollo, rodom Alexandrijčan, muž výrečný a zbehlý v Písmach.25 Bol poučený o Pánovej ceste a so zápalom ducha hovoril a správne učil o Ježišovi, hoci poznal iba Jánov krst.26 Začal teda smelo vystupovať v synagóge. Keď ho počuli Priscilla a Akvila, vzali ho k sebe a dôkladnejšie mu vysvetlili Božiu cestu.27 A keď chcel odísť do Achájska, bratia ho povzbudzovali a napísali učeníkom, aby ho prijali. Keď ta prišiel, veľmi pomohol tým, čo z milosti uverili.28 Lebo rázne usviedčal Židov a verejne dokazoval z Písem, že Ježiš je Mesiáš.

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

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.