Paul Ministers in Corinth
(1 Corinthians 1:1–3; 2 Corinthians 1:1–2)
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 1Co 1:22Ti 4:202Co 1:1Act 19:12Co 1:23Act 17:15Act 17:32-33 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, 1Co 16:192Ti 4:19Rom 16:3-4Act 11:28Act 18:26Act 18:18Act 2:91Pe 1:1 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was. 1Co 4:121Th 2:92Co 11:72Co 11:92Th 3:8-92Co 12:131Co 9:6-12Act 20:34-35
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike. 2Co 5:11Act 17:17Act 28:232Ch 32:11Act 13:14Act 17:1-3Act 17:11Act 18:13 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. 2Co 5:14Act 18:28Act 17:3Act 20:21Act 9:22Ezk 3:14Act 17:14-16Act 2:36 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” Ezk 33:42Sa 1:16Ezk 33:8-9Ezk 18:13Act 13:51Neh 5:131Pe 4:41Pe 4:14
So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, 1 a worshiper of God. Act 16:14Col 4:11Act 10:2Act 10:22Act 13:42Act 17:4 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized. 1Co 1:13-17Mrk 16:15-16Rom 10:14-17Act 11:14Act 8:12Act 10:2Act 13:15Act 16:14-15
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. Act 23:11Eph 6:19-20Ezk 2:6-8Act 27:23-252Co 12:1-3Act 16:9Jer 1:17Mic 3:8 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” 2Co 12:9Exo 4:12Isa 41:10Mat 28:20Rom 8:31Jhn 10:162Ti 4:22Isa 54:17 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians. Act 14:3Act 19:10Act 20:31
Paul before Gallio
While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat. Act 13:50Act 13:7Act 18:271Co 16:152Co 1:12Co 11:102Co 9:2Act 14:19 “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said. Act 21:28Act 24:5-6Act 25:8Act 6:13Act 18:15Act 18:4
But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint. 1Pe 3:14-152Co 11:12Co 11:4Act 13:18Act 21:39Act 23:27-29Act 25:11Act 25:18-20 But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.” Act 23:29Act 25:191Ti 6:41Ti 1:42Ti 2:23Act 25:11Act 26:3Mat 27:24 And he drove them away from the judgment seat. Psa 76:10Rev 12:16Rom 13:3-4
At this, the crowd 2 seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio. 1Co 1:11Co 1:23Act 17:32Amo 6:6
Paul Returns to Antioch
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Act 21:24Num 6:181Co 9:20Act 18:2Num 6:5-9Rom 16:1Act 15:23Gal 1:21
When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews. 1Ti 1:32Ti 1:18Eph 1:11Co 15:32Act 18:24Act 18:4Act 19:1Act 20:16 When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined. 1Co 16:12Act 20:16Act 21:13-14Mrk 1:37-38 But as he left, he said, “I will come back 3to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus. 1Co 4:19Jas 4:15Act 20:16Heb 6:3Rom 1:10Rom 15:32Deu 16:11Co 16:7
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. 4 Then he went down to Antioch. Act 8:40Act 10:1Act 10:24Act 11:11Act 11:19-27Act 13:1Act 14:26Act 15:23
Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Begins
(Acts 13:1–3; Acts 15:36–41)
After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Act 14:22Act 16:6Act 15:32Act 15:411Co 16:11Th 5:14Gal 4:141Th 3:2
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. 1Co 3:5-61Co 4:6Tit 3:131Co 1:121Co 16:12Col 3:161Co 2:1-22Co 10:10 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, 5 though he knew only the baptism of John. Act 19:3Hos 14:9Rom 12:11Act 19:23Act 19:9Act 9:2Mrk 12:141Sa 12:23 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 1Co 12:21Act 14:3Act 18:25Eph 6:19-20Heb 6:11Co 3:182Pe 3:18Act 18:2-3
When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 2Th 2:13-14Jas 1:16-181Co 15:101Co 16:31Co 3:10-141Pe 1:2-32Co 1:242Co 3:1-2 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. 1Co 15:3-4Act 18:5Act 26:22-23Act 9:22Luk 24:44Act 17:3Jhn 5:39Luk 24:27