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1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
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After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus. He had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul visited with them.
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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 Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
3 Because they practiced the same trade, he stayed and worked with them. They all worked with leather.
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and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together—by trade they were tentmakers.
4 Every Sabbath he interacted with people in the synagogue, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks.
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Every sabbath he would argue in the synagogue and would try to convince Jews and Greeks.
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