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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 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them,
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There he met 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 and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
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and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.
4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.
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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
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When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
6 And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
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But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
7 And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
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Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.
8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
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Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,
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One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people."
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For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
11 And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
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So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.
12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal,
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While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment.
13 saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law."
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“This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint.
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Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you.
15 But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things."
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But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”
16 And he drove them from the tribunal.
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So he drove them off.
17 And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
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Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.
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