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There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome.
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Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.
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Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
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And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
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But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.”
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Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue.