Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 18

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Acts 18 . 1 , Paul labours with his hands , and preaches at Corinth to the Gentiles; Acts 18 . 9 , The Lord encourages him in a vision; Acts 18 . 12 , He is accused before Gallio the deputy , but is dismissed; Acts 18 . 18 , Afterwards passing from city to city , he strengthens the disciples; Acts 18 . 24 , Apollos , being more perfectly instructed by Aquila and Priscilla , preaches Christ with great efficacy.

Acts 18:1

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

Acts 18:1 · BSB

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Acts 18:2

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,

Acts 18:2 · BSB

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Acts 18:3

and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

Acts 18:3 · BSB

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Acts 18:4

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

Acts 18:4 · BSB

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Acts 18:5

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.

Acts 18:5 · BSB

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Acts 18:6

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.”

Acts 18:6 · BSB

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Acts 18:7

So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

Acts 18:7 · BSB

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Acts 18:8

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.

Acts 18:8 · BSB

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Acts 18:9

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

Acts 18:9 · BSB

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Acts 18:10

For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

Acts 18:10 · BSB

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Acts 18:11

So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

Acts 18:11 · BSB

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Acts 18:12

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

Acts 18:12 · BSB

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Acts 18:13

“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

Acts 18:13 · BSB

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Acts 18:14

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.

Acts 18:14 · BSB

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Acts 18:15

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.”

Acts 18:15 · BSB

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Acts 18:16

And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

Acts 18:16 · BSB

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Acts 18:17

At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

Acts 18:17 · BSB

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Acts 18:18

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.

Acts 18:18 · BSB

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Cenchrea , now Kenkri , was the port of Corinth , on the east side of the isthmus , and about nine miles from the city

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Acts 18:19

When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

Acts 18:19 · BSB

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Acts 18:20

When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.

Acts 18:20 · BSB

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Acts 18:21

But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

Acts 18:21 · BSB

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Acts 18:22

When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

Acts 18:22 · BSB

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Acts 18:23

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.

Acts 18:23 · BSB

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Acts 18:24

Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

Acts 18:24 · BSB

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Acts 18:25

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Acts 18:25 · BSB

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Acts 18:26

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.

Acts 18:26 · BSB

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Acts 18:27

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.

Acts 18:27 · BSB

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Acts 18:28

For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 18:28 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Acts 18:6 → Ezekiel 33:1-9, Acts 18:9-10 → Exodus 3:12
Echoes Acts 18:25-26 → Exodus 32:8, Acts 18:6 → 1 Samuel 1:16
Trajectories
Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)
Chiasms
Shaped Acts 18:01–11, Acts 18:12–17, Acts 18:24–28
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