1Danach schied er von Athen und kam nach Korinth. (1Kor 1,2; 1Kor 2,1)2Und er fand einen Juden namens Aquila, aus Pontus gebürtig, der kürzlich aus Italien gekommen war, und Priszilla, seine Frau – weil Klaudius befohlen hatte, dass alle Juden sich aus Rom entfernen sollten[1]. Er ging zu ihnen, (Apg 11,28; Apg 18,18; Röm 16,3; 1Kor 16,19; 2Tim 4,19)3und weil er gleichen Handwerks war, blieb er bei ihnen und arbeitete; denn sie waren Zeltmacher ihres Handwerks. (Apg 20,34; 1Kor 4,12; 2Kor 11,27; 1Thess 2,9; 2Thess 3,8)4Er unterredete sich aber in der Synagoge an jedem Sabbat und überzeugte Juden und Griechen. (Apg 13,5; 1Kor 3,6)5Als aber sowohl Silas als auch Timotheus aus Mazedonien herabkamen, wurde Paulus durch das Wort gedrängt und bezeugte den Juden, dass Jesus der Christus sei. (Apg 5,42; Apg 17,14; 2Kor 1,19; 1Thess 3,6)6Als sie aber widerstrebten und lästerten, schüttelte er die Kleider aus und sprach zu ihnen: Euer Blut ⟨komme⟩ auf euren Kopf! Ich bin rein[2]; von jetzt an werde ich zu den Nationen gehen. (Hes 3,19; Apg 13,45; Apg 13,46; Apg 13,51; Apg 20,26)7Und er ging von dort fort und kam in das Haus eines Gottesfürchtigen[3] namens Titius Justus, dessen Haus an die Synagoge stieß. (Apg 10,2)8Krispus aber, der Vorsteher der Synagoge, glaubte an den Herrn mit seinem ganzen Haus; und viele Korinther, die hörten, wurden gläubig und ließen sich taufen[4]. (Apg 2,41; Apg 11,14; 1Kor 1,14)9Der Herr aber sprach durch eine Erscheinung in der Nacht zu Paulus: Fürchte dich nicht, sondern rede, und schweige nicht! (Apg 9,12; Apg 27,24; 1Kor 2,3)10Denn ich bin mit dir, und niemand soll dich angreifen, dir Böses zu tun; denn ich habe ein großes Volk in dieser Stadt. (1Mo 28,15; 2Mo 3,12; Jos 1,5; Jes 41,10; Jes 43,5; Jer 1,8)11Und er hielt sich ein Jahr und sechs Monate ⟨dort⟩ auf und lehrte unter ihnen das Wort Gottes. (1Kor 3,6)
Vergebliche Anklage vor dem Prokonsul Gallio in Korinth
12Als aber Gallio Prokonsul von Achaja war[5], traten die Juden einmütig gegen Paulus auf und führten ihn vor den Richterstuhl (Apg 9,23)13und sagten: Dieser überredet die Menschen, Gott entgegen dem Gesetz[6] zu verehren. (Apg 16,21)14Als aber Paulus den Mund öffnen wollte, sagte Gallio zu den Juden: Wenn es ein Unrecht oder eine böse Handlung wäre, Juden, so hätte ich euch vernünftigerweise ertragen;15wenn es aber Streitfragen sind über Worte und Namen[7] und das Gesetz, das ihr habt, so seht ihr selbst zu, über diese Dinge will ich nicht Richter sein. (Joh 18,31; Apg 23,29; Apg 25,19)16Und er trieb sie von dem Richterstuhl weg.17Alle aber ergriffen Sosthenes, den Vorsteher der Synagoge, und schlugen ihn vor dem Richterstuhl; und Gallio bekümmerte sich nicht um dies alles. (1Kor 1,1)
Rückreise über Ephesus nach Antiochia
18Nachdem aber Paulus noch viele Tage dageblieben war, nahm er Abschied von den Brüdern und segelte nach Syrien ab und mit ihm Priszilla und Aquila, nachdem er sich in Kenchreä das Haupt hatte scheren lassen, denn er hielt ein Gelübde. (Apg 21,23)19Sie kamen aber nach Ephesus, und er ließ jene dort zurück; er selbst aber ging in die Synagoge und unterredete sich mit den Juden. (Apg 13,5; Eph 1,1)20Als sie ihn aber baten, längere Zeit zu bleiben, willigte er nicht ein,21sondern nahm Abschied von ihnen und sagte: Ich werde, wenn Gott will, wieder zu euch zurückkehren. Und er fuhr von Ephesus ab. (Apg 19,1; 1Kor 4,19; Hebr 6,3; Jak 4,15)22Und als er zu Cäsarea gelandet war, ging er hinauf[8] und begrüßte die Gemeinde[9] und zog hinab nach Antiochia. (Apg 21,15)
Beginn der dritten Missionsreise des Paulus – Apollos in Ephesus
23Und als er einige Zeit dort zugebracht hatte, reiste er ab und durchzog der Reihe nach die galatische Landschaft und Phrygien und stärkte alle Jünger. (Apg 14,22; Apg 14,28; Apg 16,6)24Ein Jude aber mit Namen Apollos, aus Alexandria gebürtig, ein beredter Mann, der mächtig war in den Schriften, kam nach Ephesus. (1Kor 3,5; Tit 3,13)25Dieser war im Weg des Herrn unterwiesen, und, brennend im Geist, redete und lehrte er sorgfältig die Dinge von Jesus, obwohl er nur die Taufe des Johannes kannte. (Apg 19,3; Röm 12,11)26Und dieser fing an, freimütig in der Synagoge zu reden. Als aber Priszilla und Aquila ihn hörten, nahmen sie ihn zu sich und legten ihm den Weg Gottes genauer aus. (Apg 18,2)27Als er aber nach Achaja reisen wollte, schrieben die Brüder den Jüngern und ermahnten[10] sie, ihn aufzunehmen. Dieser war, als er hinkam, den Glaubenden durch die Gnade sehr behilflich; (3Joh 1,8)28denn kräftig widerlegte er die Juden öffentlich, indem er durch die Schriften bewies, dass Jesus der Christus ist. (Apg 5,42)
1After this Paul[1] left Athens and went to Corinth.2And 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, (Apg 11,28; Apg 18,18; Röm 16,3; 1Kor 16,19; 2Tim 4,19)3and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. (Apg 20,34; 1Kor 4,12; 1Kor 9,15; 2Kor 11,7; 2Kor 12,13; 1Thess 2,9; 2Thess 3,8)4And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. (Apg 13,5; Apg 13,14; Apg 17,17)5When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. (Hi 32,18; Jer 6,11; Jer 20,9; Am 3,8; Apg 2,36; Apg 3,20; Apg 5,42; Apg 8,5; Apg 9,22; Apg 17,3; Apg 17,15; Apg 18,28; Apg 20,21; 2Kor 5,14; 1Thess 3,6)6And 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.” (2Sam 1,16; Neh 5,13; Hes 3,18; Hes 3,19; Hes 18,13; Hes 33,4; Mt 27,25; Apg 13,46; Apg 13,51; Apg 20,26)7And 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. (Apg 1,23; Apg 16,14; Kol 4,11)8Crispus, 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. (Apg 11,14; 1Kor 1,14)9And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, (Jos 1,5; Jos 1,6; Jer 1,8; Mt 28,20; Apg 23,11; Apg 26,16; Apg 27,23; Apg 27,24; 2Kor 12,1)10for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” (Lk 21,18; Joh 10,16; Apg 9,1; 2Thess 3,2)11And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews[2] made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, (Apg 13,7; Apg 13,50; Apg 16,19)13saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.” (Apg 18,15)14But 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. (Apg 13,10)15But 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.” (Apg 18,13; Apg 23,29; Apg 25,19; 1Tim 6,4; 2Tim 2,14)16And he drove them from the tribunal.17And 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.
Paul Returns to Antioch
18After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers[3] and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. (4Mo 6,2; 4Mo 6,18; Joh 21,23; Apg 18,2; Apg 21,23; Apg 21,24; Röm 16,1)19And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. (Apg 18,4; Apg 19,1; Apg 20,16; Apg 20,17; 1Kor 15,32; 1Kor 16,8; Eph 1,1; 1Tim 1,3; 2Tim 1,18)20When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined.21But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus. (Röm 15,32; 1Kor 4,19; 1Kor 16,7; Hebr 6,3; Jak 4,15; 1Petr 3,17)22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. (Apg 11,2; Apg 21,15)23After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. (Apg 14,22; Apg 16,6)
Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus
24Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. (Esr 7,6; Apg 19,1; 1Kor 1,12; 1Kor 3,5; 1Kor 3,6; 1Kor 4,6; 1Kor 16,12; Tit 3,13)25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit,[4] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. (Lk 7,29; Apg 9,2; Apg 19,3; Röm 12,11)26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. (Mt 22,16; Apg 2,1; Apg 18,25)27And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, (Apg 18,18; Apg 19,1; 1Kor 3,6; 1Kor 11,21; 1Kor 11,23; 1Kor 15,11; 2Kor 3,1; Eph 2,8)28for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. (Apg 5,1)
Apostelgeschichte 18
King James Version
1After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.7And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.8And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.9Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:10For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,13Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.14And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:15But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.16And he drave them from the judgment seat.17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.20When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.22And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.23And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.27And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:28For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
Apostelgeschichte 18
Nuova Riveduta 2006
von Società Biblica di Ginevra
Paolo a Corinto
1Dopo questi fatti egli lasciò Atene e si recò a Corinto.2Qui trovò un Giudeo, di nome Aquila, oriundo del Ponto, giunto di recente dall’Italia insieme con sua moglie Priscilla, perché Claudio aveva ordinato a tutti i Giudei di lasciare Roma[1]. Egli si unì a loro.3Essendo del medesimo mestiere, andò ad abitare e a lavorare con loro. Infatti, di mestiere, erano fabbricanti di tende.4Ma ogni sabato insegnava nella sinagoga e persuadeva Giudei e Greci.5Quando poi Sila e Timoteo giunsero dalla Macedonia, Paolo si dedicò completamente alla Parola, testimoniando ai Giudei che Gesù era il Cristo.6Ma poiché essi facevano opposizione e lo insultavano, egli scosse le sue vesti e disse loro: «Il vostro sangue ricada sul vostro capo; io ne sono netto; da ora in poi andrò dai pagani».7E, uscito di là, entrò in casa di un tale chiamato Tizio Giusto, che temeva Dio e aveva la casa attigua alla sinagoga.8Ma Crispo, capo della sinagoga, credette nel Signore insieme a tutta la sua famiglia. Molti Corinzi, udendo, credevano e venivano battezzati.9Una notte il Signore disse in visione a Paolo: «Non temere, ma continua a parlare e non tacere;10perché io sono con te, e nessuno ti metterà le mani addosso per farti del male; perché io ho un popolo numeroso in questa città».11Ed egli rimase là un anno e sei mesi, insegnando tra di loro la Parola di Dio.12Poi, quando Gallione era proconsole dell’Acaia, i Giudei, unanimi, insorsero contro Paolo e lo condussero davanti al tribunale, dicendo:13«Costui persuade la gente ad adorare Dio in modo contrario alla legge».14Paolo stava per parlare, ma Gallione disse ai Giudei: «Se si trattasse di qualche ingiustizia o di qualche cattiva azione, o Giudei, io vi ascolterei pazientemente, come vuole la ragione.15Ma se si tratta di questioni intorno a parole, a nomi e alla vostra legge, vedetevela voi; io non voglio essere giudice di queste cose».16E li fece uscire dal tribunale.17Allora tutti afferrarono Sostene, il capo della sinagoga, e lo picchiavano davanti al tribunale. E Gallione non si curava affatto di queste cose.
Paolo ritorna ad Antiochia
18Quanto a Paolo, dopo essersi trattenuto ancora molti giorni, prese commiato dai fratelli e, dopo essersi fatto radere il capo a Cencrea, perché aveva fatto un voto, s’imbarcò per la Siria con Priscilla e Aquila.19Quando giunsero a Efeso, Paolo li lasciò là; poi, entrato nella sinagoga, si mise a discorrere con i Giudei.20Essi lo pregarono di rimanere più a lungo, ma egli non acconsentì;21e dopo aver preso commiato e aver detto: «Dio volendo, tornerò da voi», salpò da Efeso;22giunto a Cesarea, salì a Gerusalemme e, salutata la chiesa, scese ad Antiochia.
Apollo a Efeso e a Corinto
23Dopo essersi fermato qui qualche tempo, partì, percorrendo la regione della Galazia e della Frigia successivamente, fortificando tutti i discepoli.24Ora un Giudeo di nome Apollo, oriundo di Alessandria, uomo eloquente e versato nelle Scritture, arrivò a Efeso.25Egli era stato istruito nella via del Signore; ed essendo fervente di spirito, annunciava e insegnava accuratamente le cose relative a Gesù, benché avesse conoscenza soltanto del battesimo di Giovanni[2].26Egli cominciò pure a parlare con franchezza nella sinagoga. Ma Priscilla e Aquila, dopo averlo udito, lo presero con loro e gli esposero con più esattezza la via {di Dio}.27Poi, siccome voleva andare in Acaia, i fratelli lo incoraggiarono e scrissero ai discepoli di accoglierlo. Giunto là, egli fu di grande aiuto a quelli che avevano creduto mediante la grazia di Dio,28perché con gran vigore confutava pubblicamente i Giudei, dimostrando con le Scritture che Gesù è il Cristo.