1Danach aber verließ Paulus Athen und kam nach Korinth. (2Kor 1,1)2Und dort fand er einen Juden namens Aquila, aus Pontus gebürtig, der vor Kurzem mit seiner Frau Priscilla aus Italien gekommen war, weil Claudius befohlen hatte, dass alle Juden Rom verlassen sollten;[1] zu diesen ging er, (Esr 3,8; Esr 3,10; Röm 16,3; 1Kor 16,19)3und weil er das gleiche Handwerk hatte, blieb er bei ihnen und arbeitete; sie waren nämlich von Beruf Zeltmacher. (1Kor 4,12; 1Thess 2,9)4Er hatte aber jeden Sabbat Unterredungen in der Synagoge und überzeugte Juden und Griechen. (Apg 17,1; Röm 1,14; 2Kor 5,11)5Als aber Silas und Timotheus aus Mazedonien ankamen, wurde Paulus durch den Geist gedrängt, den Juden zu bezeugen, dass Jesus der Christus ist. (Apg 16,6; Apg 17,3; Apg 17,14; Apg 20,22; Röm 8,14; 1Thess 3,6)6Als sie aber widerstrebten und lästerten, schüttelte er die Kleider aus und sprach zu ihnen: Euer Blut sei auf eurem Haupt! Ich bin rein davon; von nun an gehe ich zu den Heiden! (Neh 5,13; Hes 33,8; Apg 13,8; Apg 13,45; Apg 13,46)7Und er ging von dort weg und begab sich in das Haus eines gottesfürchtigen Mannes mit Namen Justus, dessen Haus an die Synagoge stieß. (Apg 10,2; Apg 16,14; Apg 17,17)8Krispus aber, der Synagogenvorsteher, wurde an den Herrn gläubig samt seinem ganzen Haus; auch viele Korinther, die zuhörten, wurden gläubig und ließen sich taufen. (Apg 8,12; Apg 16,34; 1Kor 1,14; 1Petr 3,21)9Und der Herr sprach durch ein Gesicht in der Nacht zu Paulus: Fürchte dich nicht, sondern rede und schweige nicht! (Kla 3,57; Hes 2,6; Apg 16,9; Apg 23,11)10Denn ich bin mit dir, und niemand soll sich unterstehen, dir zu schaden; denn ich habe ein großes Volk in dieser Stadt! (2Mo 4,12; Jes 41,10; Jes 54,17; Jer 1,8; Jer 15,20; Joh 10,16; Röm 10,20; 1Petr 2,9)11Und er blieb ein Jahr und sechs Monate dort und lehrte unter ihnen das Wort Gottes.12Als aber Gallion Statthalter von Achaja war,[2] traten die Juden einmütig gegen Paulus auf und führten ihn vor den Richterstuhl (Mk 13,9; Jak 2,6)13und sprachen: Dieser überredet die Leute zu einem gesetzwidrigen Gottesdienst! (Apg 16,21; Apg 21,28)14Als aber Paulus den Mund öffnen wollte, sprach Gallion zu den Juden: Wenn es sich nun um ein Verbrechen oder um eine böse Schändlichkeit handeln würde, ihr Juden, so hätte ich euch vernünftigerweise zugelassen; (Apg 25,8; Röm 13,3)15wenn es aber eine Streitfrage über eine Lehre und über Namen und über euer Gesetz ist, so seht ihr selbst danach, denn darüber will ich nicht Richter sein! (Joh 18,31; Apg 23,29)16Und er wies sie vom Richterstuhl hinweg.17Da ergriffen alle Griechen Sosthenes, den Synagogenvorsteher, und schlugen ihn vor dem Richterstuhl; und Gallion kümmerte sich nicht weiter darum. (1Kor 1,1)
Die Rückreise nach Antiochia
18Nachdem aber Paulus noch viele Tage dort verblieben war, nahm er von den Brüdern Abschied und segelte nach Syrien, und mit ihm Priscilla und Aquila, nachdem er sich in Kenchreä das Haupt hatte scheren lassen; denn er hatte ein Gelübde. (4Mo 6,2; 4Mo 6,18; 5Mo 23,21; Ps 116,14; Apg 21,23)19Und er gelangte nach Ephesus und ließ jene dort zurück; er selbst aber ging in die Synagoge und hatte Gespräche mit den Juden. (Apg 17,1)20Als sie ihn aber baten, längere Zeit bei ihnen zu bleiben, willigte er nicht ein, (1Kor 16,12)21sondern nahm Abschied von ihnen, indem er sprach: Ich muss unter allen Umständen das bevorstehende Fest in Jerusalem feiern; ich werde aber wieder zu euch zurückkehren, so Gott will! Und er segelte von Ephesus ab; (Apg 20,16; 1Kor 4,19; Jak 4,15)22und als er in Cäsarea gelandet war, zog er hinauf[3] und grüßte die Gemeinde und ging dann hinab nach Antiochia. (Apg 10,1; Apg 11,27; Apg 14,26; Apg 15,4; Apg 15,35; Apg 21,15)
Die dritte Missionsreise. Apollos in Ephesus
23Und nachdem er einige Zeit dort zugebracht hatte, zog er weiter und durchreiste nacheinander das Gebiet von Galatien und Phrygien und stärkte alle Jünger. (Apg 14,22; Röm 1,11; 1Kor 16,1)24Aber ein Jude mit Namen Apollos, aus Alexandria gebürtig, kam nach Ephesus, ein beredter Mann, der mächtig war in den Schriften. (Ps 119,98; 1Kor 3,5; Kol 3,16; Tit 3,13)25Dieser war unterwiesen im Weg des Herrn und feurig im Geist; er redete und lehrte genau über das, was den Herrn betrifft, kannte aber nur die Taufe des Johannes. (Apg 19,3; Apg 19,9; Apg 19,23; Röm 12,11)26Und er fing an, öffentlich in der Synagoge aufzutreten. Als nun Aquila und Priscilla ihn hörten, nahmen sie ihn zu sich und legten ihm den Weg Gottes noch genauer aus. (Spr 9,9; Apg 18,18; 1Kor 2,16; 2Petr 3,18)27Als er aber nach Achaja hinübergehen wollte, ermunterten ihn die Brüder und schrieben an die Jünger, dass sie ihn aufnehmen sollten. Und als er dort ankam, war er eine große Hilfe für die, welche durch die Gnade gläubig geworden waren. (1Kor 3,6; 1Kor 15,10; 3Joh 1,8)28Denn er widerlegte die Juden öffentlich mit großer Kraft, indem er durch die Schriften bewies, dass Jesus der Christus ist. (Apg 17,2)
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; Apg 18,26; 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 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; 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 18,9; 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; 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; 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 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 18,2; 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 11,21; Apg 11,23; Apg 15,11; Apg 18,18; Apg 19,1; 1Kor 3,6; 2Kor 3,1; Eph 2,8)28for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. (Apg 18,5)
1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.2There he met a Jew named Aquila, who was a native of Pontus. Aquila had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. The emperor Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla.3They were tentmakers, just as he was. So he stayed and worked with them.4Every Sabbath day he went to the synagogue. He was trying to get both Jews and Greeks to believe in the Lord.5Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia. Then Paul spent all his time preaching. He was a witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.6But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them, ‘God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’7Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house next door. It was the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshipped God.8Crispus was the synagogue leader. He and everyone living in his house came to believe in the Lord. Many others who lived in Corinth heard Paul. They too believed and were baptised.9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision. ‘Don’t be afraid,’ he said. ‘Keep on speaking. Don’t be silent.10I am with you. No one will attack you and harm you. I have many people in this city.’11So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. He taught them God’s word.12At that time Gallio was governor of Achaia. The Jews of Corinth got together and attacked Paul. They brought him into court.13They made a charge against Paul. They said, ‘This man is talking people into worshipping God in wrong ways. Those ways are against the law.’14Paul was about to give reasons for his actions. But just then Gallio spoke to them. He said, ‘You Jews don’t claim that Paul has committed a great or small crime. If you did, it would make sense for me to listen to you.15But this is about your own law. It is a question of words and names. Settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.’16So he made them leave.17Then the crowd there turned against Sosthenes, the synagogue leader. They beat him up in front of the governor. But Gallio didn’t care at all.
Priscilla and Aquila teach Apollos
18Paul stayed in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila went with him. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae. He did this because he had made a promise to God.19They arrived at Ephesus. There Paul said goodbye to Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews.20The Jews asked him to spend more time with them. But he said no.21As he left, he made them a promise. ‘If God wants me to,’ he said, ‘I will come back.’ Then he sailed from Ephesus.22When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem. There he greeted the church. He then went down to Antioch.23Paul spent some time in Antioch. Then he left and travelled all over Galatia and Phrygia. He gave strength to all the believers there.24At that time a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was an educated man from Alexandria. He knew the Scriptures very well.25Apollos had been taught the way of the Lord. He spoke with great power. He taught the truth about Jesus. But he only knew about John’s baptism.26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. Priscilla and Aquila heard him. So they invited him to their home. There they gave him a better understanding of the way of God.27Apollos wanted to go to Achaia. The brothers and sisters agreed with him. They wrote to the believers there. They asked them to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who had become believers by God’s grace.28In public meetings, he argued strongly against Jews who disagreed with him. He proved from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.