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- After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
- 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 the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
- and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.
- Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
- When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
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- But when the Jews 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 clear of my responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
- Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.
- Crispus, the synagogue ruler, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard him believed and were baptized.
- One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
- For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city."
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- So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.
- While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him into court.
- "This man," they charged, "is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law."
- Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you.
- 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."
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- So he had them ejected from the court.
- Then they all turned on Sosthenes the synagogue ruler and beat him in front of the court. But Gallio showed no concern whatever.
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