1 A potom se odluči Pavle od Atine i dođe u Korint, 2 i nađe jednog Jevrejina, po imenu Akilu, rodom iz Ponta, koji beše skoro došao iz Talijanske sa ženom svojom Priskilom (jer beše zapovedio Klaudije da svi Jevreji idu iz Rima), i dođe k njima. 3 I budući da beše onog istog zanata, osta kod njih i rađaše, jer behu ćilimarskog zanata. 4 A prepiraše se u zbornicama svake subote, i nadgovaraše Jevreje i Grke. 5 I kad siđoše iz Makedonije Sila i Timotije, navali Duh Sveti na Pavla da svedoči Jevrejima da je Isus Hristos. 6 A kad se oni protivljahu i huljahu, otrese haljine svoje i reče im: Krv vaša na vaše glave; ja sam čist, od sad idem u neznabošce. 7 I otišavši odande dođe u kuću nekoga po imenu Justa, koji poštovaše Boga, i kog kuća beše kraj zbornice. 8 A Krisp, starešina zbornički, verova Gospoda sa svim domom svojim; i od Korinćana mnogi koji slušahu verovaše i krstiše se. 9 A Gospod reče Pavlu noću u utvari: Ne boj se, nego govori, i da ne ućutiš; 10 jer sam ja s tobom, i niko se neće usuditi da ti šta učini; jer ja imam veliki narod u ovom gradu. 11 I on sedi onde godinu i šest meseci učeći ih reči Božjoj 12 A kad beše Galion namesnik u Ahaji, napadoše Jevreji jednodušno na Pavla i dovedoše ga na sud 13 govoreći: Ovaj nagovara ljude da poštuju Boga protiv zakona. 14 A kad Pavle htede da otvori usta, reče Galion Jevrejima: Da je kakva nepravda bila ili zlo delo, po dužnosti poslušao bih vas, o Jevreji! 15 Ali kad su prepiranja za reči i za imena i za zakon vaš, gledajte sami; jer ja sudija tome neću da budem. 16 I izagna ih iz sudnice. 17 Onda svi Grci uhvatiše Sostena, starešinu zborničkog, i biše ga pred sudnicom; i Galion nije ništa za to mario. 18 A Pavle osta još pozadugo, i oprostivši se s braćom otplovi u Siriju i s njime Priskila i Akila, i ostriže glavu u Kenhreji, jer se beše zavetovao. 19 I dođe u Efes; i njih ostavi onde, a on uđe u zbornicu, i prepiraše se s Jevrejima. 20 A kad ga oni moliše da ostane kod njih više vremena, ne htede, 21 nego se oprosti s njima govoreći: Valja mi, makar kako bilo, ovaj praznik što ide provesti u Jerusalimu; nego, ako Bog htedbude, vratiću se opet k vama. I odveze se iz Efesa; a Akila i Priskila ostaše u Efesu. 22 I došavši u Ćesariju, iziđe i pozdravi se s crkvom, i siđe u Antiohiju. 23 I provedavši nekoliko vremena iziđe i prođe redom galatijsku zemlju i Frigiju utvrđujući sve učenike. 24 A dođe u Efes jedan Jevrejin, po imenu Apolos, rodom iz Aleksandrije, čovek rečit i silan u knjigama. 25 Ovaj beše upućen na put Gospodnji, i goreći duhom, govoraše i učaše pravo o Gospodu, a znaše samo krštenje Jovanovo. 26 I ovaj poče slobodno propovedati po zbornicama. A kad ga čuše Akila i Priskila, primiše ga i još mu bolje pokazaše put Gospodnji. 27 A kad on htede da pređe u Ahaju, poslaše braća unapred i pisaše učenicima da ga prime. I on došavši onamo pomože mnogo onima koji verovahu blagodaću; 28 jer zdravo nadvlađivaše Jevreje jednako pred narodom dokazujući iz pisma da je Isus Hristos.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Apollos
An eloquent Alexandrian Jew, mighty in the Scriptures, who was taught more accurately by Priscilla and Aquila and then ministered in Achaia and at Corinth.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:24; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:6
Aquila
A Jew from Pontus, a tentmaker expelled from Rome under Claudius, who worked with Paul at Corinth and later taught Apollos with his wife Priscilla.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:2; Acts 18:26; Romans 16:3
Claudius
The emperor in whose reign the great famine predicted by Agabus occurred; he ordered all Jews to leave Rome, which brought Aquila and Priscilla to Corinth.
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:28; Acts 18:2
Crispus
The leader of the synagogue at Corinth who believed in the Lord with his whole household and was baptized by Paul.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:8; 1 Corinthians 1:14
Gallio
The proconsul of Achaia who refused to judge Paul and dismissed the Jews' charges against him as a matter of their own law.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:12; Acts 18:14; Acts 18:17
Priscilla
Aquila's wife, also called Prisca, who with him hosted a church in her house and risked her neck for Paul's life.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:2; Acts 18:26; Romans 16:3
Sosthenes
The synagogue leader seized and beaten before Gallio's tribunal at Corinth; a Sosthenes is named as co-sender of 1 Corinthians, probably the same man.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:17; 1 Corinthians 1:1
Titius Justus
A God-fearing man whose house next to the synagogue became Paul's base in Corinth.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:7
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Athens
The philosophical center of the Greco-Roman world. Paul engaged Stoic and Epicurean thinkers on Mars Hill (the Areopagus), reasoning toward the resurrection.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:16; Acts 17:22
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Corinth
Corinth straddled the isthmus linking mainland Greece to the Peloponnese — a hub of commerce and immorality. Paul founded the church here; a Roman bema traditionally linked to his hearing before…
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1
Ephesus
The chief city of Roman Asia, famed for the temple of Artemis. Paul's long ministry sparked the silversmiths' riot; the city is also the first addressed in Revelation.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:1; Acts 19:28; Revelation 2:1
Jerusalem
Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8
Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Thessalonica
Capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and a key stop on the Via Egnatia. Paul's brief ministry produced a strong church and two of his earliest letters.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:6
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Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Timothy 4:20; Acts 19:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Acts 17:32–33
- 2 2 Timothy 4:19; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Romans 16:3–4; Acts 11:28; Acts 18:26
- 3 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9; 2 Corinthians 11:7
- 4 2 Corinthians 5:11; Acts 28:23; Acts 17:17; Acts 19:8; Acts 13:14–14:1
- 5 2 Corinthians 5:14; Acts 18:28; Acts 20:21; Acts 9:22; Acts 17:3
- 6 Ezekiel 33:4; 2 Samuel 1:16; Ezekiel 33:8–9; Ezekiel 18:13; Nehemiah 5:13
- 7 Acts 16:14; Colossians 4:11; Acts 10:22; Acts 17:4; Acts 13:42
- 8 1 Corinthians 1:13–17; Romans 10:14–17; Mark 16:15–16; Acts 11:14; Acts 8:12
- 9 Acts 23:11; Ephesians 6:19–20; Ezekiel 2:6–8; Acts 27:23–25; Micah 3:8
- 10 2 Corinthians 12:9; Exodus 4:12; Matthew 28:20; Isaiah 41:10; Romans 8:31
- 11 Acts 19:10; Acts 14:3; Acts 20:31
- 12 Acts 13:50; Acts 13:7; Acts 18:27; 1 Corinthians 16:15; 2 Corinthians 1:1
- 13 Acts 24:5–6; Acts 25:8; Acts 6:13; Acts 21:28; Acts 18:4
- 14 1 Peter 3:14–15; Romans 13:3; Acts 13:18; Acts 25:18–20; Mark 9:19
- 15 Acts 23:29; Acts 25:19; 1 Timothy 6:4; Acts 25:11; 1 Timothy 1:4
- 16 Revelation 12:16; Psalm 76:10; Romans 13:3–4
- 17 1 Corinthians 1:1; Amos 6:6; 1 Corinthians 1:23; Acts 17:32
- 18 Acts 21:24; Numbers 6:18; Acts 18:2; Romans 16:1; Numbers 6:5–9
- 19 2 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 1:3; Ephesians 1:1; Acts 20:16; Acts 19:1
- 20 Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:12; Mark 1:37–38; Acts 21:13–14
- 21 James 4:15; 1 Corinthians 4:19; Romans 15:32; Hebrews 6:3; Acts 20:16
- 22 Acts 8:40; Acts 25:1; Acts 11:19–27; Acts 15:4; Acts 10:1
- 23 Acts 14:22; Acts 16:6; Acts 15:41; Acts 15:32; Galatians 4:14
- 24 1 Corinthians 4:6; Titus 3:13; 1 Corinthians 3:5–6; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 16:12
- 25 Romans 12:11; Acts 19:3; Hosea 14:9; Acts 9:2; Acts 19:23
- 26 Ephesians 6:19–20; 1 Corinthians 12:21; Acts 14:3; Acts 18:25; Hebrews 6:1
- 27 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14; James 1:16–18; Ephesians 2:8–10; Acts 18:18; Colossians 4:10
- 28 Acts 18:5; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Acts 9:22; Acts 26:22–23; Luke 24:44
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See how the Law was breaking up; see how they were bound by conscience. This, namely, was a Jewish custom, to shear their heads agreeably with a vow. But then there ought to be also a sacrifice (ch. xxi. 26), which was not the case here. --"Having yet tarried:" after the beating of Sosthenes.
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