< Acts 18 >

1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
μετα δε ταυτα χωρισθεισ ο παυλοσ εκ των αθηνων ηλθεν εισ κορινθον
2 He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
και ευρων τινα ιουδαιον ονοματι ακυλαν ποντικον τω γενει προσφατωσ εληλυθοτα απο τησ ιταλιασ και πρισκιλλαν γυναικα αυτου δια το τεταχεναι κλαυδιον χωριζεσθαι παντασ τουσ ιουδαιουσ εκ τησ ρωμησ προσηλθεν αυτοισ
3 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
και δια το ομοτεχνον ειναι εμενεν παρ αυτοισ και ειργαζετο ησαν γαρ σκηνοποιοι την τεχνην
4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
διελεγετο δε εν τη συναγωγη κατα παν σαββατον επειθεν τε ιουδαιουσ και ελληνασ
5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
ωσ δε κατηλθον απο τησ μακεδονιασ ο τε σιλασ και ο τιμοθεοσ συνειχετο τω πνευματι ο παυλοσ διαμαρτυρομενοσ τοισ ιουδαιοισ τον χριστον ιησουν
6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
αντιτασσομενων δε αυτων και βλασφημουντων εκτιναξαμενοσ τα ιματια ειπεν προσ αυτουσ το αιμα υμων επι την κεφαλην υμων καθαροσ εγω απο του νυν εισ τα εθνη πορευσομαι
7 He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
και μεταβασ εκειθεν ηλθεν εισ οικιαν τινοσ ονοματι ιουστου σεβομενου τον θεον ου η οικια ην συνομορουσα τη συναγωγη
8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
κρισποσ δε ο αρχισυναγωγοσ επιστευσεν τω κυριω συν ολω τω οικω αυτου και πολλοι των κορινθιων ακουοντεσ επιστευον και εβαπτιζοντο
9 The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;
ειπεν δε ο κυριοσ δι οραματοσ εν νυκτι τω παυλω μη φοβου αλλα λαλει και μη σιωπησησ
10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
διοτι εγω ειμι μετα σου και ουδεισ επιθησεται σοι του κακωσαι σε διοτι λαοσ εστιν μοι πολυσ εν τη πολει ταυτη
11 He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
εκαθισεν τε ενιαυτον και μηνασ εξ διδασκων εν αυτοισ τον λογον του θεου
12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
γαλλιωνοσ δε ανθυπατευοντοσ τησ αχαιασ κατεπεστησαν ομοθυμαδον οι ιουδαιοι τω παυλω και ηγαγον αυτον επι το βημα
13 saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
λεγοντεσ οτι παρα τον νομον ουτοσ αναπειθει τουσ ανθρωπουσ σεβεσθαι τον θεον
14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
μελλοντοσ δε του παυλου ανοιγειν το στομα ειπεν ο γαλλιων προσ τουσ ιουδαιουσ ει μεν ουν ην αδικημα τι η ραδιουργημα πονηρον ω ιουδαιοι κατα λογον αν ηνεσχομην υμων
15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”
ει δε ζητημα εστιν περι λογου και ονοματων και νομου του καθ υμασ οψεσθε αυτοι κριτησ γαρ εγω τουτων ου βουλομαι ειναι
16 So he drove them from the judgment seat.
και απηλασεν αυτουσ απο του βηματοσ
17 Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.
επιλαβομενοι δε παντεσ οι ελληνεσ σωσθενην τον αρχισυναγωγον ετυπτον εμπροσθεν του βηματοσ και ουδεν τουτων τω γαλλιωνι εμελλεν
18 Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
ο δε παυλοσ ετι προσμεινασ ημερασ ικανασ τοισ αδελφοισ αποταξαμενοσ εξεπλει εισ την συριαν και συν αυτω πρισκιλλα και ακυλασ κειραμενοσ την κεφαλην εν κεγχρεαισ ειχεν γαρ ευχην
19 He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
κατηντησεν δε εισ εφεσον και εκεινουσ κατελιπεν αυτου αυτοσ δε εισελθων εισ την συναγωγην διελεχθη τοισ ιουδαιοισ
20 When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
ερωτωντων δε αυτων επι πλειονα χρονον μειναι παρ αυτοισ ουκ επενευσεν
21 but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
αλλ απεταξατο αυτοισ ειπων δει με παντωσ την εορτην την ερχομενην ποιησαι εισ ιεροσολυμα παλιν δε ανακαμψω προσ υμασ του θεου θελοντοσ ανηχθη απο τησ εφεσου
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
και κατελθων εισ καισαρειαν αναβασ και ασπασαμενοσ την εκκλησιαν κατεβη εισ αντιοχειαν
23 Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
και ποιησασ χρονον τινα εξηλθεν διερχομενοσ καθεξησ την γαλατικην χωραν και φρυγιαν επιστηριζων παντασ τουσ μαθητασ
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
ιουδαιοσ δε τισ απολλωσ ονοματι αλεξανδρευσ τω γενει ανηρ λογιοσ κατηντησεν εισ εφεσον δυνατοσ ων εν ταισ γραφαισ
25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
ουτοσ ην κατηχημενοσ την οδον του κυριου και ζεων τω πνευματι ελαλει και εδιδασκεν ακριβωσ τα περι του κυριου επισταμενοσ μονον το βαπτισμα ιωαννου
26 He 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.
ουτοσ τε ηρξατο παρρησιαζεσθαι εν τη συναγωγη ακουσαντεσ δε αυτου ακυλασ και πρισκιλλα προσελαβοντο αυτον και ακριβεστερον αυτω εξεθεντο την του θεου οδον
27 When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
βουλομενου δε αυτου διελθειν εισ την αχαιαν προτρεψαμενοι οι αδελφοι εγραψαν τοισ μαθηταισ αποδεξασθαι αυτον οσ παραγενομενοσ συνεβαλετο πολυ τοισ πεπιστευκοσιν δια τησ χαριτοσ
28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
ευτονωσ γαρ τοισ ιουδαιοισ διακατηλεγχετο δημοσια επιδεικνυσ δια των γραφων ειναι τον χριστον ιησουν

< Acts 18 >