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Youngs Literal Translation
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| 18:1 |
After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; |
And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth, |
| 18:2 |
And 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. |
and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife -- because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome -- he came to them, |
| 18:3 |
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. |
and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft; |
| 18:4 |
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. |
and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks. |
| 18:5 |
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. |
And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ; |
| 18:6 |
And 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. |
and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken `his' garments, he said unto them, `Your blood `is' upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.' |
| 18:7 |
And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. |
And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue, |
| 18:8 |
And 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. |
and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized. |
| 18:9 |
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: |
And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent; |
| 18:10 |
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. |
because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;' |
| 18:11 |
And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. |
and he continued a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God. |
| 18:12 |
And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, |
And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal, |
| 18:13 |
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. |
saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;' |
| 18:14 |
And 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: |
and Paul being about to open `his' mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, `If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you, |
| 18:15 |
But 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. |
but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves `to it', for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,' |
| 18:16 |
And he drave them from the judgment seat. |
and he drave them from the tribunal; |
| 18:17 |
Then 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. |
and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating `him' before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring. |
| 18:18 |
And 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. |
And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria -- and with him `are' Priscilla and Aquilas -- having shorn `his' head in Cenchera, for he had a vow; |
| 18:19 |
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. |
and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews: |
| 18:20 |
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; |
and they having requested `him' to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent, |
| 18:21 |
But 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. |
but took leave of them, saying, `It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you -- God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus, |
| 18:22 |
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. |
and having come down to Cesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch. |
| 18:23 |
And 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. |
And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. |
| 18:24 |
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. |
And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus, |
| 18:25 |
This 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. |
this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John; |
| 18:26 |
And 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. |
this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to `them', and did more exactly expound to him the way of God, |
| 18:27 |
And 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: |
and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace, |
| 18:28 |
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. |
for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ. |
