Paul in Corinth
1 Paul left Athens and went to Corinth, 2 where he met Aquila, a Jewish man from Pontus. Not long before this, Aquila had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered the Jewish people to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla 3 and found out they were tent makers. Paul was also a tent maker, so he stayed with them, and they worked together.
4 Every Sabbath, Paul went to the synagogue. He spoke to Jews and Gentiles and tried to win them over. 5 But after Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, he spent all his time preaching to the Jews about Jesus the Messiah. 6 Finally, they turned against him and insulted him. So he shook the dust from his clothes and told them, “Whatever happens to you will be your own fault! I am not to blame. From now on I am going to preach to the Gentiles.”
7 Paul then moved into the house of a man named Titius Justus, who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue. 8 Crispus was the leader of the synagogue. He and everyone in his family put their faith in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also heard the message, and all the people who had faith in the Lord were baptized.
9 One night, Paul had a vision, and in it the Lord said, “Don't be afraid to keep on preaching. Don't stop! 10 I am with you, and you won't be harmed. Many people in this city belong to me.” 11 Paul stayed on in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching God's message to the people.
12 While Gallio was governor of Achaia, some of the Jewish leaders got together and grabbed Paul. They brought him into court 13 and said, “This man is trying to make our people worship God in a way that is against our Law!”
14 Even before Paul could speak, Gallio said, “If you were charging this man with a crime or some other wrong, I would have to listen to you. 15 But since this concerns only words, names, and your own law, you will have to take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.” 16 Then he sent them out of the court. 17 The crowd grabbed Sosthenes, the Jewish leader, and beat him up in front of the court. But none of this mattered to Gallio.
Paul Returns to Antioch in Syria
18 After Paul had stayed for a while with the Lord's followers in Corinth, he told them goodbye and sailed on to Syria with Aquila and Priscilla. But before he left, he had his head shaved at Cenchreae because he had made a promise to God.
19 The three of them arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He then went into the synagogue to talk with the people there. 20 They asked him to stay longer, but he refused. 21 He told them goodbye and said, “If God lets me, I will come back.”
22 Paul sailed to Caesarea, where he greeted the church. Then he went on to Antioch. 23 After staying there for a while, he left and visited several places in Galatia and Phrygia. He helped the followers there to become stronger in their faith.
Apollos in Ephesus
24 A Jewish man named Apollos came to Ephesus. Apollos had been born in the city of Alexandria. He was a very good speaker and knew a lot about the Scriptures. 25 He also knew much about the Lord's Way, and he spoke about it with great excitement. What he taught about Jesus was right, but all he knew was John's message about baptism.
26 Apollos started speaking bravely in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him to their home and helped him understand God's Way even better.
27 Apollos decided to travel through Achaia. So the Lord's followers wrote letters, encouraging the followers there to welcome him. After Apollos arrived in Achaia, he was a great help to everyone who had put their faith in the Lord Jesus because of God's gift of undeserved grace. 28 He got into fierce arguments with the Jewish people, and in public he used the Scriptures to prove that Jesus is the Messiah.
XVIII.
1 Pēc tam Pōvuls atstōja Atenas un aizgōja uz Korintu. 2 Tur jys satyka kaidu jūdu, Akvilanu vōrdā, pēc dzimšonas nu Ponta, kurs beja naseņ nu Italijas atbraucis, un jō sīvu Pryscillu, jo Klaudijs beja pavēlējis visim jūdim nu Romas izbraukt, un jim pīsavīnōja. 3 Tai kai tū pošu omotu pīkūpe, jys pi jim apsamete uz dzeivi un strōdōja. Pēc omota jī beja nūmetņu taiseitōji.
4 Iksabatus synagogā jys runōja (mynādams ari Jezus vōrdu) un pīvylka jūdus un ellenus. 5 Un kad nu Makedonijas atgōja Silass ar Timoteju, Pōvuls piļneigi nūsadeve sludynōšonai, pīrōdeidams jūdim, ka Jezus ir Kristus. 6 Bet, kad jī pretōjōs un zaimōja, jys, izkrateidams sovas drēbes, jim saceja: Jyusu asnis lai palīk uz jyusu pošu golvas. Es naasmu vaineigs. Nu šō breiža es īšu pi pogōnim.
7 Atstōjis turīni, jys īgōja kaida dīvbejeiga cylvāka, vōrdā Titusa Justa, mōjā, kura beja suplok ar synagogu. 8 Synagogas pōrzinis Krispus īticēja Kungam reizē ar vysu sovu saimi. Ari daudzejī citi klauseitōji Koryntā palyka ticeigi un pījēme kristeibu. 9 Kungs vīnā nakts redzējumā Pōvulam saceja: Nasabeisti, runoj vīn un naklus, 10 jo Es asmu ar tevi. Nivīns tevis naaizkars, lai kaut kū ļaunu izdareitu. Šymā mīstā maņ ir lela tauta. 11 Jys tur, sludynōdams jim Dīva vōrdu, nūdzeivōja vīnu godu un seši mēneši.
12 Kad Gallions tyka par Achajas mīsta pōrvaļdnīku, jūdi vīnprōteigi sasacēle pret Pōvulu, nūvede jū tīsas krāsla prīškā un 13 saceja: Šytys pīrunoj ļaudis, lai tī pretlykumeigi gūdynōtu Dīvu. 14 Kad Pōvuls gribēja atvērt muti, Gallions uz jūdim atsasauce: Jūdi, jo te līta byutu par pōresteibu, vai kaidu lelu nūzīgumu, tad es pēc lītas jyusu izklauseitu, 15 bet, tai kai te ir tik streidi par mōceibu, nūsaukumim un jyusu lykumu, tad raugit poši; es taidōs lītōs par tīsnesi byut nagrybu. 16 Un lyka tūs nu sova tīsas krāsla atbeideit nūst. 17 Tad visi elleni sakēre synagogas prīkšnīku Sostenesu un tīsas krāsla prīškā jū sasyta. Bet Gallions uz tū vēreibas nagrīze.
Pōvuls dūdās atpakaļ uz Efezu.
18 Pōvuls, pēc dažom dīnom tur palikšonas, atsasveicynōja ar brōlim un reizē ar Pryscillu un Akvilu aizbrauce uz Syriju. Kenchrejā jys lyka sev nūcērpt motus, jo beja padarejis zvārastu. 19 Īsarūnūt Efezā, jys atstōja jūs tur, bet pats, īgōjis synagogā, runōja jūdim. 20 Kad ji lyudze, ka garōku laiku pi jim palyktu, jys tam napīkryta, bet atsasveicynōdams saceja: 21 Jo Dīvs gribēs, atīšu pi jums atpakaļ. Atstōjis Efezu, jys 22 aizbrauce uz Cezareju. Nu turīnes jys devēs tōļōk un, apsveicis draudzi, atsagrīze uz Antiochiju.
23 Nūbejis kaidu laiku, jys devēs ceļā un, apstaigōdams Galacijas apgobolu un Frigiju, styprynōja vysus mōcekļus.
Apollo Efezā.
24 Uz Efezu atgōja kaids jūds, vōrdā Apollo, pēc dzimšonas aleksandrīts, jys beja daiļruneigs un styprs Rokstūs. 25 Ar Kunga mōceibu jys beja īpazeistynōts un, dedzeigi runōdams, mōceja uzmaneigi tū, kas atsateice uz Jezu, lai gon pats zynōja tikai Jōņa kristeibu. 26 Jys sōce drūšsirdeigi uzastōt ari synagogā. Kad Pryscilla ar Akvilu jū beja dzērdējuši, pījēme jū pi sevis un paskaidrōja jam Dīva mōceibu vēļ piļneigōk. 27 Kad jys gribēja īt uz Achaju, brōli pīraksteja tim mōceklim, lai jū uzjimtu. Aizgōjis tur, jys daudzi paleidzēja tim, kas caur žēlesteibu beja īticējuši. 28 Jys tadei atklōti atspākōja jūdus un jim nu Rokstim pīrōdeja, ka Jezus ir Kristus.
