# Acts 18 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Acts Overview]]. [[Acts 17]]. [[Acts 19]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📄 Outline]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### Paul at Corinth **Principle**: The Gospel may bring chaos. [[#Verse 01.]] After this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.  [[#Verse 02.]] There he found 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 depart from Rome. Paul approached them,  [[#Verse 03.]] and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).  [[#Verse 04.]] He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them. [[#Verse 05.]] Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. [[#Verse 06.]] When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”  [[#Verse 07.]] Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.  [[#Verse 08.]] Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.  [[#Verse 09.]] The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night,“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,  [[#Verse 10.]] because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”  [[#Verse 11.]] So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. [[#Verse 12.]] Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,  [[#Verse 13.]] saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”  [[#Verse 14.]] But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,  [[#Verse 15.]] but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!”  [[#Verse 16.]] Then he had them forced away from the judgment seat.  [[#Verse 17.]] So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio. ### Paul Returns to Antioch in Syria **Principle**: God directs us. [[#Verse 18.]] Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow.  [[#Verse 19.]] When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.  [[#Verse 20.]] When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent, [[#Verse 21.]] but said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.”Then he set sail from Ephesus,  [[#Verse 22.]] and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch.  [[#Verse 23.]] After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. ### Apollos Begins His Ministry **Principle**: Being teachable opens doors. [[#Verse 24.]] Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures.  [[#Verse 24.]] He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.  [[#Verse 26.]] He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately. [[#Verse 27.]] When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,  [[#Verse 28.]] for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection [[Acts 18 - SOAP]] ## 📄 Outline (Acts 18:1–28) Paul’s ministry in Corinth, the role of Aquila and Priscilla, opposition from the Jews, encouragement from the Lord, and the introduction of Apollos. Big Idea: God provides all we need to keep going. 1. God Provides Partnerships (vv. 1–4, 18–19) - Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla, faithful coworkers who become key allies in the gospel mission. - Ministry is not meant to be done alone. 2. God Provides Encouragement (vv. 9–11) - In a moment of weariness, the Lord speaks directly to Paul: “Do not be afraid… I am with you.” - God reassures His servants that His presence guarantees their mission will succeed in His time. 3. God Provides Continuity (vv. 24–28) - Apollos rises up as a new leader, bold in preaching Jesus, even as Paul moves on. - The gospel doesn’t depend on one person—it advances through God raising up faithful men and women. ## 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes