Acts 18

Gen Z: Acts 18

1After all that, Paul dipped from Athens and rolled up to Corinth;

2He found this dude Aquila, a Jew from Pontus, just back from Italy with his wifey Priscilla; (Claudius was on a savage move, kicking all the Jews outta Rome) and linked up with them.

3Since they were all in the same trade, he vibed with them and worked; they were tentmakers, no cap.

4He was in the synagogue every Sabbath, spitting knowledge and convincing the Jews and Greeks.

5When Silas and Timmy pulled up from Macedonia, Paul was feeling the spirit and preached to the Jews that Jesus was the real deal, the Christ.

6When they threw shade and dissed him, he shook off his clothes and said, "Y'all do you; I'm clean. From now on, I'm rolling with the Gentiles."

7He bounced and went to this guy's crib, Justus, who was all about God, and his house was right next to the synagogue.

8Crispus, the head honcho of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with his whole fam; a bunch of Corinthians heard and got baptized, fr.

9Then the Lord hit Paul up in a night vision, saying, "Don’t be scared, just speak up, and don’t keep quiet."

10"I got your back, no one’s gonna mess with you, 'cause I have a whole squad in this city."

11He was there for a year and a half, spitting the word of God to the crew.

12When Gallio was the big boss in Achaia, the Jews came at Paul all together, bringing him to the judge's seat, no cap.

13They were like, "This dude is getting people to worship God in a way that's sus."

14Right when Paul was about to talk, Gallio said to the Jews, "If this was about some shady stuff, I’d hear you out, fr."

15"But if you're just arguing over words and laws, that's on you; I ain't judging that."

16Then he kicked them out of the judge's seat, savage move.

17All the Greeks straight up grabbed Sosthenes, the head dude of the synagogue, and beat him up right there. Gallio didn’t care, periodt.

18After that, Paul stayed for a while longer, then bounced to Syria with Priscilla and Aquila, fresh haircut in Cenchrea since he had a vow.

19He rolled up to Ephesus and left them there, but he hit up the synagogue to reason with the Jews.

20When they wanted him to chill longer, he was like, "Nah, I’m good."

21He said peace out, “I gotta hit this feast in Jerusalem, but I’ll be back if God’s down.” Then he bounced from Ephesus.

22When he landed in Cesarea, he showed love to the church and then dipped to Antioch.

23After chilling there for a bit, he took off and cruised through Galatia and Phrygia, boosting the disciples.

24Then there was this Jew named Apollos, straight outta Alexandria, super eloquent and rizzed up in the scriptures, who came to Ephesus.

25This dude was schooled in the Lord’s ways; he was fired up and taught the things of God, only knowing John’s baptism though.

26He started preaching boldly in the synagogue, and when Aquila and Priscilla caught wind, they pulled him in and schooled him on God’s ways even better.

27When he was ready to roll to Achaia, the bros wrote to the disciples, hyping them up to welcome him; once he showed up, he helped a ton who believed through grace.

28He totally convinced the Jews, going hard in public, showing them in the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

KJV: Acts 18

1After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

2And 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.

3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

6And 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.

7And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

8And 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.

9Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

10For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

13Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

14And 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:

15But 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.

16And he drave them from the judgment seat.

17Then 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.

18And 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.

19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

20When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

21But 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.

22And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

23And 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.

24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

25This 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.

26And 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.

27And 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:

28For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

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