Paul Travelled to Corinth Luke did not explain why Paul left Athens or how he journeyed on to Corinth (Acts 18:1). The apostle may have grown weary of the so called intellectuals of Athens who continually wanted to hear more but refused to obey. The journey of some forty miles could have been made... [ Continue Reading ]
Tentmaking With Aquila and Priscilla In Corinth, Paul found two Jews, Aquila, who was from Pontus which was a province between Bithynia and Armenia, and his wife Priscilla, who was also known as Prisca (2 Timothy 4:19). Luke reports they, and all other Jews, were driven out of Rome by the Emperor C... [ Continue Reading ]
Preaching in Corinth Following his normal pattern, Paul first preached in the synagogue in Corinth. During that time, Silas and Timothy once again joined the apostle's company. Silas may have come from Berea, while Timothy likely arrived from Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 3:1-2). Luke reported that... [ Continue Reading ]
Paul's Return to Antioch Paul spent a short time preaching in the synagogue in Ephesus. He promised to return if it was God's will, left Priscilla and Aquila and sailed on to Caesarea. The apostle made a quick trip to Jerusalem and then went to Antioch. After some time, the apostle went on to stren... [ Continue Reading ]
Apollos At Ephesus, an Alexandrian Jew named Apollos, who was an eloquent speaker, began to preach about Jesus. Luke assured Theophilus that Apollos was mighty in the scriptures and very accurate in his teachings about Jesus, but reported that he only knew about John's baptism. Apollos began to bo... [ Continue Reading ]