Corinthians Believe and Are Baptized

After preaching in Athens, Paul gained a group of believers, and he left for Corinth. Under the Romans, Corinth was rebuilt as a major city in Southern Greece or Achaia. In this city, Paul met a certain Jew named Aquila and his wife Priscilla. This couple had believed in the gospel. Because Paul was a tentmaker (Sometimes, Paul made tents to earn a living), he stayed and worked with them.

After a while, Silas and Timothy came to join Paul, and so Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching in the synagogues. But the Jews opposed and reviled Paul. So Paul shook out his clothes to show he was done with them, and said to them, �陖our blood be upon your own heads! I am clear of my responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.�� Since then, Paul no longer preached in the synagogue. He went to the house of Titius Justus, a God-fearing man. He and his household accepted the gospel, and Paul stayed with them. And many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized. Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, and his entire household also believed in the Lord.

One night at Justus�� house, the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, telling him to preach boldly in Corinth because He had �騦any people in this city." Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.

The Jews in Corinth opposed the gospel. They made a united attack on Paul and brought him to Gallio the proconsul. But Gallio did not want to be a judge of matters concerning the Jewish faith (Acts 18:1��17). For this reason Paul was able to stay in Corinth for a while