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and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
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And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
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But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
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So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
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Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
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One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
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For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
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So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.
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While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
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“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
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But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
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But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
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And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
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At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
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Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
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When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
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When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
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But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
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When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.