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Paul went to see them, <a href="/nlt/acts/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. <a href="/esv/acts/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, <a href="/bsb/acts/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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 leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, <a href="/blb/acts/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and Priscilla his wife, recently having come from Italy because of Claudius having commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome, he came to them, <a href="/kjv/acts/18.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/18.htm">New King James Version</a> And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. <a href="/nasb_/acts/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, <a href="/nasb/acts/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, <a href="/nasb77/acts/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, <a href="/lsb/acts/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and his wife Priscilla, who recently came from Italy because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, <a href="/amp/acts/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because [the Roman Emperor] Claudius had issued an edict that all the Jews were to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, <a href="/csb/acts/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> where 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 leave Rome. Paul came to them, <a href="/hcsb/acts/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> where he found a Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them, <a href="/asv/acts/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them; <a href="/cev/acts/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> where he met Aquila, a Jewish man from Pontus. Not long before this, Aquila had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered the Jewish people to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla <a href="/erv/acts/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them; <a href="/gwt/acts/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In Corinth he met a Jewish man named Aquila and his wife Priscilla. Aquila had been born in Pontus, and they had recently come from Italy because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, <a href="/gnt/acts/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, <a href="/isv/acts/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, <a href="/net/acts/18.htm">NET Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nheb/acts/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, <a href="/wbt/acts/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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 he came to them. <a href="/wey/acts/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/acts/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, <a href="/web/acts/18.htm">World English Bible</a> He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla—because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome—he came to them, <a href="/blb/acts/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and Priscilla his wife, recently having come from Italy because of Claudius having commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome, he came to them, <a href="/ylt/acts/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife -- because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome -- he came to them, <a href="/slt/acts/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having found a certain Jew by name Aquila, a Pontian by birth, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife; (for Claudius had ordered all Jews to be separated from Rome:) came to them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome,) he came to them. <a href="/cpdv/acts/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And upon finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all Jews to depart from Rome,) he met with them. <a href="/nabre/acts/18.htm">New American Bible</a> There he met 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 leave Rome. He went to visit them <a href="/nrsvce/acts/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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 Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And there he found a Jew named A’qui-la, from the region of Pontus, who had just arrived from Italy with his wife Pris-cil’la, because Clau’di-us Cæs’ar had commanded all Jews to leave Rome: and Paul went to them. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And there he found one man, who was a Jew, whose name was Aqilaus, who was from Pontus, who at that time had come from the country of Italia, he and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius Caesar had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, and he came to them.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome, he went to them; <a href="/godbey/acts/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And having found a certain Jew by name Aquila, a Pontic by race, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife; because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: he came to them: <a href="/haweis/acts/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, lately arrived from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had issued an order that all Jews should depart from Rome,) he turned in to them. <a href="/mace/acts/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> where having found a Jew nam'd Aquila, a native of Pontus, who lately came from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had order'd all the Jews to quit Rome; he went to them: <a href="/wey/acts/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit; <a href="/worrell/acts/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, finding a certain Jew, Aquila by name, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome), he came to them; <a href="/worsley/acts/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And finding there a certain Jew, named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who was lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because Claudius Cesar had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome,) he went to them; <a href="/parallel/acts/18-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=5925" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/18.htm">Paul's Ministry in Corinth</a> 1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">There</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurōn (V-APA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">he found</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tina (IPro-AMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaion (Adj-AMS) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jew</a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">named</a> <a href="/greek/207.htm" title="207: Akylan (N-AMS) -- Probably for Latin aquila; Akulas, an Israelite.">Aquila,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1085.htm" title="1085: genei (N-DNS) -- Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; kin.">a native</a> <a href="/greek/4193.htm" title="4193: Pontikon (Adj-AMS) -- Belonging to Pontus. From Pontos; a Pontican, i.e. Native of Pontus.">of Pontus,</a> <a href="/greek/4373.htm" title="4373: prosphatōs (Adv) -- Recently, lately, newly. Adverb from prosphatos; recently.">who had recently</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elēlythota (V-RPA-AMS) -- To come, go. ">come</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2482.htm" title="2482: Italias (N-GFS) -- Italy. Probably of foreign origin; Italia, a region of Europe.">Italy</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaika (N-AFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">wife</a> <a href="/greek/4252.htm" title="4252: Priskillan (N-AFS) -- Diminutive of Priska; Priscilla, a Christian woman.">Priscilla</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">because</a> <a href="/greek/2804.htm" title="2804: Klaudion (N-AMS) -- Of Latin origin; Claudius, the name of two Romans.">Claudius</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1299.htm" title="1299: diatetachenai (V-RNA) -- To give orders to, prescribe, arrange. From dia and tasso; to arrange thoroughly, i.e. institute, prescribe, etc.">had ordered</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantas (Adj-AMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaious (Adj-AMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews</a> <a href="/greek/5563.htm" title="5563: chōrizesthai (V-PNM/P) -- From chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away.">to leave</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4516.htm" title="4516: Rhōmēs (N-GFS) -- From the base of rhonnumi; strength; Roma, the capital of Italy.">Rome.</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: prosēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">Paul went</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to visit them,</a> 3and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/16-3.htm">Romans 16:3</a> Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, <a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19</a> The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house. <a href="/2_timothy/4-19.htm">2 Timothy 4:19</a> Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus. <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18-19</a> 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. / When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews. <a href="/acts/18-26.htm">Acts 18:26</a> And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. <a href="/acts/19-1.htm">Acts 19:1</a> While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples <a href="/acts/20-34.htm">Acts 20:34</a> You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions. <a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Acts 11:28</a> One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.) <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50</a> The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district. <a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Acts 17:6-7</a> But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, / and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!” <a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a> After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-6.htm">1 Corinthians 9:6</a> Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living? <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:14</a> For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews, <a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">2 Corinthians 11:9</a> And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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 to them.Aquila.<a href="/acts/18-26.htm">Acts 18:26</a> And 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.<a href="/romans/16-3.htm">Romans 16:3,4</a> Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: … <a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19</a> The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.Pontus.<a href="/acts/2-9.htm">Acts 2:9</a> Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,<a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">1 Peter 1:1</a> Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,Claudius.<a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Acts 11:28</a> And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_timothy/4-19.htm">Aquila</a> <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Born</a> <a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Claudius</a> <a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/acts/16-39.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Edict</a> <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">Expelling</a> <a href="/acts/17-23.htm">Found</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-24.htm">Italy</a> <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/13-10.htm">Lately</a> <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Native</a> <a href="/acts/11-25.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/acts/18-1.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/2-9.htm">Pontus</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-19.htm">Priscilla</a> <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Race</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Recently</a> <a href="/acts/2-10.htm">Rome</a> <a href="/acts/5-7.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Aquila</a> <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Born</a> <a href="/acts/23-26.htm">Claudius</a> <a href="/acts/21-33.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Edict</a> <a href="/matthew/12-26.htm">Expelling</a> <a href="/acts/19-1.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/27-1.htm">Italy</a> <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/acts/18-4.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Lately</a> <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Native</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/acts/18-5.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Pontus</a> <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Priscilla</a> <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Race</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-6.htm">Recently</a> <a href="/acts/19-21.htm">Rome</a> <a href="/acts/24-24.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 18</div>1. <a href="/acts/18-1.htm">Paul labors with his hands, and preaches at Corinth to the Gentiles.</a> 9. <a href="/acts/18-9.htm">The Lord encourages him in a vision.</a> 12. <a href="/acts/18-12.htm">He is accused before Gallio the deputy, but is dismissed.</a> 18. <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Afterwards passing from city to city, he strengthens the disciples.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Apollos, being instructed by Aquila and Priscilla, preaches Christ boldly.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>There he found a Jew named Aquila Aquila is introduced as a Jew, indicating his ethnic and religious background. Jews were dispersed throughout the Roman Empire, often forming tight-knit communities. Aquila's Jewish identity would have been significant in the context of the early Christian church, which was grappling with the integration of Jewish and Gentile believers. His name, meaning "eagle" in Latin, suggests a Roman influence, which was common among Jews living in the diaspora.a native of Pontus Pontus was a region located in what is now modern-day Turkey, along the southern coast of the Black Sea. It was known for its diverse population and was part of the Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus. The mention of Pontus highlights the widespread dispersion of Jews and the reach of the Roman Empire. This background may have contributed to Aquila's ability to connect with various cultures and peoples, a valuable trait in the early church.who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla Priscilla, also known as Prisca, is often mentioned alongside her husband, indicating her active role in their ministry. The couple's move from Italy suggests they were part of the Jewish community in Rome. Their partnership in ministry is notable, as it reflects the early church's inclusion of women in significant roles. The fact that they traveled together underscores their unity and shared mission.because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome The expulsion of Jews from Rome by Emperor Claudius is a well-documented historical event, occurring around AD 49. This decree was likely due to disturbances in the Jewish community, possibly related to conflicts over the emerging Christian faith. This expulsion forced many Jews, including Aquila and Priscilla, to relocate, which inadvertently spread the Christian message to new regions. This event is a reminder of how God can use political and social upheaval to further His purposes.Paul went to visit them Paul's decision to visit Aquila and Priscilla indicates a strategic move to connect with fellow believers and potential allies in ministry. This visit likely led to a strong partnership, as Aquila and Priscilla became key figures in the early church, hosting a house church and mentoring Apollos. Paul's initiative in seeking them out reflects his commitment to building and strengthening the Christian community, a theme consistent throughout his missionary journeys.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/aquila.htm">Aquila</a> A Jewish man originally from Pontus, a region in modern-day Turkey. He is a tentmaker by trade and becomes a close associate of Paul. 2. <a href="/topical/p/priscilla.htm">Priscilla</a> The wife of Aquila, she is also a tentmaker and plays a significant role in the early Christian church alongside her husband. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pontus.htm">Pontus</a> A region in the northeastern part of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), known for its diverse population and strategic location. 4. <a href="/topical/i/italy/rome.htm">Italy/Rome</a> The place from which Aquila and Priscilla had recently come, due to an edict by Emperor Claudius expelling Jews from Rome. 5. <a href="/topical/c/claudius'_edict.htm">Claudius' Edict</a> A historical event where the Roman Emperor Claudius expelled Jews from Rome, which led to Aquila and Priscilla relocating to Corinth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_providence_in_ministry.htm">The Role of Providence in Ministry</a> God's providence is evident in the way He orchestrates events, such as Claudius' edict, to bring people like Aquila and Priscilla into Paul's life, facilitating the spread of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_christian_fellowship.htm">The Importance of Christian Fellowship</a> The partnership between Paul, Aquila, and Priscilla underscores the importance of fellowship and collaboration in ministry. Believers are encouraged to seek and nurture such relationships. <a href="/topical/u/using_vocational_skills_for_god's_glory.htm">Using Vocational Skills for God's Glory</a> Aquila and Priscilla used their tentmaking skills to support themselves and their ministry. Christians are encouraged to view their vocations as opportunities to serve God and others. <a href="/topical/h/hospitality_as_a_ministry_tool.htm">Hospitality as a Ministry Tool</a> The hospitality of Aquila and Priscilla, as seen in their hosting of a church in their home, serves as a model for using one's home and resources to further the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 18</a> <a href="/q/extra-biblical_proof_of_aquila's_church.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19 – Is there any credible extra-biblical source confirming Aquila and Prisca’s house church, or is this couple’s ministry only found in Scripture?</a> <a href="/q/is_claudius's_jewish_expulsion_verified.htm">Acts 18:2 – Is there solid historical evidence confirming Claudius’s expulsion of all Jews from Rome, or might Luke’s reference be an exaggeration? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_priscilla_and_aquila.htm">Who were Priscilla and Aquila in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_claudius_caesar.htm">Who was Claudius Caesar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus.--The name presents some interesting associations. Strictly speaking, the Greek form is Ahylas, but this is undoubtedly the transliterated form of the Latin Aquila (= Eagle). The name appears in a yet more altered form in Onkelos, the traditional writer of one of the Targums, or Paraphrases of the Law, then current among the Jews. In Aquila, one of the later translators of the Old Testament into Greek, himself also born in Pontus, and possibly (but see Mr. Deutsch's Remains, p. 339) identical with Onkelos, we get the Greek form again. In the well-known chief Rabbi of the synagogues of the Jews of London, Dr. Adler, we have it reappearing in a German form (Adler=Eagle). The tendency of Jews to take names derived from animals when sojourning in heathen countries, may be noted as not uncommon. Ursulus, Leo, Leopardus, Dorcas, which appear in the early Christian inscriptions in the Vatican and Lateran Museums, present analogous instances. His birth in Pontus indicates that he belonged to the dispersion of the Jews of that province (<a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm" title="Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,">1Peter 1:1</a>) which, as the north-eastern region of Asia Minor, lay between Bithynia and Armenia. Some from that province had been present at Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-9.htm" title="Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,">Acts 2:9</a>). As the Jews at Rome consisted largely of freed-men, the libertinum genus of Latin writers (see Note on the Libertines in <a href="/acts/6-9.htm" title="Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.">Acts 6:9</a>), it is probable that Aquila belonged to that class.With his wife Priscilla.--The name appears in some MSS., both here and elsewhere, in the form of Prisca, of which it is the diminutive. So we have Lucilla from Lucia, Domitilla from Domitia, Atticilla (in an inscription in the Museum of Perugia) from Attica. The name Prisca probably indicates a connection with the gens of the Prisci, who appear in the earliest stages of Roman history, and supplied a long series of praetors and consuls. The marriage was probably, therefore, an example of the influence gained by educated Jews over the higher class of women at Rome. It was, perhaps, a natural consequence of her higher social position that her name is sometimes placed before Aquila's (<a href="/acts/18-18.htm" title="And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brothers, and sailed there into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.">Acts 18:18</a>; <a href="/romans/16-3.htm" title="Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:">Romans 16:3</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-19.htm" title="Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.">2Timothy 4:19</a>). The fact that she took part in the instruction of Apollos (see Note on <a href="/acts/18-26.htm" title="And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him to them, and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly.">Acts 18:26</a>), indicates that she was a woman of more than ordinary culture, a student and interpreter of the Old Testament Scriptures. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - He found for found, A.V.; a man of Pontus by race for born in Pontus, A.V.; because for because that, A.V.; the Jews for ,[ewe, A.V.: he came for came, A.V. Aquila. A Roman name, Graecized into Ἀκύλας. Knights and tribunes and others of the name occur in Roman history. Whether the Jewish family residing in Pontus took the name of Aquila from any of these Romans is not known. Aquila, the translator of the Old Testament into Greek about A.D. , was also a Jew of Pontus, the old kingdom of Mithridates. That there was a considerable colony of Jews in Pontus appears also from <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">1 Peter 1:1</a> and <a href="/acts/2-9.htm">Acts 2:9</a>. Priscilla. Also called Prison (<a href="/2_timothy/4-19.htm">2 Timothy 4:19</a>). So in classical authors, Livia and Livilla, Drusa and Drusilla, are used of the same persons (Howson, p. 415). Prisca is a not uncommon name for Roman women. The masculine Priscus occurs very frequently. Aquila and Priscilla were among the most active Christians, and the most devoted friends of St. Paul (vers. 18, 26; <a href="/romans/16-3.htm">Romans 16:3, 4, 5</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-19.htm">2 Timothy 4:19</a>); and were evidently persons of culture as well as piety. Lately; προσφάτως (i.q. πρόσφατον, Pindar, etc.), only found here in the New Testament. But it occurs in the LXX. of <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">Deuteronomy 24:5</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/11-3.htm">Ezekiel 11:3</a>, and in the apocryphal books repeatedly, and in Polybius. The adjective πρόσφατος, which is also used by the LXX. and the Apocrypha and in classical Greek for "new," is used only once in the New Testament, in <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Hebrews 10:20</a>. It means properly "newly killed," hence anything "recent," "fresh, or "new." Both the adjective and the adverb are very common in medical writings. Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. Suetonius mentions the fact, but unfortunately does not say in what year of Claudius's reign it took place. His account is that, in consequence of frequent disturbances and riots among the Jews at the instigation of Chrestus, Claudius drove them from Rome. It seems almost certain, as Renan says, especially combining Tacitus's account ('Annal.,' 15:44) of the spread of Christianity in the city of Rome before the time of Nero, that Chrestus (Greek Ξρηστός,) is only a corruption of the name Christ, similar to that found on three or four inscriptions before the time of Constantine, where Christians are called Ξρηστιανοί, and to the formation of the French word Chretien - in old French Chrestien; and that the true account of these riots is that they were attacks of the unbelieving Jews upon Christian Jews, similar to these at Jerusalem (<a href="/acts/8.htm">Acts 8</a>.), at Antioch in Pisidia (<a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50</a>), at Iconium and Lystra (<a href="/acts/14.htm">Acts 14</a>.), and at Thessalonica and Beraea (<a href="/acts/17.htm">Acts 17</a>.). The Romans did not discriminate between Jews and Christian Jews, and thought that those who called Christ their King were fighting under his leadership (comp. <a href="/acts/17-7.htm">Acts 17:7</a>; <a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Luke 23:2</a>; see Renan, 'St. Paul,' p. 101). Tertullian and Lactantius (quoted by Lewin, p. 274) both speak of the vulgar pronunciation, Chres-tianus and Chrestus. Howson also adopts the above explanation. But Meyer thinks that Chrestus was, as Suetonius says, a Jewish leader of insurrection at Rome. The question bears on the passage before us chiefly as the solution does or does not prove the existence of Christians at Rome at this time, and affects the probability of Aquila and Priscilla being already Christians when they came to Corinth, before they made St. Paul's acquaintance. <a href="/commentaries/acts/18-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[There] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. he found εὑρών (heurōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. a τινα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. Jew Ἰουδαῖον (Ioudaion) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. named ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. Aquila, Ἀκύλαν (Akylan) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_207.htm">Strong's 207: </a> Probably for Latin aquila; Akulas, an Israelite. a native γένει (genei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1085.htm">Strong's 1085: </a> Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. From ginomai; 'kin'. of Pontus, Ποντικὸν (Pontikon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4193.htm">Strong's 4193: </a> Belonging to Pontus. From Pontos; a Pontican, i.e. Native of Pontus. who {had} recently προσφάτως (prosphatōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4373.htm">Strong's 4373: </a> Recently, lately, newly. Adverb from prosphatos; recently. come ἐληλυθότα (elēlythota) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Italy Ἰταλίας (Italias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2482.htm">Strong's 2482: </a> Italy. Probably of foreign origin; Italia, a region of Europe. with καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. wife γυναῖκα (gynaika) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. Priscilla, Πρίσκιλλαν (Priskillan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4252.htm">Strong's 4252: </a> Diminutive of Priska; Priscilla, a Christian woman. because διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Claudius Κλαύδιον (Klaudion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2804.htm">Strong's 2804: </a> Of Latin origin; Claudius, the name of two Romans. had ordered διατεταχέναι (diatetachenai) Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1299.htm">Strong's 1299: </a> To give orders to, prescribe, arrange. From dia and tasso; to arrange thoroughly, i.e. institute, prescribe, etc. all πάντας (pantas) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Jews Ἰουδαίους (Ioudaious) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. to leave χωρίζεσθαι (chōrizesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_5563.htm">Strong's 5563: </a> From chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away. Rome. Ῥώμης (Rhōmēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4516.htm">Strong's 4516: </a> From the base of rhonnumi; strength; Roma, the capital of Italy. [Paul] went προσῆλθεν (prosēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. to [ visit ] them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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