1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

2 And he found a certain Jew named ^aAquila, 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.  ‡

3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them ^aand worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers.  ‡

4 ^aAnd he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.  ‡

5 ^aWhen Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was ^bcompelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.  ‡

6 But ^awhen they opposed him and blasphemed, ^bhe shook his garments and said to them, ^c“Your blood be upon your own heads; ^dI am clean. ^eFrom now on I will go to the Gentiles.”  ‡

7 And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named¹ Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.  ‡