1. New Leaders: Aquila & Priscilla and Apollos
Acts 18
New Leaders: Aquila & Priscilla and Apollos

2. “But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake,
1Peter 3:14-16
“But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake,
you are blessed.
And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
But sanctify the Lord God
in your hearts,
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3. and always be ready to give a defense to everyone
who asks you a reason for
the hope that is in you,
with meekness and fear;
having a good conscience,
that when they defame you
as evildoers,
those who revile your good conduct in Christ, may be ashamed.”
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4. who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla.
Acts 18:1-3 
“Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.  There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus,
who had recently arrived from
Italy with his wife, Priscilla.
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5. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome.
Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers
just as he was.”
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6. And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia,
Acts 18:4-6 
“Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
And after Silas and Timothy
came down from Macedonia,
Paul spent all his time
preaching the word.
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7. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. But when they
opposed and insulted him,
Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said,
‘Your blood is upon your own heads
-I am innocent.
From now on I will go
preach to the Gentiles.’”
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8. next door to the synagogue.
Acts 18:7-11 
“Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived
next door to the synagogue.
Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and everyone in his household believed in the Lord.
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9. “Many others in Corinth also heard Paul, became believers,
and were baptized.
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him,
‘Don’t be afraid! Speak out!
Don’t be silent!
For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to Me.’
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10. “I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
1Corinthians 2:3-5
“I was with you in weakness,
in fear, and in much trembling.
And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive
words of human wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men
but in the power of God.”
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11. “So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half,
Acts 18:11
“So Paul stayed there for the
next year and a half,
teaching the word of God.”
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12. Acts 18:12-17
 ”But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor
for judgment.
They accused Paul of ‘persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law.’
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13. But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to
Paul’s accusers and said,
‘Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or
a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case.
But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves.
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14. I refuse to judge such matters.’ And he threw them out
of the courtroom.
The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there
in the courtroom.
But Gallio paid no attention.”
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15. There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom,
Acts 18:18a 
“Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters and went to nearby Cenchrea.
There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom,
marking the end of a vow.”
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16. “Paul was not likely to leave Corinth immediately after Gallio had given his decision. That decision, which (without Gallio’s intending it so) proved so favorable for Paul’s mission, was probably given in the summer or early fall of A.D. 51;
Paul stayed on for
the ensuing winter.”
F. F. Bruce
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17. he went to the synagogue
Acts 18:18b-22
“Then he set sail for Syria,
taking Priscilla and Aquila with him.
They stopped first at the
port of Ephesus,
where Paul left the others behind.
While he was there,
he went to the synagogue
to reason with the Jews.
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18. NLT “They asked him to stay longer, but he declined.
Acts 18:20-21
NLT “They asked him to stay longer,
but he declined.
As he left, however, he said,
“I will come back later, God Willing.”
NKJV “but took leave of them, saying,
"I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem;
“I will return again to you, God willing."
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19. but not as a part of Luke’s text
“The Codex Bezae again inserts a commentary that Paul explained that he had to attend the festival in Jerusalem (the A. V. accepts this reading). We, too, accept it,
but not as a part of Luke’s text
but as comment that offers an apparently correct explanation as to why Paul hurried on
from Ephesus.”
R. C. H. Lenski
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20. “And he sailed from Ephesus.
The next stop was at
the port of Caesarea.
From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and
then went back to Antioch.”
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21. Explain the return trip

22. Acts 18:23-28 
“After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers.”
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23. However, he knew only about John’s baptism.”
“Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt.
He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit
and with accuracy.
However, he knew only about John’s baptism.”
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24. “…We know that we all have knowledge.
1Corinthians 8:1
“…We know that we all have knowledge.
Knowledge puffs up,
but love edifies.”
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25. “When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly
in the synagogue,
they took him aside and
explained the way of God
even more accurately.”
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26. John’s baptism symbolized
“His (Apollos) doctrine regarding Jesus was accurate but deficient. Probably this means Apollos did not know about the Holy Spirit’s baptism.
John’s baptism symbolized
cleansing by God because of repentance toward God
(cf. 19:4).
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27. But Christian baptism pictures union with Christ in
His death, burial, and resurrection
by means of Spirit baptism.”
(cf. Rom. 6:3–10; 1 Cor. 12:13;
Gal. 3:27; Col. 2:12)
J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck

28. “Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia,
Acts 18:27-28
“Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia,
and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go.
They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them
to welcome him.
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29. he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s grace,
When he arrived there,
he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s grace,
had believed.
He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate.
Using the Scriptures,
he explained to them that
Jesus was the Messiah.”
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