Study it in the app“And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who had recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome; and he went to them,”
Paul joins Aquila and Priscilla, tentmakers like himselfWork and Rest
Andκαὶhe foundεὑρώνa certainτιναJewἸουδαῖονnamedὀνόματιAquila,Ἀκύλανa man of PontusΠοντικὸνby birth,τῷ γένειwho had recentlyπροσφάτωςcomeἐληλυθόταfromἀπὸItaly,τῆς ἸταλίαςandκαὶPriscillaΠρίσκιλλανhis wifeγυναῖκα αὐτοῦbecauseδιὰ τὸClaudiusΚλαύδιονhad orderedδιατεταχέναιallπάνταςthe Jewsτοὺς Ἰουδαίουςto departχωρίζεσθαιfromἀπὸRome;τῆς Ῥώμηςandhe went toπροσῆλθενthem,αὐτοῖς
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurōn” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaion” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appearsAquila
Aquila: a Jew from Pontus, a tentmaker, husband of Priscilla and co-worker of Paul.
Where else “Akylan” appearsnative of Pontus
A native of Pontus, the region on the Black Sea in the north of Asia Minor.
Where else “Pontikon” appearspeople
The nation or land someone is from.
Where else “genei” appearsrecently
Recently, not long ago.
Where else “prosphatōs” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elēlythota” appearsItaly
Italy, the peninsula whose capital was Rome.
Where else “Italias” appearsPriscilla
Priscilla, the wife of Aquila and a coworker of Paul; also called Prisca.
Where else “Priskillan” appearswife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaika” appearsClaudius
Claudius, the name of the Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54, and of the commander Claudius Lysias in Jerusalem.
Where else “Klaudion” appearsinstruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “diatetachenai” appearsdepart
To leave a place for another, sometimes by someone's order.
Where else “chōrizesthai” appearsRome
See it on the mapWhere else “Rhōmēs” appearscome near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “prosēlthen” appearsThe edict of the emperor Claudius that expelled the Jews from Rome is dated around the year 49.
Rome
Today: Rome, capital of Italy
The capital of the Roman Empire, in central Italy today, on the Tiber River.
Paul came there as a prisoner and preached two years without hindrance (Acts 28:16, 30-31). He wrote his longest letter to the believers in Rome (Rom 1:7).
1After these things he departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
2 · This verse (above)
3and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for they were tentmakers by trade.
1. What it says
With whom does Paul stay in Corinth, and what work did they do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to explain the Way to him more accurately. How do they go about it? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Who has kindly helped you see something more clearly? How do you receive correction from another person?
