18 After this, Paulos left Athainai and travelled to Korinthos. 2 There he came across a Yehudi (Jew) named Akulas (Aquila) who had been born in Pontos but who had recently moved from Italia along with his wife Priskilla because Emperor Klaudios had ordered all Yehudim (Jews) to leave Romai. So Paulos approached them, 3 and since they worked in the same trade, he ended up staying with them and they worked together in their craft of tent-making. 4 On every Rest Day, Paulos debated in the Jewish meeting hall, and was persuading both Yehudim and Hellains (Greeks).

5 However when Silas and Timotheos arrived from Makedonia, Paulos was able to devote his full time to the message—demonstrating to the Yehudim that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) is the promised messiah. 6 But when they opposed the message and made false accusations, he publicly brushed the dust off his clothes[fn] and said, “Your future deaths are your own problem. I’m innocent of your guilt. From now on, I’ll going to the non-Jews.” 7 So Paulos left there, and went to stay at the house of a man named Titos Yustos who worshipped God and whose house was next-door to the meeting hall. 8 Krispos the meeting hall leader and all his household decided to follow the master, and many of the Korinthios believed after they heard the message and were immersed.

9 Then the master spoke to Paulos one night in a vision, “Don’t be afraid and stay silent, but keep speaking out 10 because I am with you and no one can mistreat you here because there are many of my people in this city.” 11 So Paulos stayed on for eighteen months, teaching God’s message to the people there.

12 Then at the time when Gallion was the proconsul of Akaia, the Yehudim united against Paulos and brought a case to the tribunal against him 13 saying, “This man is going against the law by persuading people to be worshipping his God.”

14 But as Paulos opened his mouth to speak, Gallion said to the Yehudim, “I would have accepted this charge if it was a serious wrong or evil crime and would have listened to you Yehudim. 15 However, since it’s a question about a message and names and your own law, you all can see to it yourselves because I don’t want to get involved in judging things like that.” 16 So he sent them away from the tribunal, 17 but they grabbed Sosthenes, the leader from the meeting hall, and beat him up right there in front of the tribunal. But Gallion took action to stop them.