Corinth — Bible place

A Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles west of Athens. The ancient city was destroyed by the Romans (B.C. 146), and that mentioned in the New Testament was quite a new city, having been rebuilt about a century afterwards and peopled by a colony of freedmen from Rome. It became under the Romans the seat of government for Southern Greece or Achaia (Acts 18:12-16). It was noted for its wealth, and for the luxurious and immoral and vicious habits of the people. It had a large mixed population of Romans, Greeks, and Jews. When Paul first visited the city (A.D. 51 or 52), Gallio, the brother of Seneca, was proconsul. Here Paul resided for eighteen months (18:1-18). Here he first became aquainted with Aquila and Priscilla, and soon after his departure Apollos came to it from Ephesus. After an interval he visited it a second time, and remained for three months (20:3). During this second visit his Epistle to the Romans was written (probably A.D. 55). Although there were many Jewish converts at Corinth, yet the Gentile element prevailed in the church there.

Some have argued from 2 Cor. 12:14; 13:1, that Paul visited Corinth a third time (i.e., that on some unrecorded occasion he visited the city between what are usually called the first and second visits). But the passages referred to only indicate Paul’s intention to visit Corinth (comp. 1 Cor. 16:5, where the Greek present tense denotes an intention), an intention which was in some way frustrated. We can hardly suppose that such a visit could have been made by the apostle without more distinct reference to it.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (6)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: ACT 18:1

OET-RV ACT 18:1

18 After this, Paulos left Athainai and travelled to Korinthos.

OET-LV ACT 18:1

18 After these things, having _been _departed from the Athaʸnai, he _came to Korinthos.

Show passage in OET: ACT 19:1

OET-RV ACT 19:1

19 So then while Apollos was at Korinthos, Paulos travelled through the interior regions before arriving at Efesos. He found some followers there,

OET-LV ACT 19:1

19 And it _became at the time, the Apollōs to _be in Korinthos, Paulos having _passed _through the upper parts, to _come _down to Efesos and to _find some apprentices/followers,

Show passage in OET: CO1 1:2

OET-RV CO1 1:2

2 It’s written to God’s assembly there in Korinthos—to those believers in Messiah Yeshua who’ve been declared guiltless and who’ve been called to live holy lives, along with all those who appeal to the power of our and their master Yeshua Messiah, everywhere.

OET-LV CO1 1:2

2 to _the assembly of_ the _god, having _been _sanctified in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, which being in Korinthos, called holy ones, with all the ones calling on _the name of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah, in every place, of _them and of _us:

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