Pauls Work At Corinth
And Paul left the place and went to the home of Titius Justus, who
worshipped God, whose house was next to the synagogue. Crispus, the
president of the synagogue, and all his family, believed in the Lord;
and many of the Corinthians when they heard Paul, believed and were
baptized. One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, "Do not be
afraid, but speak and do not stop, for I am with you and no one shall
harm you; I h
ve many followers in this city." So Paul lived there a
year and a half and taught them the word of God.
But when Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews joined in an attack on
Paul and brought him before the court on the charge that he led people
to worship God contrary to the law. But just as Paul was about to speak,
Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were something about wrong-doing or a
serious crime, there would be some reason for my listening to you, O
Jews; but if these are only questions about names and your own law, take
care of them yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of matters like
these." And he drove them out of the court. Then all the people caught
hold of Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and beat him in front
of the court; but Gallio paid no attention to these things. Paul, after
staying some time longer in Corinth, said good-by to the brothers and
with Priscilla and Aquila, sailed for Syria.