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And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

And he drave them from the judgment seat.

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man"s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?