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Acts 18

Acts 18 ( Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)): After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ; 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. And because he was of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens , Corinth , Pontus , Italy , Rome . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth, Ephesus , and Rome, documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Macedonia (region. Referenced in Acts 16:9 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:12 , Acts 18:5 , Acts 19:21 .) Ephesus (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:19 , Acts 18:21 , Acts 18:24 , Acts 19:1 , Acts 19:17 , Acts 19:26 .) Achaia (region. Referenced in Acts 18:12 , Acts 18:27 , Acts 19:21 , Rom 15:26 , 1 Cor 16:15 .) Rome (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 18:2 , Acts 19:21 , Acts 23:11 , Acts 28:14 , Acts 28:16 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Acts 18:16 : "And he drave them from the judgment seat."; Acts 18:1 : "After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ;"; Acts 18:13 : "Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 18 ( Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)), Acts (New Testament • 28 Chapters).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Acts 18
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Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)

After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ; 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. And because he was of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens , Corinth , Pontus , Italy , Rome .

Gallio Inscription at Delphi — Proconsul of Achaia (Acts 18:12)
IMAGE • archaeology

Rescript of Emperor Claudius dating the proconsulship of Gallio in Corinth to 51–52 CE, the chronological anchor of Pauline chronology.

Roman Imperial Chancellery (Claudius) / Delphi Excavation • Delphi Archaeological Museum / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:16)
IMAGE • maps

Extended 3-year ministry in Ephesus , visit to Macedonia and Greece , and journey to Jerusalem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Acts
99% New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters

Acts (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Mary . Key places: Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia . Opens with: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,..."

Acts 18:12
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Acts Chapter 18, Verse 12

Scripture passage in Acts 18:12

Map of Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
IMAGE • maps

Cilicia , Galatia , Troas (Macedonian Call), Philippi , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens , and Corinth .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)
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Sea voyage from Caesarea through Sidon , Myra , Fair Havens ( Crete ), shipwreck at Malta , and arrival in Rome .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
ἀγαθός
agathos (agathós) [ag-ath-os']
G0018 Greek adjective 102x
good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness

Primary meaning: good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness. Strong's: "good" (in any sense, often as noun). Lexical nuances: in general, good , in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to produce pleasure and satisfaction, . . . that which, in itself good, is also at once for the good and the advantage of him who comes in contact with it" (Cremer, 3): γῆ , Lk 8:8 ; δένδρον , Mt 7:18 ; καρδία , Lk 8:15 ; δόσις , Ja...

Derivation: a primary word;
Macedonia
91% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Thessalonica • 40.632°N, 22.932°E

region. Referenced in Acts 16:9 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:12 , Acts 18:5 , Acts 19:21 .

Ephesus
88% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.953°N, 27.368°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:19 , Acts 18:21 , Acts 18:24 , Acts 19:1 , Acts 19:17 , Acts 19:26 .

Taylor Prism (Sennacherib's Annals) — Siege of Jerusalem
IMAGE • archaeology

Hexagonal baked clay prism in the British Museum recording Sennacherib's campaign against Hezekiah : 'I shut him up like a caged bird'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Lachish Reliefs — Assyrian Assault on Judahite Fortress
IMAGE • archaeology

Stone wall relief from Sennacherib's Southwest Palace at Nineveh depicting the siege, battering rams, and deportation of Lachish (701 BCE).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Achaia
81% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Athens • 37.983°N, 23.733°E

region. Referenced in Acts 18:12 , Acts 18:27 , Acts 19:21 , Rom 15:26 , 1 Cor 16:15 .

Pool of Siloam — Excavations of the Lower Byzantine & Herodian Pool
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental stone steps and promenade where Jesus sent the man born blind to wash in John 9:7 .

Second Temple Jerusalem Engineers • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Behistun Inscription — Darius the Great Trilingual Relief
IMAGE • archaeology

Colossal rock relief in Iran carved in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian, key to deciphering cuneiform and Persian royal decrees in Ezra .

Achaemenid Persian Stonemasons (Darius the Great) • UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bisotun CC-BY-SA 4.0
Seal of King Hezekiah — Royal Bulla from Ophel Excavations
IMAGE • archaeology

Impression of the royal signet ring of King Hezekiah featuring a two-winged sun disk and ankh symbols.

Chancery of King Hezekiah • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Rome
80% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 41.900°N, 12.483°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 18:2 , Acts 19:21 , Acts 23:11 , Acts 28:14 , Acts 28:16 .

Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar
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Hewn sandstone blocks of a sacrificial altar with corner horns dismantled during Hezekiah 's or Josiah 's religious reforms.

Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Uzziah Tablet — Second Temple Reburial of King Uzziah
IMAGE • archaeology

Aramaic inscription stone from the Mount of Olives reading 'Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah , king of Judah ; do not open!'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib — Third Campaign
IMAGE • archaeology

Hexagonal cuneiform prism recording Sennacherib's capture of 46 fortified Judean cities and tribute from Hezekiah .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Asia
79% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 39.230°N, 32.730°E

region. Referenced in Acts 2:9 , Acts 6:9 , Acts 16:6 , Acts 19:10 , Acts 19:22 .

Corinth
77% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.906°N, 22.878°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:1 , Acts 19:1 , 1 Cor 1:2 , 2 Cor 1:1 , 2 Cor 1:23 , 2 Tim 4:20 .

Galatia
77% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Lystra • 37.578°N, 32.453°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:6 , Acts 18:23 , 1 Cor 16:1 , Gal 1:2 , 2 Tim 4:10 , 1 Pet 1:1 (identified with Lystra ).

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 1 –12 showing the Risen Jesus empowering his followers with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost , the bold multi-ethnic community in Jerusalem , and early expansion across Judea and Samaria .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 13 –28 following Paul's missionary journeys across the Greco-Roman world, the Jerusalem Council uniting Jewish and Gentile believers, trials, and unhindered proclamation in Rome .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Athens
76% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.983°N, 23.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:15 , Acts 17:16 , Acts 17:22 , Acts 18:1 , 1 Thes 3:1 .

Caesarea
76% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.500°N, 34.892°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 8:40 , Acts 9:30 , Acts 10:1 , Acts 10:24 , Acts 11:11 , Acts 12:19 .

Italy
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Biblical Place • Rome • 41.900°N, 12.483°E

region. Referenced in Acts 18:2 , Acts 27:1 , Acts 27:6 , Heb 13:24 .

Thyatira
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 38.926°N, 27.857°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:14 , Rev 1:11 , Rev 2:18 , Rev 2:24 .

Alexandria
74% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.228°N, 29.957°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:24 , Acts 27:6 , Acts 28:11 .

Phrygia
74% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Laodicea • 37.770°N, 29.065°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 16:6 , Acts 18:23 (identified with Laodicea ).

Pontus
74% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 40.905°N, 37.800°E

region. Referenced in Acts 2:9 , Acts 18:2 , 1 Pet 1:1 .

Cyprus
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 35.018°N, 33.208°E

island. Referenced in Isa 23:1 , Isa 23:12 , Jer 2:10 , Ezek 27:6 , Acts 4:36 .

The Munus Triplex in Old Testament Anointing Types and New Testament Consummation

Explicitly rooted in Old Testament anointing types and New Testament fulfillment (Munus Triplex): Prophet like Moses ( Deut 18:15 , Acts 3:22 ), Great High Priest after Melchizedek ( Ps 110:4 , Heb 7:1-28 ), and Davidic King ( 2 Sam 7:12-16 , Luke 1:32-33 , Rev 19:16 ).

Cenchreae
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.885°N, 22.993°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:18 , Rom 16:1 .

Scripture Passages (24)

Acts 18:16 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

And he drave them from the judgment seat.

Acts 18:1 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:13 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:20 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:4 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:11 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:28 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ .

Acts 18:22 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:24 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria , an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus .

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph .

Acts 18:3 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

Acts 18:19 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

And called, and asked whether Simon , which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

Acts 18:9 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

Acts 18:10 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

Acts 18:5 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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

Acts 18:12 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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 we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

Acts 18:7 (KJV)
Acts 18 KJV

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 with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

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