18:1 這事以後，保羅離了雅典，來到哥林多。
18:2 遇見一個猶太人，名叫亞居拉，他生在本都；因為革老丟命猶太人都離開羅馬，新近帶著妻百基拉，從意大利來。保羅就投奔了他們。
18:3 他們本是製造帳棚為業。保羅因與他們同業，就和他們同住做工。
18:4 每逢安息日，保羅在會堂裡辯論，勸化猶太人和希臘人。
18:5 西拉和提摩太從馬其頓來的時候，保羅為道迫切，向猶太人證明耶穌是基督。
18:6 他們既抗拒、毀謗，保羅就抖著衣裳，說：「你們的罪（原文是血）歸到你們自己頭上，與我無干（原文是我卻乾淨）。從今以後，我要往外邦人那裡去。」
18:7 於是離開那裡，到了一個人的家中；這人名叫提多猶士都，是敬拜上帝的，他的家靠近會堂。
18:8 管會堂的基利司布和全家都信了主，還有許多哥林多人聽了，就相信受洗。
18:9 夜間，主在異象中對保羅說：「不要怕，只管講，不要閉口，
18:10 有我與你同在，必沒有人下手害你，因為在這城裡我有許多的百姓。」
18:11 保羅在那裡住了一年零六個月，將上帝的道教訓他們。
18:12 到迦流作亞該亞方伯的時候，猶太人同心起來攻擊保羅，拉他到公堂，
18:13 說：「這個人勸人不按著律法敬拜上帝。」
18:14 保羅剛要開口，迦流就對猶太人說：「你們這些猶太人！如果是為冤枉或奸惡的事，我理當耐性聽你們。
18:15 但所爭論的，若是關乎言語、名目，和你們的律法，你們自己去辦吧！這樣的事我不願意審問」；
18:16 就把他們攆出公堂。
18:17 眾人便揪住管會堂的所提尼，在堂前打他。這些事迦流都不管。
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. 4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. 8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.
12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. 13 “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. 15 But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” 16 So he drove them off. 17 Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.
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哥林多是保羅停留很久的地方，照聖經的記載：「保羅在那裡住了一年零六個月，將上帝的道教訓他們。」
兒保羅之所以停那麼久是因為：夜間，主在異象中對保羅說：「不要怕，只管講，不要閉口，有我與你同在，必沒有人下手害你，因為在這城裡我有許多的百姓。」
雖然我們不是以果效來判斷成敗，但是上帝給的憑證也是很重要，尤其是面對許多的苦難對我們而言也是很大的考驗，我們心中所期盼的還是我們做工要有果效！
也因此，我們還是要為服事有果效來禱告，當然更要求主給我們智慧和勇氣，使我們面對考驗不致失望和沮喪，能有堅忍和確信的心，好克服總總的困難，為主成就美好的事！
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