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Acts 18:3 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

Acts 18:3

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

1

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

2

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.

3

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

4

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

5

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

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