Acts 18:1

CHAPTER XVIII.

Paul, leaving Athens, comes to Corinth, meets with Aquila and

Priscilla, and labours with them at tent-making, 1-3.

He preaches, and proves that Jesus was the Christ, 4, 5.

The Jews oppose and blaspheme; and he purposes to go to the

Gentiles, 6.

Justus, Crispus, and several of the Corinthians believe, 7, 8.

Paul has a vision, by which he is greatly comforted, 9, 10.

He continues there a year and six months, 11.

Gallio being deputy of Achaia, the Jews make insurrection

against Paul, and bring him before the deputy, who dismisses

the cause; whereupon the Jews commit a variety of outrages,

12-17.

Paul sails to Syria, and from thence to Ephesus, where he

preaches, 18-20.

He leaves Ephesus-goes to Caesarea, visits Antioch, Galatia,

and Phrygia, 21-23.

Account of Apollos and his preaching, 24-28.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVIII.

Verse Acts 18:1. Paul departed from Athens] How long he stayed here, we cannot tell; it is probable it could not be less than three months; but, finding that the Gospel made little progress among the Athenians, he resolved to go to Corinth.

CORINTH was situated on the isthmus that connects Peloponnesus to Attica; and was the capital of all Achaia, or Peloponnesus. It was most advantageously situated for trade; for, by its two ports, the Lecheum and Cenchreae, it commanded the commerce both of the Ionian and AEgean Sea. It was destroyed by the Romans under Mummius, about one hundred and forty-six years before Christ, in their wars with Attica; but was rebuilt by Julius Caesar, and became one of the most considerable cities of Greece. Like other kingdoms and states, it has undergone a variety of revolutions: from the oppressive and destructive government of the Turks it has been lately restored to that of the Greeks; but it is greatly reduced, its whole population amounting only to between thirteen and fourteen thousand souls. It is about 46 miles east of Athens, and 342 S.W. of Constantinople. Its public buildings were very superb; and there the order called the Corinthian Order, in architecture, took its rise.