1 A fter these things he left Athens and went to Corinth.

Depois disto Paulo partiu para Atenas e chegou a Corinto.

2 A nd he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them,

E encontrando um judeu por nome Áqüila, natural do Ponto, que pouco antes viera da Itália, e Priscila, sua mulher (porque Cláudio tinha decretado que todos os judeus saíssem de Roma), foi ter com eles,

3 a nd because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

e, por ser do mesmo ofício, com eles morava, e juntos trabalhavam; pois eram, por ofício, fabricantes de tendas.

4 A nd he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

Ele discutia todos os sábados na sinagoga, e persuadia a judeus e gregos.

5 B ut when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Quando Silas e Timóteo desceram da Macedônia, Paulo dedicou- se inteiramente ã palavra, testificando aos judeus que Jesus era o Cristo.

6 B ut when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Como estes, porém, se opusessem e proferissem injúrias, sacudiu ele as vestes e disse-lhes: O vosso sangue seja sobre a vossa cabeça; eu estou limpo, e desde agora vou para os gentios.

7 T hen he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next to the synagogue.

E saindo dali, entrou em casa de um homem temente a Deus, chamado Tito Justo, cuja casa ficava junto da sinagoga.

8 C rispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.

Crispo, chefe da sinagoga, creu no Senhor com toda a sua casa; e muitos dos coríntios, ouvindo, criam e eram batizados.

9 A nd the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent;

E de noite disse o Senhor em visão a Paulo: Não temas, mas fala e não te cales;

10 f or I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

porque eu estou contigo e ninguém te acometerá para te fazer mal, pois tenho muito povo nesta cidade.

11 A nd he settled there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

E ficou ali um ano e seis meses, ensinando entre eles a palavra de Deus.

12 B ut while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

Sendo Gálio procônsul da Acaia, levantaram-se os judeus de comum acordo contra Paulo, e o levaram ao tribunal,

13 s aying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

dizendo: Este persuade os homens a render culto a Deus de um modo contrário ã lei.

14 B ut when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you;

E, quando Paulo estava para abrir a boca, disse Gálio aos judeus: Se de fato houvesse, ó judeus, algum agravo ou crime perverso, com razão eu vos sofreria;

15 b ut if there are questions about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.”

mas, se são questões de palavras, de nomes, e da vossa lei, disso cuidai vós mesmos; porque eu não quero ser juiz destas coisas.

16 A nd he drove them away from the judgment seat.

E expulsou-os do tribunal.

17 A nd they all took hold of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.

Então todos agarraram Sóstenes, chefe da sinagoga, e o espancavam diante do tribunal; e Gálio não se importava com nenhuma dessas coisas.

18 P aul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow.

Paulo, tendo ficado ali ainda muitos dias, despediu-se dos irmãos e navegou para a Síria, e com ele Priscila e Áqüila, havendo rapado a cabeça em Cencréia, porque tinha voto.

19 T hey came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

E eles chegaram a Éfeso, onde Paulo os deixou; e tendo entrado na sinagoga, discutia com os judeus.

20 W hen they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,

Estes rogavam que ficasse por mais algum tempo, mas ele não anuiu,

21 b ut taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.

antes se despediu deles, dizendo: Se Deus quiser, de novo voltarei a vós; e navegou de Éfeso.

22 W hen he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch. Third Missionary Journey

Tendo chegado a Cesaréia, subiu a Jerusalém e saudou a igreja, e desceu a Antioquia.

23 A nd having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

E, tendo demorado ali algum tempo, partiu, passando sucessivamente pela região da Galácia e da Frígia, fortalecendo a todos os discípulos.

24 N ow a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures.

Ora, chegou a Éfeso certo judeu chamado Apolo, natural de Alexandria, homem eloqüente e poderoso nas Escrituras.

25 T his man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

Era ele instruído no caminho do Senhor e, sendo fervoroso de espírito, falava e ensinava com precisão as coisas concernentes a Jesus, conhecendo entretanto somente o batismo de João.

26 a nd he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Ele começou a falar ousadamente na sinagoga: mas quando Priscila e Áqüila o ouviram, levaram-no consigo e lhe expuseram com mais precisão o caminho de Deus.

27 A nd when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

Querendo ele passar ã Acáia, os irmãos o animaram e escreveram aos discípulos que o recebessem; e tendo ele chegado, auxiliou muito aos que pela graça haviam crido.

28 f or he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Pois com grande poder refutava publicamente os judeus, demonstrando pelas escrituras que Jesus era o Cristo.