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Acts 18 Bible study: Tent makers in Corinth

Apollos "taught accurately the things concerning Jesus" (18:25), and still Priscilla and Aquila "explained to him the way of God more accurately" (18:26). And the chapter's testifying and its last verse end on the same words: "that Jesus was the Christ" (18:5, 18:28).

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“The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;”
Acts 18:9 · World English Bible

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That Jesus was the Christ

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"After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth." (18:1). There he found Aquila and his wife Priscilla, "and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers." (18:3) (tap tent makers). "He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks." (18:4) (tap reasoned). "When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ." (18:5) (tap testifying). Here is what almost everyone misses: the chapter's last verse ends with the same words. Apollos "powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ." (18:28). In the WEB, "that Jesus was the Christ" closes both verses: what Paul testified at Corinth, Apollos showed by the Scriptures. Neither verse names a passage of Scripture, and these notes don't supply one.

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The Greek word behind it

ἀκριβῶςakribossay ak-ree-BOHS

Strong's: "exactly". Thayer, listing 18:25: "exactly, accurately, diligently". Apollos "spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus" (18:25), and Priscilla and Aquila "explained to him the way of God more accurately" (18:26). RP2018 tags more accurately with this same Strong's number; Strong's gives the form behind it, ἀκριβέστερον, an entry of its own (G197): "more exactly". Luke's Gospel has the word near its opening: "having traced the course of all things accurately from the first" (Luke 1:3).

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Acts 18 Bible study questions

  1. 1"Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent" (18:9). Where would you most like the courage to speak rather than stay silent?
  2. 2Priscilla and Aquila "took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately" (18:26). Who has helped you understand something more accurately, and how did they go about it?
  3. 3Paul said, "I will return again to you if God wills" (18:21). What plans are you making this week that you could hold the same way?

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Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home