Acts 18:2 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →In Corinth Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla, a Jewish couple lately driven from Rome when the emperor Claudius ordered all Jews to leave the city.
What Does Acts 18:2 Mean?
Luke introduces two of the dearest names in Paul's story. Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus by the Black Sea, and his wife Priscilla had made their life in Rome until a decree of Claudius expelled the Jewish community, an event Roman history also records. Uprooted, they settled in Corinth, and Paul sought them out.
What looked like calamity was preparation. An emperor's harsh edict moved this couple, with their craft and their faith, into the very city where God's apostle would need a home, a workshop, and friends. Aquila and Priscilla would one day risk their own necks for Paul and host a church in their house. When life uproots us, God may be planting us where He intends to use us.
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What does Acts 18:2 mean?
In Corinth Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla, a Jewish couple lately driven from Rome when the emperor Claudius ordered all Jews to leave the city.