What occupation did Paul share with Aquila and Priscilla?
Paul shared the occupation of tent making with Aquila and Priscilla. Acts 18:3 records that Paul was of the same craft as them and worked with them, for by their occupation they were tent makers. There is scholarly debate about the exact nature of the tents.
Les explains that when Paul arrived in Corinth, he found a Jew named Aquila (spelled Achela in the transcript) and his wife Priscilla, who had left Italy because Emperor Claudius commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. Paul was of the same craft, so he stayed with them and worked. Les teaches that by their occupation, all three were tent makers. He also notes that there is some controversy among scholars about what the tent was.
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
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Why did Paul stay with Aquila and Priscilla and work?
Paul stayed with Aquila and Priscilla and worked alongside them because he was of the same trade or craft.