Why did Aquila and Priscilla leave Rome and come to Corinth?
Aquila and Priscilla left Rome because of the demand to depart from Rome. Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus, had lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, and they were now in Corinth, where Paul found them. Paul stayed and worked with them because they shared the same craft of tentmaking.
Les explains that after Paul departed from Athens, he came to Corinth and found a certain Jew named Aquila. Aquila was born in Pontus and had lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because of the demand to depart from Rome; they were now in Corinth. Paul came to Priscilla and Aquila there, and because he was of the same craft, he abode with them and worked, for by their occupation they were tentmakers. Les points out that as Paul and Priscilla and Aquila spent daily time together at their trade, Paul constantly talked about his Gospel—that is all Paul could talk about—rather than weather or politics.
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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Who were Aquila and Priscilla whom Paul met in Corinth?
In Corinth Paul found a Jewish couple, Aquila (called 'Achela' in these captions) and Priscilla; Aquila was born in Pontus and had recently come from Italy.
Who was Aquila that Paul met in Corinth?
When Paul arrived in Corinth, he found a Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla.