Aquila
A Jewish tentmaker from Pontus, expelled from Rome with his wife Priscilla when Claudius banished the Jews from the city. Paul met them at Corinth, stayed and worked in the same trade with them, and later took them to Ephesus. Together they instructed Apollos more fully, hosted a church in their house, and were greeted by Paul as fellow workers who had risked their lives for him.
What we know — and how we know it
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Ancient writersThat expulsion of Jews from Rome under Claudius is independently reported by the historian Suetonius.
Where in scripture
ActsRomans1 Corinthians2 TimothyHe found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
Acts 18:2 — Meets Paul at Corinth
Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
Acts 18:18
He began to speak 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.
Acts 18:26
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Romans 16:3
The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.
1 Corinthians 16:19
Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
2 Timothy 4:19
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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