8. Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household came to believe in the Lord. Many Corinthians believed and were baptized after listening to Paul.
9. One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, "Don’t be afraid. Continue speaking. Don’t be silent.
10. I’m with you and no one who attacks you will harm you, for I have many people in this city."
11. So he stayed there for eighteen months, teaching God’s word among them.
12. Now when Gallio was the governor of the province of Achaia, the Jews united in their opposition against Paul and brought him before the court.
13. "This man is persuading others to worship God unlawfully," they declared.
14. Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If there had been some sort of injury or criminal behavior, I would have reason to accept your complaint.
15. However, since these are squabbles about a message, names, and your own Law, deal with them yourselves. I have no desire to sit in judgment over such things."
16. He expelled them from the court,
17. but everyone seized Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and gave him a beating in the presence of the governor. None of this mattered to Gallio.
18. After Paul stayed in Corinth for some time, he said good-bye to the brothers and sisters. At the Corinthian seaport of Cenchreae he had his head shaved, since he had made a solemn promise. Then, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila, he sailed away to Syria.
19. After they arrived in Ephesus, he left Priscilla and Aquila and entered the synagogue and interacted with the Jews.