Acts 18

So it says, "They departed from Athens and went to Corinth and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla." So this is the famous, uh, couple, married couple, Aquila and Priscilla.

"Because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome, and he came to them.

So, because he was of the same trade," in other words, Paul and, and, uh, Aquila were of the same trade, they were both tent makers.

"So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for by occupation they were tent makers.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garment and said to them, 'Your blood be upon your own heads.

I am clean.

From now on I will go to the Gentiles.' And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

Then Crispus" Sounds like a cereal, doesn't it? "Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord." So this is the ruler of the synagogue, obviously Jewish, but definitely not a believer.

"Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue," talk about an influential person, "believed on the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians hearing believed and were baptized." No doubt the ruler of the synagogue, Crispus, him believing and his family, wa- was influential for the Corinthians to, especially the Jews of, in Corinth, to believe.