What happensPermalink
Paul goes to Corinth, again preaching to the Jews and turning to the Gentiles when they oppose him. God promises him support in Corinth, so he stays for more than eighteen months. Eventually, he returns to Antioch by way of Ephesus, where he starts a church.
Why it mattersPermalink
Paul’s normal pattern of preaching to Jews, then to Gentiles, then leaving after setting up churches, is disrupted here by God’s will. Proconsul Gallio’s ruling confirms God’s will, and Paul stays in a city where he is hated for more than a year and a half.
Key versePermalink
And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.