The Chosen Key Word in this Chapter is “Taught” it comes from the Greek Word “didasko” which means “to teach.”
Paul settles in a challenging city for over a year, and an eloquent new teacher arrives needing a bit of extra instruction himself. Welcome to Bible Life Basics Chapter Reviews, I am Chris and this is Acts 18.
Arriving in Corinth, Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla, fellow tentmakers recently expelled from Rome, and stays with them, working alongside them at his own trade while reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath. When Silas and Timothy rejoin him, Paul devotes himself fully to preaching, testifying that Jesus is the Christ, though facing significant opposition and blasphemy from some in the synagogue. The Lord encourages Paul in a vision, promising him safety and assuring him that He has many people in that city, and Paul remains there teaching, “didasko” in Greek, God’s word for a year and six months.
When Jewish leaders bring Paul before Gallio, the Roman proconsul, accusing him of persuading people to worship God contrary to the law, Gallio refuses to get involved in what he considers merely an internal religious dispute, dismissing the case entirely, and the crowd beats the synagogue leader Sosthenes right in front of the judgment seat without Gallio caring at all.
After remaining in Corinth a good while longer, Paul sails for Syria with Priscilla and Aquila, eventually reaching Ephesus, where he reasons briefly in the synagogue before continuing his journey, promising to return if God wills. Meanwhile, a learned, eloquent Jew named Apollos arrives in Ephesus, mighty in the Scriptures, but knowing only the baptism of John. Priscilla and Aquila hear him and take him aside, explaining “the way of God more perfectly” to him. Apollos then travels to Achaia, where he greatly helps the believers there, powerfully proving from Scripture that Jesus is the Christ.
Apollos was already eloquent, learned, and passionate, yet still had real gaps in his understanding that two ordinary believers, Priscilla and Aquila, were able to quietly fill in private conversation. Even gifted, confident teachers can genuinely benefit from humble correction offered gently and directly, rather than through public confrontation.
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