Acts 18:3
World English Bible (WEB)
and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
In context
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
2 He 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,
3 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
Acts 18:3 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
- KJV King James Version
- And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;
- DBY Darby Translation
- and because they were of the same trade abode with them, and wrought. For they were tent-makers by trade.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And because he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers)