3and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.


In Context

1 After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.

2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them;

3 and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.

4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Acts 18:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:3and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them, and wrought; (now they were tentmakers by trade.)

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3and because they were of the same trade abode with them, and wrought. For they were tent-makers by trade.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:3and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3And because he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers)

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And because he was of the same craft, he stayed with them, and worked: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.