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


In Context

1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,

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

4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, 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 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 American Standard 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 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.