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Berean Standard Bible

“There he found 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 visit them,”

Acts 18:2

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Paul leaves Athens and arrives in Corinth, a busy port city. He is alone and looking for work and a place to stay.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

There he found 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 visit them,

World English Bible (WEB)

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,

King James Version (KJV)

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife -- because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome -- he came to them,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y hallando á un Judío llamado Aquila, natural del Ponto, que hacía poco que había venido de Italia, y á Priscila su mujer, (porque Claudio había mandado que todos los Judíos saliesen de Roma) se vino á ellos;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En Corinto conoció a un judío llamado Aquila, natural de Ponto, que acababa de llegar de Italia con su esposa Priscila. Habían salido de Italia a raíz de la orden de Claudio de expulsar de Roma a todos los judíos.

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