Acts 18:3 meaning and explanation

and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

Acts 18:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul has just arrived in Corinth after leaving Athens, and he meets Aquila and Priscilla, a Jewish couple who had recently come from Italy. This verse explains why Paul stayed with them: they shared the trade of tentmaking, so he joined their workshop and supported himself while he preached.

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