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Many in This City — Key Takeaways

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Many in This City

Andrew SawyerOct 10, 2026

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God sovereignly repurposed Priscilla and Aquila's forced displacement from Rome into a strategic partnership with Paul that shaped the early church in Corinth and Ephesus—showing that gospel ministry advances through ordinary saints, not just apostles (Acts 18).

Key takeaways

Correction of fellow teachers is best done privately, not before elders

Correction of fellow teachers is best done privately, not before elders

  • Priscilla and Aquila took Apollos aside to explain 'the way of God more accurately' (Acts 18:26)
  • Apollos was eloquent and fervent, yet they still corrected him respectfully—and he listened

Gallio's dismissal of Paul's case was legally significant, not indifference

Gallio's dismissal of Paul's case was legally significant, not indifference

  • As proconsul of Achaia, Gallio refused to judge intra-Jewish religious disputes (Acts 18:14-15)
  • This set a precedent distinguishing Christian disputes from Roman civil matters

Paul's Corinthian vision redefines 'God's people' as those not yet saved

Paul's Corinthian vision redefines 'God's people' as those not yet saved

  • 'I have many in this city who are my people' (Acts 18:10) refers to future believers, not current ones
  • This echoes Jesus' words in John 10:16 about 'other sheep that are not of this fold'

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In this piece

  1. Expulsion from Rome and Arrival in Corinth
  2. Reestablishing the Tentmaking Trade
  3. Meeting Paul in the Workshop
  4. Paul's Teaching in the Synagogue
  5. The Gospel Transforms the Couple's Faith
  6. Arrival of Silas and Timothy
  7. Opposition, Conversion, and Baptism
  8. The Lord's Vision and Paul's Eighteen-Month Ministry
  9. Accusation Before Gallio
  10. Sosthenes Beaten Before the Tribunal
  11. Departure from Corinth and Journey to Ephesus
  12. Priscilla and Aquila Instruct Apollos
  13. Apollos Departs for Corinth
  14. Conclusion: Paul Planted, Apollos Watered, God Gave Growth
  15. Scripture References and Notes

“They were His people, even if they had not yet heard the gospel.”

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