After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

ACTS 18:1KJV
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Acts 18:1 (KJV)

What does Acts 18:1 mean?

Acts 18:1 marks a change of place in Paul’s travels. After the events in Athens, Paul leaves that city and arrives in Corinth. The verse moves the account from his time in Athens to what happens during his stay in Corinth.

The narrator tells the reader about Paul’s journey rather than recording Paul’s own words. The phrase “after these things” connects the move to the events just described in Athens, where Paul spoke to people about God.

Why Acts 18:1 matters

  • The move to Corinth begins a new part of Paul’s travels in the account. In the following verses, Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla and works with them as a tentmaker.
  • The verse helps readers follow the shift in location. The events that follow take place in Corinth, not Athens, although the same traveler, Paul, remains at the center of the story.

Where else these words appear

“Athens” Greek G116 · used in 6 verses

  • Acts 17:15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
  • Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. The first epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.

“Corinth” Greek G2882 · used in 7 verses

  • Acts 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
  • 1 Corinthians 1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
  • 2 Corinthians 1:23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

“departed” Greek G5563 · used in 12 verses

  • Matthew 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
  • Acts 18:2 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.
  • 1 Corinthians 7:11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.