and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Acts 18:3 in context
Acts 18:1–6
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After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
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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,
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and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
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When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
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When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
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