Corinth
The bustling port where Paul stayed a year and a half planting the congregation.
First mentioned in the Bible
Moreover, the Lord said to Paul in a vision by night: “Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not keep silent, for I am with you and no man will assault you to harm you; for I have many people in this city.”— Acts 18:9-10
Background
Corinth commanded the isthmus between two seas — a city of merchants and notorious morals. Here Paul worked as a tentmaker alongside Aquila and Priscilla, and the Lord encouraged him in a vision: "Be not afraid, but speak." He remained a year and six months, planting a thriving yet troubled congregation to which he later wrote First and Second Corinthians.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
Moreover, the Lord said to Paul in a vision by night: “Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not keep silent, for I am with you and no man will assault you to harm you; for I have many people in this city.”— Acts 18:9-10
to the congregation of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in union with Christ Jesus, called to be holy ones, together with all those everywhere who are calling on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:— 1 Corinthians 1:2
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