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Corinth

Achaia · New Testament · 6 verses

A major commercial city of Greece on the isthmus between two seas. The name appears in Acts, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians and 1 more in the King James text.

About Corinth

A major commercial city of Greece on the isthmus between two seas.

Its place in the story

Paul stayed in Corinth for about eighteen months, working with Aquila and Priscilla and founding a church. He wrote at least two letters to the Corinthians, addressing many issues in the young church.

Corinth in Scripture (KJV)

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

Acts 18:1 (KJV)

“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,”

Acts 19:1 (KJV)

“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:”

1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJV)

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:”

2 Corinthians 1:1 (KJV)

“Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.”

2 Corinthians 1:23 (KJV)

“Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.”

2 Timothy 4:20 (KJV)

Where it leads

In Corinth Paul was assured in a vision that Christ had many people in that city, and a strong church was formed.

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