# Acts 18:8

> Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

— Acts 18:8, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Corinth** (Achaia · today Corinth) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/corinth

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- 1 Corinthians 1:13-17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/1/13
- Mark 16:15-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/16/15
- Romans 10:14-17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/10/14
- Acts 11:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/14
- Acts 8:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/8/12

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/8
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).