Lives of Scripture

Named in Scripture at Corinth

• Paul (M) — founding missionary, stayed eighteen months

  Acts 18:1-11

• Silas (M) — present with Paul when he devoted himself fully to preaching here

  Acts 18:5

• Aquila (M) — host and fellow tentmaker; later helped instruct Apollos more accurately

  Acts 18:1-3; Acts 18:26

• Priscilla (F) — host and fellow tentmaker; later helped instruct Apollos more accurately

  Acts 18:1-3; Acts 18:26

• Crispus (M) — synagogue ruler who believed and was baptized by Paul

  Acts 18:8; 1 Corinthians 1:14

• Titius Justus (M) — hosted Paul's preaching in a house next to the synagogue

  Acts 18:7

• Sosthenes — synagogue ruler beaten by the crowd before Gallio's tribunal; later co-sends 1 Corinthians with Paul, suggesting he came to faith

  Acts 18:17; 1 Corinthians 1:1

• Apollos (M) — eloquent teacher who "watered" the church Paul had planted

  Acts 18:24-28; 1 Corinthians 3:6

• Gaius (M) — hosted Paul and "the whole church"; one of the few Paul personally baptized

  1 Corinthians 1:14; Romans 16:23

• Erastus (M) — the city treasurer

  Romans 16:23; 2 Timothy 4:20

• Stephanas (M) — his household were the first converts in Achaia, "the firstfruits"; devoted themselves to serving the saints

  1 Corinthians 1:16; 1 Corinthians 16:15-17

• Forunatus (M) — traveled to encourage Paul on the church's behalf

  1 Corinthians 16:17

• Achaicus (M) — traveled to encourage Paul on the church's behalf

  1 Corinthians 16:17

• Chloe (F) — her household reported the church's divisions to Paul

  1 Corinthians 1:11

• Timothy (M) — sent by Paul to remind the church of his ways in Christ

  1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 16:10

• Titus (M) — sent by Paul to organize the church's collection for Jerusalem and to deliver a severe letter

  2 Corinthians 7:6-16; 2 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

• Tertius (M) — wrote down Paul's letter to Rome at his dictation, likely while both were in Corinth

  Romans 16:22