Study together · The Cast

Priscilla

A tentmaker who, with her husband, opened her home and taught a preacher.

The story

1. Expelled from Rome Acts 18:2

   She and Aquila lose their home when Claudius orders all Jews out of Rome. They settle in Corinth.

2. Paul moves in Acts 18:2-3

   Paul finds them, and because they share a trade, he stays and works with them.

3. Teaching Apollos Acts 18:24-26

   In Ephesus they hear Apollos preach and take him aside to explain the way of God more accurately.

4. Fellow workers and hosts Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19

   Paul thanks them for risking their necks for him. A church meets in their house.

Key verses

“Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life” Romans 16:3-4 (ESV)

Read together: Acts 18:2 · Acts 18:2-3 · Acts 18:24-26 · Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19

Questions to sit with

1. Is there someone you could take aside and help, gently and in private?
2. How has losing a home or a plan opened a door you did not expect?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.