A Jewish Christian tentmaker from Pontus, husband of Priscilla. The couple worked alongside Paul at their shared trade in Corinth and traveled with him to Ephesus, where they took the gifted preacher Apollos aside to teach him the gospel more fully. They risked their lives for Paul and hosted house churches.
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.Acts 18:2, KJV
Acts 18:18
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.Acts 18:18, KJV
Acts 18:26
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.Acts 18:26, KJV
Romans 16:3
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:Romans 16:3, KJV
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