Where did Paul travel to Corinth from?
What was Aquila’s story?
What occupation did both Paul and Aquila have?
When Paul went to the synagogue on Sabbath, who did he reason with?
Who joined Paul from Macedonia?
When Paul was compelled by the Spirit, what did he testify?
How did they respond to Paul? What did he do in protest of them?
To whom did Paul say he would go from now on?
Whose house did he go to?
Who was baptized?
How did the Lord speak to Paul? What did He say to him?
How long did Paul continue in Corinth?
Who was proconsul of Achaia? What did the Jews do with Paul?
What was their accusation?
What was Gallio’s response?
Who did the Greeks beat? What was Gallio’s response to this?

Thought Questions

Why might Greeks have been at the synagogue on Sabbath?
Why did Paul’s patience with the Jews finally run out? Should there be a limit to our patience with those who reject our message? Is there a limit to God’s patience?
After all that Paul had already been through, why do you think God spoke to him then, telling him that he would be safe there? Should Paul have waited for that encouragement on other previous occasions?
Do you feel safe preaching the word of Christ? Do you need encouragement from God?
Do you think God was able to work with Gallio? How? Was Gallio’s apathy toward the Jewish opposition somehow related to the Lord’s proclamation of comfort to Paul in verses 9 and 10?

My prayer is:
That I would have patience with people who continuously reject the message of the Lord, but understanding to know how long to deal with them in the same way before changing tactics;
That I would understand that God has long patience; however, that I should not test His patience indefinitely;
And thanksgiving for the times when God has protected me in my work for Him, when He has said, “Keep speaking for Me.”

Where did Paul’s companions take him? What did he command them to do before they left?
What provoked Paul’s spirit in Athens?
What places did he reason with the people? What types of people did he reason with?
What two classes of philosophers encountered him? What were their various reactions to him?
Where did they take him? What did they want to know?
What was the favorite pastime of the Athenians and the foreigners there?
Where did Paul stand to speak to the people?
What did he observe about the Athenians?
What was the inscription on the altar that Paul found?
According to Paul’s sermon, why does God not dwell in temples made by human hands? Why does He not need anything from humans?
What has He made every nation from? What two things has He determined? Why?
How does Paul describe our relationship to God in verse 28? On what point did he agree with the Greek poets?
What should we believe as a result of the knowledge that we are God’s offspring?
What has God done with people in times past? But what is he doing now? Why?
Who will God judge the world by? How has He given assurance of this?
What point caused some of the Greeks to mock Paul?
Who ended up believing Paul?

Thought Questions

Do you think your city is given over to idols? Is your spirit provoked within you because of it? What have you done as a result?
Would you be willing to reason in the marketplace with non-believers? What would you say?
What similarities do you see between the Athenians and our culture?
What are the pros and cons of a society’s obsession with telling and hearing “some new thing”?
Give an overview of Paul’s points. Do you think he did a good job with his reasoning? What were some of your favorite points? Would you have reasoned the same way?
Most of us no longer worship Zeus and Venus and stone idols, but what are some idols in your life that you are tempted to worship–that is, to hold more dear to you than Christ? How can you apply what Paul is saying to help you through that temptation?
What do you think about God overlooking or “winking at” sins such as idolatry in times of ignorance? What do you think that means? What is the reason Paul gave at that time that “now” He commands all men everywhere to repent? Can you use ignorance as an excuse to get away with sins?
Do you believe in the resurrection of the dead–not just in spirit, ghostlike; but in body at the last day? What reasons do you have for what you believe? (Read the last half of verse 31 again.)
Compare Paul’s sermon here to the ones he gave in other places (such as chapter 13). What can we learn about preaching to different demographics? Did Paul compromise his message for them?

My prayer is:
That God would inspire me to share the right words with each type of people I come in contact with, in order to best share Christ with them;
That I would understand that since I am God’s offspring, He is much higher than any idol I am tempted to worship;
And to repent from sin, since through Christ’s example and sacrifice I have no excuse of ignorance of sin.