Acts 18:1-11
At Corinth, Paul has a happy meeting with a Jewish household: Aquila and Priscilla. Having been led to Christ, they have become particularly dear to the apostle because they had been ready even to lay down their lives for him, in a situation which has not been recorded for us (Romans 16:4). Corinth had a reputation for corrupt morals and for its luxury. The apostle and his friends, who do not want to depend on this wealth, set an example there by working with their hands (1 Corinthians 9:15; 1 Corinthians 9:18; 2 Corinthians 11:8-9).
Faced with the opposition of the Jews, Paul gives up his responsibility for them and tells them that he is going to the Gentiles (v. 6). But Romans 9:2-5 lets us see how much it hurt him to speak like this to them. However the Lord encourages His dear servant. He reveals to him that even if His earthly people do not come up to his expectations, He has "much people in this city" for heaven (v. 10). Yes, in this dissolute city, it will please the Lord to draw to Himself a large number of believers, as is confirmed by the two epistles written to them later. Here is proof that neither wealth nor pleasure, in this town where there was lack of nothing, could satisfy the real needs of the heart of man.