Priscilla and Aquila

Aquila was a Jew from Pontus who had lived in Rome with his wife Priscilla, also called Prisca. Acts 18 says they came to Corinth after Emperor Claudius ordered Jews to leave Rome. Paul stayed and worked with them because they shared the trade of tentmaking or leatherworking. When Paul left Corinth for Ephesus, Priscilla and Aquila accompanied him and remained there. They heard the eloquent teacher Apollos speaking in the synagogue and privately explained the way of God to him more accurately. Their home became a meeting place for believers. Paul later greets Prisca and Aquila in Romans, calling them his coworkers in Christ Jesus and saying they risked their necks for his life; he also notes that Gentile churches had reason to be grateful to them. References in 1 Corinthians and 2 Timothy show their continuing importance across different cities and periods. The order of their names varies, with Priscilla notably named first in several passages.