² Here he met a Jew named Aquila. Aquila was born in the country of Pontus. But Aquila and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy. They left Italy because Claudius^[a] commanded that all Jews must leave Rome. Paul went to visit Aquila and Priscilla. ³ They were tentmakers, just as he was. He stayed with them and worked with them. ⁴ Every Sabbath day he talked with the Jews and Greeks in the synagogue. Paul tried to persuade these people to believe in Jesus.