Connect Series: Working Together

In our relationship series, Connect, we are looking at the lives of Bible couples and the issues they dealt with. This week, we look at the marriage of Aquila and Priscilla, a couple that was always working together.

When you meet someone, you usually want to know something about them. Here's some information on Aquila and Priscilla:

How they met? We don't know; we only see them together as a married couple in Scripture. Therefore, we don't know much about how they were as individuals. What we do know about Aquila and Priscilla, however, is that the Bible presents them as a great example of unity, constantly working together.

Aquila was a native of Pontus (Acts 18:2), modern-day Turkey. His name is Jewish while Priscilla is a Gentile (non-Jewish) name. The couple lived in Rome until AD 52 when Roman Emperor Claudius ordered all Jews to leave Rome. They settled in Corinth, which is where they met the Apostle Paul.

What were they like?
They were tentmakers by trade (Acts 18:3), likely a skill Aquila learned from his father.
They were hospitable (Acts 18:3), opening their home to Paul where he taught them deeply from the Scriptures.
They became missionaries to Ephesus (Acts 18:18,19), leaving Corinth with Paul on mission.
They were mentors (Acts 18:24-26). When Apollos, a Jew from Egypt and a gifted speaker, came to Ephesus, he preached about Jesus but as if the Messiah had not yet come. He taught of Christ but in the same way John the Baptist had, knowing only the baptism of John. By reaching out to Apollos and sharing with him all they knew of Jesus (much of which they learned from Paul), many believers and churches were blessed (Acts 18:27,28).
They were courageous (Romans 16:3,4). By allowing Paul to live with them shortly after his conversion to Christianity, they allowed him to build his positive reputation among the Christ-followers while at the same time providing him with protection and provision.
They started churches (I Corinthians 16:19). They used their home as a church meeting location.
  
How'd they finish?
The last time we see this couple in Scripture (II Timothy 4:19), they are continuing to serve God faithfully. Paul references them from prison, approximately 16 years after he first met them in Corinth.