Reference

Acts 18:4

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
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And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

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And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

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And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

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And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

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And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

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Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse states Paul reasoned "every sabbath" but does not explicitly define "sabbath" as the seventh day of the week, nor does it explicitly state that the practice of observing the sabbath should continue.

Jesus and the Sabbath

This verse describes Paul's actions, not Jesus'. There is no mention of Jesus keeping, teaching on, or discussing the Sabbath in this text.

Apostolic Sabbath Practice

The verse describes Paul's evangelistic strategy of engaging with people in the synagogue on the Sabbath, not necessarily his personal observance of the Sabbath as a day of rest or worship.