Acts 18:12-14

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¹²But when ^[a]Gallio was proconsul of Achaia (southern Greece), the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before ^[b]the judgment seat, ¹³declaring, “This man is persuading people to worship God in violation of the law [of Moses].” ¹⁴But when Paul was about to reply, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some misdemeanor or serious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to put up with you;

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Footnotes

Acts 18:12 Junius Gallio’s term as proconsul was brief a.d. 51-52, but is validated by an ancient inscription found at Delphi. This is important because it establishes the date of Paul’s visit to Corinth while on his second missionary journey and sets the date of his letters to the church at Thessalonica.
Acts 18:12 The proconsul tried cases from a large, raised stone platform situated in front of his official residence.